<p>Job Summary:</p> <p>Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology</p> <p>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.</p> <p>A few reasons why we think you'd love working here:</p> <ul> <li> <p>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.</p> </li><li> <p>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.</p> </li><li> <p>Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.</p> </li></ul> <p>Media Engineering</p> <p>Media Engineering is an innovative organization that is focused on providing the best possible video playback experience, art, and metadata to customers around the world, powered by exceptional technology. This strategic work requires streamlining and re-purposing 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.</p> <p>Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join Playback Services within the Media Engineering organization. Our team's mission is to build highly available, high throughput services that are essential to delivering high quality content to our subscribers. The team is responsible for the backend of media playback, facilitating media selection, device customization, and antipiracy technologies. If you enjoy streaming media, are interested in live sports and entertainment, or just want to join a fast-growing team that plays a critical role in the core functionality of our streaming products, then our team is for you!</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li> <p>Work with a team of engineers building software in a collaborative development process</p> </li><li> <p>Work cross-team to build consensus on approach for delivering projects</p> </li><li> <p>Collaborate with business partners to understand and refine requirements</p> </li><li> <p>Eliminate ambiguity in projects and communicate direction to engineers to help team members work in parallel</p> </li><li> <p>Ramp up quickly on existing software to deliver incremental, integrated solutions in a complex environment</p> </li><li> <p>Build high-performance, stable, scalable systems to be deployed in an enterprise setting</p> </li><li> <p>Lead high-level architecture discussions and planning sessions</p> </li><li> <p>Participate in the code review process by assessing pull requests</p> </li><li> <p>Support systems and services during production incidents as part of the on-call rotation</p> </li><li> <p>Author and recommend technical proposals and root cause analyses</p> </li><li> <p>Provide mentoring and advice for other specialists</p> </li><li> <p>Establish engineering practices and standards within the team to drive quality and excellence</p> </li><li> <p>Represent the DSS technical community at presentations, tech talks, and other knowledge-sharing efforts</p> </li></ul> <p>Basic Qualifications</p> <ul> <li> <p>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience</p> </li><li> <p>10+ years related experience crafting backend architectures and delivering backend applications in a production environment.</p> </li><li> <p>Expertise in functional programming patterns and experience building RESTful services using Scala APIs; validated knowledge of operating large-scale high-availability backend services</p> </li><li> <p>Understanding of async programming models (events, callbacks, promises, async/await) and threading/concurrency</p> </li><li> <p>Knowledge of source control systems, messaging and caching technologies, CI/CD pipelines, public cloud providers and observability tools for metrics, logging, and monitoring (Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, DynamoDB, RDBMS, Redis, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Datadog, Splunk, Grafana)</p> </li><li> <p>Knowledge of AGILE/Scrum practices.</p> </li></ul> <p>#DISNEYTECH</p> <p>The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and in New York City, NY is $193,100 to $258,900 per year; the hiring range for this position in Santa Monica/Burbank/Glendale/L.A., California and in Bristol, Connecticut is $184,300 to $247,100; and the hiring range for this position in San Francisco, California is $201,900 to $270,700 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.</p> <p>About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:</p> <p>At Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, we're blending imagination and innovation to reimagine the ways people experience and engage with the world's most beloved stories and products. Our work is wide-ranging and deeply sophisticated. We create amazing experiences, transform the future of media, and build products and platforms that enable the connection between people everywhere and the stories and sports they love.</p> <p>Disney's ability to marry world-class technology with one-of-a-kind creativity makes us unique. It is at the heart of our past, present, and future. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers.</p> <p>About The Walt Disney Company:</p> <p>The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.</p> <p>This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.</p> <p>Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.</p> <p>We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.</p> <p>Apply Now Apply Later</p> <p>Current Employees Apply via My Disney Career</p> <p>Explore Location</p>