Software Engineer, Core Media

Job Description

Comprised of Disney's international media businesses and the Company's various streaming services, the Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) segment aligns technology, content and distribution platforms to expand the Company's global footprint and deliver world-class, personalized entertainment experiences to consumers around the world.

The Walt Disney Company's Direct-to-Consumer and International segment (DTCI) is a global, multiplatform media, technology and distribution organization for high-quality content created by Disney's Studio Entertainment and Media Networks groups.

DTCI includes Disney's international media operations and the Company's direct-to-consumer businesses globally, including the upcoming Disney-branded direct-to-consumer streaming service, the Company's ownership stake in Hulu, and the ESPN+ sports streaming service, programmed in partnership with ESPN. BAMTECH Media, developer of the ESPN+ and Disney-branded streaming platforms, oversees all consumer-facing digital technology and products across the Company as part of the Direct-to-Consumer and International segment.

Disney Streaming Services is looking for a software engineer to apply technical knowledge and ability to our world leading digital brand.
Our environment is incredibly dynamic, fast-paced and exciting. This opportunity is to work within our expanding Core Media team in the area of Video Processing and Packaging which primarily defines and develops the video encoding/transcoding and adaptive bitrate packaging for our live, linear and on-demand streams for our business. The ideal candidate will possess a strong desire to build upon his or her knowledge of software development to shape the architecture of our industry leading streaming solutions.
We truly believe we offer a unique opportunity for any technologist:
• The opportunity to work on a bleeding edge technology stack
• The opportunity to work with a world-class team of Video Software Engineers
• The opportunity to work on award-winning and complex apps and systems
• The opportunity to have an influence on the innovation of products used globally by millions
• The opportunity to work in a highly collaborative team environment
• Amazing Disney benefits.

Responsibilities:
• Contributing to a video processing platform that involves encoding / transcoding and Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) packaging of live and on-demand video and audio for OTT ABR streaming delivery
• Assisting in the development of technical requirements and architecture for solutions running within on-prem data centers as well as cloud infrastructures
• Participating in the full lifecycle of software development from the ground up and providing technical knowledge to potential solutions

Basic Qualifications:
• 1-2 years of experience building high-value production software with
• C/C++ for core level
• Linux experience
• Passionate self-learner, independent, and have outstanding problem-solving skills
• Ability to multi-task in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of what it takes to scale in code
• Skill in functioning as a part of a team and a willingness to learn a complex, multi-faceted system

Preferred Qualifications:
• Media Frameworks, gStreamer and/or DirectShow
• REST APIs, XML/JSON
• Scripting (Python) and Automated/Functional testing procedures
• Strong algorithmic thinking and optimizing for performance
• Code management (Git/GitHub)

Required Education
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9z6j4-18-189-170-17-42 in your application.