Walt Disney
Location
Glendale, AZ | United States
Job description
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 our 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 enhance 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.
A few reasons why we think you’d love working here:
Building the future of Disney’s media: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power our 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 implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.
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.
As a member of our ESPN Vidcom Web team you'll get to build video and streaming features that create an outstanding experience for users on espn.com. The work on our team sits at an exciting intersection of sports, streaming technology, and modern frontend development.
Responsibilities
Build frontend features that are used by millions of fans around the world
Partner with other engineering teams to solve problems while considering performance, scalability, caching, resiliency, and flexibility
Work with native teams to develop seamless webview integrations within the ESPN app
Own all aspects of a frontend feature development from API integration and JSON parsing to building UI components and render logic
Contribute to code reviews, documentation, knowledge-sharing, and technical investigations.
Break down large tasks, perform code reviews and mentor junior engineers
Architect new solutions and identify new technologies to explore
Basic Qualifications
BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience
Working knowledge of web standards, new technologies, and tools
Mastery of JavaScript and JS frameworks
Writes well-documented, clear, and robust code
Effective communicator, collaborator, and teammate
Able to multi-task and prioritize as needed
5 years relevant industry experience
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced understanding and professional development with React and NodeJS
Knowledge of cloud platforms and services like AWS (Cloudfront, EC2, S3, etc)
Experience with isomorphic applications and server side rendering
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