Sr Product Software Engineer
About The Position
Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology is reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. This involves evolving streaming and digital products, powering worldwide advertising and distribution, and delivering unmatched entertainment and sports content. Technologists at DE&E are designing and building the infrastructure for Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses. The products and platforms built and operated by this group reach millions of consumers daily across platforms like Disney+, Hulu, ABC News, Entertainment, ESPN, and ESPN+. This role is on the JavaScript player team, focusing on Direct-to-Consumer client apps such as Disney+, Star+, ESPN, and Hulu on a wide range of devices that run on browser and JavaScript technologies. The team pushes the boundaries of what is possible on 10-foot devices and TVs.
Requirements
- 5 years of experience in front-end application development with proficiency in writing optimized JavaScript (ES5 &ES6) and TypeScript with a low memory footprint.
- Bachelor’s degree or better in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent job experience.
- Demonstrate leadership through problem identification, solution ownership, and a passion for learning, teaching, and solving new challenges.
- Experience building browser-based applications using TypeScript, JavaScript, Preact/React and Redux.
- A deep understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, etc.).
- Experience developing sophisticated user interfaces in a large and organized codebase.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with common development tools such as: GitHub, Jenkins, Webpack, AWS, Confluence, JIRA.
- Experience building applications backed by web-services.
- Experience developing for Samsung, LG, or similar devices.
- Launched or worked on an international product.
- Strong experience with Scrum methodology.
Responsibilities
- Rapidly prototype and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable media applications using TypeScript, JavaScript, and other web development technologies.
- Work closely with UX designers, product managers, and engineering leadership to build best-of-class, delightful streaming experiences.
- Collaborate with other developers to build, review, and deliver modern media applications to Samsung, LG, and other streaming-media devices.
- Leverage data and experimentation to validate new product functionality, deliver the best possible viewer experience, and continuously improve our applications.
- Provide mentorship to junior software engineers.
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
