Software Engineer

Job Description

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) division is a newly formed technology epicenter which combines Disney's tradition of bold innovation and creativity to directly deliver compelling content to hundreds of millions of people all around the world. Our employees are leading, creating, innovating, and making bold moves in unexpected directions that redefine not just what a mass media entertainment company does, but what it can do.

Within DE&E Technology, the Ads & Data Platforms team is responsible for creating and scaling innovative global advertising solutions by building mission-critical tools and workflows to support addressable & linear ad sales, traffic, marketing and parts of broadcast operations. Being part of the DE&E Technology team is a once-in-a-career opportunity to be a part of what's next.

This role is a part of the Traffic Software Engineering team within the DE&E Ads & Data Platforms organization. We strive to be a diverse team, passionate about great technology applied creatively to solve complex business problems. We are a motivated team that is committed to lifelong learning and improving, both in and out of the office. We strive to be flexible and adaptable to change both in how we complete projects and in the technologies we use to deliver our solutions. We care about the details because every pixel, every line of code, and every user interaction with our products determines whether we are delivering on our commitment to producing the very best products possible. You'll be joining a dedicated team that works interdependently toward aggressive goals to deliver technically sound solutions. We work to ensure that we share both accountability and credit as a team. We often include our users as part of our team and we work to connect with them on a human level, understanding their world, so we can deliver software that they love to use.

JOB SUMMARY:

As a Software Engineer, you will focus on engineering beautiful user interfaces with fluid interactions. You will use your UI engineering and creative skills to take an important role in continuously deploying new features, functionality, and products to our customers. You will be an important part of a lean DevOps and automation culture where we'll be looking for you to collaborate with the backend and product teams to champion UI code quality, and to build intuitive experiences for our end-users. We want someone that has a passion for Web Development - possessing a minimum of 3 years of experience in designing and implementing performant web applications while doing detail oriented front-end web development.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Collaborate with other engineers to maintain cloud native and service-oriented UI components and applications
• Collaborate with team and peers to design complex applications, and peer review code
• Enable continuous deployment by championing quality engineering practices: linting, unit testing, web UI testing, pipeline automation
• Collaborate with product teams to build and maintain design system standards, processes, and adoption
• Check-in valuable, clean code on a daily basis that adds new features and capabilities
• Explore new technologies, and suggest additions to the existing tech stack
• Investigate and help resolve any production issues from end user (UI) to service layer and work to prevent them
• Work with project managers to ensure that all project deliverables are on time and high quality
• Assist in rapid prototyping of design concepts in order to prove and test ideas with end-users

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:
• Hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering, or another technical field
• 3+ years of experience in web application development or software engineering in a large enterprise environment using modern frameworks
• Have expertise with JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, React/Angular/Vue/Svelt , REST patterns, and unit tests.
• Have experience to programming using a best of breed UI stack: TypeScript, React, Next.js/Remix.run/CRA, Tailwindcss, SCSS , Redux (or other state management tools), react-query, Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, WebPack, Babel, Node.js/Express, and SSO OAuth/JWT
• Have a track record of championing quality engineering: be adamant that all UI code is written in a way that can be tested with unit tests
• Have a understanding of browsers, devices, and other user agent interoperability and compatibility concerns
• Have experience working with high-performing teams using Agile and Lean methodologies and frameworks
• Meticulously ensure that every pixel is in the right place
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Care about your craft and have opinions about the right way to do things with technology

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/SKILLS:
• Have hands on DevOps experience with AWS, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes/Helm
• Previous work experience in Ad Sales, Traffic or Broadcast Operations application development
• Experience working with vendor teams to deliver high quality results
• Strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a desire to be a part of it

BONUS EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/SKILLS
• Proficiency with Salesforce Applications
• Apex Development: Proficiency in writing Apex code and triggers
• Lightning Experience: Experience with Lightning components and interfaces
• Integration Skills: Ability to integrate Salesforce with external systems
• Data Management: Expertise in data modeling and management
• Certifications and Soft Skills: Salesforce certifications and strong communication and problem-solving skills

The hiring range for this position in Glendale is $112,600.00-$151,000.00 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, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. 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-g3wmk4-13-59-193-179-42 in your application.