Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology
Location
Bristol, CT | 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.
Platform Software Engineering oversees the core technical platforms and systems for Disney’s massive suite of streaming products – including Disney+ and Hulu – and digital products and experiences – including ESPN, Marvel, Disney Studios, NatGeo, and ABC News. This team also drives the strategic development and use of technology, building scalable systems and products that can power a more personalized experience for Disney customers, as well as innovative work in Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and 3D rendering in our studio environments. When you’re watching SportsCenter and you’re impressed by how awesome the studio looks, you have this team to thank!As a member on DE&ET's Web Commerce and Identity team you’ll build tools to increase efficiencies for engineers, architect and maintain a unified platform shared between DE&ET's products and promote a culture of engineering excellence. We are looking for fast learners who understand modular development and have a commitment to developer experience. You will be surrounded by colleagues eager to help you succeed and be part of an ambitious, impactful, rewarding culture. Our team encourages experimentation and embraces productive failure.
As a Principal Software Engineer on the Interactive Platform Engineering team you will participate in the design, development and testing of very high throughput, low latency user generated content systems. These systems are used to drive highly personalized and rewarding user experiences across a broad spectrum of Disney products including ESPN Fantasy Football, Marvel, ABC News and National Geographic.
Responsibilities :
be responsible for the overall design of complex, high throughput software platforms
apply your pragmatic and shown software skills to deliver elegant solutions to business critical problems
lead cross functional development projects spanning multiple teams including platform, client and product
demonstrate your passion for technology by solving unique challenges within the industry
rely on your sense of ownership and professional pride to deliver high quality, low maintenance software
leverage strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with various technical and product collaborators
partner with tech leaders to help grow and mentor fellow engineers
feed your appetite for learning new skills and technology as part of the larger DEE organization
Java development / automated testing
maintenance and support
design/planning/mentoring
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
Minimum 5 year of relevant professional experience
Expert understanding of the Java programming language and object-oriented programming
Self-starter with shown ability to deliver high quality software in a pragmatic fashion
Shown ability to solve challenging technical problems
Ability to learn new technology and/or complex systems
Highly motivated to mentor and help grow other engineers
A technical leader for business critical projects spanning multiple teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
Preferred Qualifications:
5+ years of professional experience
Master's Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science
Hands on experience with Cassandra or other NoSQL DBs
Full stack / front end engineering experience
Hands on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Experience working on highly scalable real time software platforms
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