Software Engineer II
Disney
Software Engineer II
Job Description
Job Summary:
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology
Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.
The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.
Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:
- Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
- Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.
- Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.
Content Platforms & Operations is responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of the technical and operational functions driving the worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney’s linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney’s media supply chain and storage, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, network transmission and origination, and more. The global team also plays a critical role as the primary collaboration point for Product & Technology with Disney’s EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regional business teams.
Job Summary:
Content Platform Engineering is hiring someone to help build and innovate a world class content platform to support content delivery for brands such as Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, ABC, Marvel and Star Wars. Our team of talented software engineers builds and manages a diverse suite of products and services that advance Disney’s media supply chain powering some of the most watched entertainment content. You will help to define platform capabilities, designing and implementing product solutions using solid design principles, while balancing complexity, speed of implementation, and expandability.
The Software Engineer II will help design and implement modern, scalable, and reliable systems that take advantage of a wide array of AWS services. You will help define platform capabilities, implementing core solutions using solid design principles, while balancing complexity, speed of implementation, and expandability.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in the design and implementation of multi-layered systems delivering high throughput consumer facing experiences
- Collaborate & troubleshoot with the rest of the team in the analysis and resolution of hard engineering problems involving high trafficked web application services and API’s. Oversee service performance, scalability, and event planning requirements
- Provide guidance and enforcement of development practices and processes. Review code and work with fellow engineers to ensure product and design specifications are met
- Research and learn new technologies
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 years of related software engineering experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
- Proficiency in at least one core programming language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, or JavaScript) for building reliable and maintainable software solutions.
- Experience working with REST APIs and GraphQL for building and consuming web services.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS and their core services (e.g., S3, Lambda, EC2).
- Knowledge of database systems, including MongoDB (NoSQL) and SQL-based databases.
- Exposure to event streaming platforms like Apache Kafka for data integration and messaging.
- Understanding of software development fundamentals, including object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms.
- Exposure to the full lifecycle of application development, including best practices of unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc.
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with distributed systems or microservices architecture.
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
#DISNEYTECH
The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $117,500 to $157,500 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.
About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:
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.
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.
About The Walt Disney Company:
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.
This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.
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.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION FOR EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS
The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, visit the Disney candidate disability accommodations FAQs. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
Having technical issues? View the FAQs for help.
Locations
- Location Glendale, California, United States
Salary
117,500 - 157,500 USD / yearly
Skills Required
- Knowledge of database systems, including MongoDB (NoSQL) and SQL-based databasesintermediate
- Exposure to event streaming platforms like Apache Kafka for data integration and messagingintermediate
- Understanding of software development fundamentals, including object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithmsintermediate
- Exposure to the full lifecycle of application development, including best practices of unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc.intermediate
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologiesintermediate
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environmentintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of related software engineering experience (experience)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience (experience)
- Proficiency in at least one core programming language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, or JavaScript) for building reliable and maintainable software solutions (experience)
- Experience working with REST APIs and GraphQL for building and consuming web services (experience)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS and their core services (e.g., S3, Lambda, EC2) (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with distributed systems or microservices architecture (experience)
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes (experience)
Responsibilities
- Participate in the design and implementation of multi-layered systems delivering high throughput consumer facing experiences
- Collaborate & troubleshoot with the rest of the team in the analysis and resolution of hard engineering problems involving high trafficked web application services and API’s
- Oversee service performance, scalability, and event planning requirements
- Provide guidance and enforcement of development practices and processes
- Review code and work with fellow engineers to ensure product and design specifications are met
Benefits
- general: Full range of medical benefits
- general: Financial benefits
- general: Bonus and/or long-term incentive units
- general: Equal employment opportunity
- general: Disability accommodation for employment applications
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Software Engineer II
Disney
Software Engineer II
Job Description
Job Summary:
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology
Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.
The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.
Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:
- Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
- Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.
- Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.
Content Platforms & Operations is responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of the technical and operational functions driving the worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney’s linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney’s media supply chain and storage, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, network transmission and origination, and more. The global team also plays a critical role as the primary collaboration point for Product & Technology with Disney’s EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regional business teams.
Job Summary:
Content Platform Engineering is hiring someone to help build and innovate a world class content platform to support content delivery for brands such as Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, ABC, Marvel and Star Wars. Our team of talented software engineers builds and manages a diverse suite of products and services that advance Disney’s media supply chain powering some of the most watched entertainment content. You will help to define platform capabilities, designing and implementing product solutions using solid design principles, while balancing complexity, speed of implementation, and expandability.
The Software Engineer II will help design and implement modern, scalable, and reliable systems that take advantage of a wide array of AWS services. You will help define platform capabilities, implementing core solutions using solid design principles, while balancing complexity, speed of implementation, and expandability.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in the design and implementation of multi-layered systems delivering high throughput consumer facing experiences
- Collaborate & troubleshoot with the rest of the team in the analysis and resolution of hard engineering problems involving high trafficked web application services and API’s. Oversee service performance, scalability, and event planning requirements
- Provide guidance and enforcement of development practices and processes. Review code and work with fellow engineers to ensure product and design specifications are met
- Research and learn new technologies
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 years of related software engineering experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
- Proficiency in at least one core programming language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, or JavaScript) for building reliable and maintainable software solutions.
- Experience working with REST APIs and GraphQL for building and consuming web services.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS and their core services (e.g., S3, Lambda, EC2).
- Knowledge of database systems, including MongoDB (NoSQL) and SQL-based databases.
- Exposure to event streaming platforms like Apache Kafka for data integration and messaging.
- Understanding of software development fundamentals, including object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms.
- Exposure to the full lifecycle of application development, including best practices of unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc.
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with distributed systems or microservices architecture.
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
#DISNEYTECH
The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $117,500 to $157,500 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.
About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:
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.
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.
About The Walt Disney Company:
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.
This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.
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.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION FOR EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS
The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, visit the Disney candidate disability accommodations FAQs. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
Having technical issues? View the FAQs for help.
Locations
- Location Glendale, California, United States
Salary
117,500 - 157,500 USD / yearly
Skills Required
- Knowledge of database systems, including MongoDB (NoSQL) and SQL-based databasesintermediate
- Exposure to event streaming platforms like Apache Kafka for data integration and messagingintermediate
- Understanding of software development fundamentals, including object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithmsintermediate
- Exposure to the full lifecycle of application development, including best practices of unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc.intermediate
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologiesintermediate
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environmentintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of related software engineering experience (experience)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience (experience)
- Proficiency in at least one core programming language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, or JavaScript) for building reliable and maintainable software solutions (experience)
- Experience working with REST APIs and GraphQL for building and consuming web services (experience)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS and their core services (e.g., S3, Lambda, EC2) (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with distributed systems or microservices architecture (experience)
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes (experience)
Responsibilities
- Participate in the design and implementation of multi-layered systems delivering high throughput consumer facing experiences
- Collaborate & troubleshoot with the rest of the team in the analysis and resolution of hard engineering problems involving high trafficked web application services and API’s
- Oversee service performance, scalability, and event planning requirements
- Provide guidance and enforcement of development practices and processes
- Review code and work with fellow engineers to ensure product and design specifications are met
Benefits
- general: Full range of medical benefits
- general: Financial benefits
- general: Bonus and/or long-term incentive units
- general: Equal employment opportunity
- general: Disability accommodation for employment applications
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