Job Posting Title:

Principal Software Engineer

Req ID:

10094561

Job Description:

Department/Group Overview:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

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 maximize 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 execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

User Foundations

The User Foundations team builds critical User Capabilities that are shared across all experiences on the streaming services: Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and Star+. We implement reliable, high-throughput services and pipelines for gathering information about our users,and delivering personalized experiences. We're a fast-paced, dynamic, collaborative and fun team, and are looking for someone who can slot right in and start delivering from day 1.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer who is passionate about developing high performance platforms.

To be successful in this role, you need effective communication and collaboration skills, a passion for learning and trying new things, and a strong foundational understanding of programming and computer science.

As a member of our team, you will apply your knowledge and skills to help us deliver scalable, performant, maintainable, and testable software.

On a daily basis you should bring:

A willingness and desire to effectively communicate and collaborate across teams and systems.A sense of ownership of the projects delivered by your team and departmentA passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very dynamic and fast paced environmentAn understanding of how to define technical and operational metrics to measure system health and to manage risk.A keen eye for potential optimizations and enhancements to our servicesKindness and pragmatic optimism.Your unique view and experience

What to bring

10+ years of related experience crafting large-scale, highly available Java services utilizing various database and messaging technologies.Strong programming skills in Java and other object-oriented languages, and a strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, databases, etc.)Experience using source control systems and CI/CD pipelines.An ability to work both independently and collaboratively.Champion cross-team projects.Coach and mentor other specialists on the team to ensure that all software utilizes Hulu and industry best practices for data persistence and real-time streaming applications.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

Develop software designs and specificationsDevelops and writes code to meet design specificationsTest, document and deploy codeProvide technical mentorship, and code quality assuranceSupport, maintain and break-fix production productsWork with a team to design solutions to various interesting and challenging problemsBe a champion for engineering excellenceBecome and stay an expert in current and emerging technologies and tools

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications

10+ years of software engineering experienceUnderstanding of message based distributed, scalable, and resilient systemsDesire to work in a start-up, fast-growth, or rapid-change environmentExperience working on diverse teams Problem-solving skills to identify the root cause and implement the fix.Solid communication skills – written, and oralAbility to be flexible, adapting to changing prioritiesFluent in multiple programming languages and an expert in at least one of: JavaScript, Python, JavaExperience transforming requirements into software design, documentation and software.Ability to coach teammates to become better engineersAbility to lead technical projects

Experience with:

SpringBoot and related Spring projectsNon-relational database technologies e.g. DynamoDBRedis and/or MemCacheApache Kafka and/or KinesisTerraform, Docker and KubernetesExpert with at least one of: AWS, Azure, GCPExperience building, testing, and tuning distributed systems

Required Education  

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience10+ years experience

The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $180700- $242300, and for San Francisco is $217, 900 -$292, 200K. 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.

Job Posting Segment:

Product & Data Engineering

Job Posting Primary Business:

PDE - Data Platform Engineering

Primary Job Posting Category:

Software Engineer

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Santa Monica, CA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2024-07-08