Job Description
Disney Streaming's Big Data Platform team is seeking a Lead Software Engineer who will be an outstanding addition to our growing team. As a Lead Software Engineer at Disney Streaming, you will build our next-generation data analytics platform utilizing most advanced big data technologies. Are you willing to go to the depths to solve complex problems and have the curiosity to explore and learn new technologies for innovative solutions? If you are someone who enjoys answering the difficult data questions and enjoy the start-up play hard/work hard environment, then this is a great role for you!
Responsibilities:
• Design, architect, develop, scale, and improve the service and tools in our unrivaled big data platform for the entirety of Disney Streaming by using both of Cloud and on-premises environments
• Implement solutions using groundbreaking technologies like rewriting and improving the Kafka, Airflow and help to give back to the open-source community
• Invent novel and scalable solutions to meaningful big data/ML/AI technical problems, introduce new technologies
• Diagnose and debug issues in production environments
• Collaborate with architects, researchers, program managers, and product managers in an open, creative environment
Basic Qualifications:
• Demonstrated programming (Scala/Java) and shell scripting skills
• Experience with real-time processing infrastructure like Kafka and orchestration platform like Airflow
• 7+ years of relevant industry experience in high traffic and scalable distributing computing production systems
• Strong cloud infrastructure knowledge in one of AWS/Google cloud
Preferred Qualifications:
• Independent, ambitious, highly technical, and capable of working towards results under pressure and ambiguity
• Open-source contributor/committee in one of big data/ML/AI project
• Familiar with source code in Kafka and Airflow
• Web UI design/development with React
Required Education
• Bachelors in Computer Science or related field
About Disney Streaming:
Comprised of the Company's international business units and various direct-to-consumer streaming services, Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) aligns technology, media distribution and advertising sales into a single business segment to create and deliver personalized entertainment experiences to consumers around the world.
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 with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. 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 Services LLC, which is part of a business segment we call Disney Streaming.
Disney Streaming Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d857xx-34-234-83-135-42 in your application.