Senior Principal Software Engineer
Company: Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 6, 2024
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 our 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 enhance 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 here:
- Building the future of Disney's media: DE&E Technologists
are designing and building the infrastructure that will power our
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. The Commerce, Growth &
Identity (CGI) organization is dedicated to three business-critical
areas at Disney that will help transform its media business. We
build innovative and cutting-edge capabilities to drive
subscriptions, engagement, and monetization across Disney's
streaming and digital products. We enable the wide range of Disney
brands to connect and engage with consumers through a unified
identity, powered by shared services that are trustworthy and
seamless to integrate with. The Disney Entertainment & ESPN
Technology (DEE&T) Commerce, Growth and Identity Client
Engineering organization delivers experiences across Disney+, Hulu,
ESPN+, and Star+ built on a common platform and shared technology.
We are fast-paced and fast-growing organization that shares
knowledge and code for initiatives throughout Disney! Our mission:
Building inclusive user-centered experiences that welcome users,
guiding them through a seamless journey from login to sign up, and
facilitating effortless account management. As a member on
DEE&T Web Commerce team you'll build the core sign-up,
purchase, and subscription management experiences of our Web
platform. You will serve as a high level technical resource and
"go-to" person, solving sophisticated technical challenges and
finding opportunities to improve systems, products, and services!
Responsibilities
- Work with a distributed team of engineers across multiple
organizations building software in a collaboratively
- Demonstrated ownership for the projects delivered by your team
and department
- Expertise in designing and implementing robust, scalable,
redundant platforms, as well as elevating engineering standards to
fellow engineers
- Lead through metrics - understand application performance &
costs, and push for better results
- Drive the best engineering practices to write well-constructed
and easy to maintain code, defensive and robust tests
- Challenge current architectural choices while collaborating to
solve problems in innovative new ways
- Lead architecture group to inspire change across the
organization as well as partner organizations Basic Qualifications:
- 12+ years of software engineering experience
- Expert knowledge Node.js, React, TypeScript and JavaScript
- Proven ability to mentor senior, lead, and principal
engineers
- Strong architectures skills building systems that scale for
high throughput and with high availability.
- Proven track record to learn new technology and/or complex
systems
- Exceptional emotional intelligence, maintaining composure under
high-pressure situations and meeting urgent deadlines.
- Experience managing multiple surface/product areas showcasing
technical depth and product breadth
- Effective collaboration and communication skills, able to
discuss technical topics clearly and engage in productive technical
discussions. Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience shipping entertainment/streaming media
applications/platforms
- Strategize, influence and implement complex technical changes,
share knowledge, and gain support for solutions.
- Work independently and reduce ambiguous and difficult problems
into manageable approach. Providing a clear roadmap and paved path
for engineering teams to build against.
- Strong background supporting and mentor engineering managers
and executive leaders, fostering trust, setting goals, and offering
guidance. Additional Information Disney is an equal opportunity
employer - Women/Cultural minority/Veteran/Disability/Sexual
Orientation/Gender Identity. Our goal is to create an inclusive
workplace for all. The hiring range for this position in Los
Angeles, CA and Bristol, CT is $219,268 - $294,140 per year, in
Seattle and New York is $229,764 - $308,220 per year, and in San
Francisco is $240,178 - 322,190 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.
Keywords: Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, Union City , Senior Principal Software Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , San Francisco, California
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