Site Reliability Engineer

Job Description

Do you want to be part of a team that makes streaming magic through one of the most reliable streaming services in the world? Our SREs provide expert engineering services in cloud automation, and reliability engineering to all of our services that power streaming for Disney+, ESPN+, and more, home to 100 million+ subscribers and ESPN fight nights . We are passionate about our services running with maximum uptime and minimum latency so that our subscribers have the best streaming experience of all our content.

As an SRE, you are a software engineer who carries the same passion we have about the reliability of our services and systems. You will have an opportunity to apply and develop existing skills to the practice of Reliability Engineering. You will learn how to apply SRE principles and best practices through automation, observability, and process improvements. Your efforts will focus on raising the reliability of a variety of large scale user facing and internal services.

Responsibilities:
• Deploy and manage innovative modern cloud technologies using infrastructure-as-code, self-healing, and security automation patterns
• Develop useful telemetry, alerts, and response to reduce Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
• Develop tools and consult on best practices for services
• Identify areas of improvement in reliability, efficiency, and operations
• Build tools to help your SRE team quickly pinpoint, isolate and resolve issues related to infrastructure, platform services and applications
• Continuously refine monitoring processes, configurations, and thresholds
• Develop and improve CI/CD processes to improve release cadence and success
• Use Chaos Engineering principles and methodologies to test what you build under real-world conditions

Basic Qualifications:
• Creative and innovative outside the box thinking
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Passionate and curious about ways to leverage technology while continually learning
• Comfortable in one or more of the following languages (Python, Java, Scala, Go, Rust, Ruby)
• Hands-on experience using source control (Git, GitHub) and feature branching strategies
• Familiarity with Software Development Lifecycle, distributed systems, networking, hardware and UNIX/Linux administration

Preferred Qualifications:
• Knowledge of DevOps methodologies and/or SRE
• Experience with monitoring and observability tooling such as Datadog, CloudWatch and Grafana
• Experience with automating infrastructure, deployment and testing using tools like Cloudformation, Ansible or Terraform, and can explain the Infrastructure as Code paradigm
• Knowledge of Service Level Objectives and Error Budgets
• Understanding of the principles and methodologies behind Chaos Engineering

Required Education

BS Degree in Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mathematics 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 Technology LLC, which is part of a business segment we call Disney Streaming.

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 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-gqn8x6-3-148-102-90-42 in your application.