Senior Software Engineer
Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: New York
Posted on: October 29, 2024
Job Description:
Disney Entertainment & ESPN TechnologyOn 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.
- 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.Media Engineering is an
innovative organization that is passionate about providing the best
possible video playback experience, art, and metadata to customers
worldwide, powered by exceptional technology. This work requires
streamlining and repurposing technology across different business
and distribution channels - including streaming, linear, and
theatrical - so that technology can ebb and flow across the needs
of the business.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
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 HTML5 video player for 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.
- Design and implement solutions for Disney Media Player,
Internal Tools and related dependent projects. This can be in the
service of specific Product requirements or teams specific
needs.
- Collaboration and design for Disney Media Player. This can
include requirements gathering, debugging, and integration help to
support internal and external partners.
- Research and development for Disney Media Player experiences,
integration, and testing.
- Participation in planning near and far term work as well as
team agile ceremonies and meetings.Basic QualificationsMinimum:
- 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
- 1 year experience working directly with HTML5 video playback
(one or more of these technologies: MSE/EME, HLS, MPEG-DASH,
Transport Stream, CMAF).
- Strong verbal/written communication and data presentation
skills.Preferred Qualifications
- Proven track record at a senior software engineering
level.
- Experience and expertise deploying web applications in the
Amazon Web Services environment.
- Experience working with server side JavaScript in Node.js or
Deno.The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is
$145,400.00 to $195,000.00 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.
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