Lead Software Engineer

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 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 improve 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 for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:
• 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.
• 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.

Media Engineering is an innovative organization that is focused on providing the best possible video playback experience, art, and metadata to global customers, 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.

The Media Processing & Distribution (MPD) team is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to own MPD's system integration and development test automation builds. We are part of a dynamic organization, grounded in scrum and agile practices, contributing to wide scale solutions that encompass CI/CD, release management, and application development. Our systems make up the various pipelines across Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and Star+'s VOD, live and linear content.

Your knowledge of our streaming systems and workflows will help the team integrate various software solutions, develop needed utilities & tools, define acceptance criteria and expectations for software under validation, write software to fix bugs and/or expand framework capabilities, and set priority and dedication dates to deploy software.

You will also provide engineers with an environment that allows for personal and career growth, conduct 1-on-1 conversations regularly, perform end-of-year reviews, and set career objectives with individuals. Finally, you will work closely with program, project, and product management to understand requirements and their expectations of the team.

Responsibilities:
• Lead the design, development, and support of the MPD Integration Framework. This automation framework is deployed in on-prem and cloud environments.
• Lead squad workloads, define priorities & roadmap items, and management of Jira backlogs.
• Collaborate with engineering teams across MPD, to clearly define objectives and expectations of software deliveries & updates.
• Mentor squad members to help them improve their technical skills, further develop their interpersonal skills, and reach career goals.

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of professional software development expertise
• Extensive work experience working in digital media industries.
• Detailed knowledge of OTT concepts, principles, and practices, including encoding, packaging, and delivery.
• Experience developing automation tests and scripting.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and willingness to adapt to new technologies.
• Experience leading scrum teams and well-established knowledge of Agile practices.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to present ideas clearly and participate in technical discussions.

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The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and in New York City, NY is $156,292 to $209,660 per year; the hiring range for this position in Santa Monica/Burbank/Glendale/L.A., California and in Bristol, Connecticut is $149,240 to $200, 200; and the hiring range for this position in San Francisco, California is $163,426 to $219,230 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 & ESPN Technology:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for Disney's two media business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation – enabling the Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and efficiency for its businesses.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.

Disney Streaming Technology 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 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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g68wyn-216-73-216-180-42 in your application.