Senior Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH
Seattle, Washington, US
$152.1K-$203.9K a year
Full-time
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Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future.

Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

The Product & Data Engineering team is responsible for end to end development for Disney’s world-class consumer-facing products, including streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, and digital products & experiences across ESPN, Marvel, Disney Studios, NatGeo, and ABC News.

The team drives innovation at scale for millions of consumers around the world across Apple, Android, Smart TVs, game consoles, and the web, with our platforms powering core experiences like personalization, search, messaging and data.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

Building the future of Disney’s media business : DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

Reach & Scale : The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.

Innovation : We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Job Summary :

Acceleration team is seeking a Lead Software Engineer who will be an outstanding addition to our technology team. The team is responsible for building and enhancing our platform to enable the world class personalization for Disney Streaming platforms.

The right person for this role is passionate about building systems that are optimized for scalability, security and reliability.

If you are someone who loves simple, performant solutions to ambitious problems and is looking for a role that has significant growth potential, then this is a great role for you.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role :

Design and develop the large-scale, real-time, reliable and globally available platforms.

Build robust and scalable micro-services and data pipelines.

End to end ownership of backend services : Ideate, review design, build, code-review, test, load-test, launch, monitor performance.

Collaborate with other team members (including product owners, TPMs, and other business units) to achieve product and business requirements.

Use a mix of technologies including Java, Scala, Data Lakes, AWS Kinesis, AWS ElasticSearch, AWS RDS, Flink, Spark, Python, Terraform.

Challenge our team and software to be even better.

Basic Qualifications :

5+ years of relevant software engineering experience

Proficiency with at least one of the following languages : Java, Scala, Python

Extensive experience building highly scalable, reliable and maintainable services

The quality-first mindset with a focus on test automation and CI / CD

Great communication, collaboration skills, and a strong teamwork ethic

The ability to jump into a project and contribute immediately to both architecture and implementation

Strive for excellence

Nice to have :

Experience with AWS or other public cloud platforms using infractructure as a code approach

Proficiency in data streaming technologies such as Spark and Flink

Required Education :

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and / or equivalent work experience

Any additional information you require for this job can be found in the below text Make sure to read thoroughly, then apply.

The hiring range for this position in LA / Santa Monica is $138,900 - $186,200 and in Seattle / NYC is $145,400 - $195,000, and in Bay Area is $152,100 - $203,900.

The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

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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