Sr Software Engineer (Roku)

Job Summary :

The Media Player Engineering team mission is to design video streaming playback solutions in collaboration with encoding, packaging, and delivery teams to optimize the Disney Streaming technology stack for the best streaming experience possible on all devices.

Our team is seeking someone who can join the team as a senior software engineer for our Roku playback library. We design, develop and maintain a media playback package which can span all the Disney direct-to-consumer brands like Disney+, ESPN, and Hulu.

Your focus will be on collaborating with media playback teams on other platforms to ensure a consistent software architecture which delivers a best in class streaming experience for our viewers while providing a foundation for media playback innovation at Disney.

Responsibilities :

Design and implement solutions for new features which integrate with various Disney media services / back-ends.

Collaboration and API design with peer services and front-end teams

Research and development for media playback experiences, integration, and testing

Participation in project planning and team operations

Requirements :

5 years experience in software engineering.

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

Strong verbal / written communication and data presentation skills.

Preferred :

7 years experience in software engineering.

2 Years experience building apps for Roku using Brightscript

Proven track record at a senior software engineering level.

Experience working directly with Video Playback technologies (MSE / EME, HLS, MPEG-DASH, Transport Stream, CMAF)

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The hiring range for this position in Seattle and New York City is $142,600 - $191,100 per year and in Glendale, California is $136,100 - $182,400 per year and in San Fransico, California is $149,000 - $199,800 per year.

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.