Posted:
10/4/2024, 5:02:54 AM
Location(s):
New York, New York, United States ⋅ New York, United States
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
Software Engineering
Job Posting Title:
Sr Content Distribution EngineerReq ID:
10102611Job 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 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.
Disney’s Media Engineering organization is responsible for the development and advancement of all streaming media technology and architecture, CDN strategies and management, video players and playback engineering, video formats and standards, core media platforms and media software engineering. Media Engineering is an organization within the Disney Entertainment and ESPN
Technology group supporting the Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Star+ streaming applications. We sit at the intersection between entertainment, sports, and technology and seek to connect viewers with the stories they love, while driving the streaming industry forward with consumer-first innovation. Working with the latest in streaming video, web serving and caching technologies, you will have the opportunity to be part of a team looking to constantly deliver best in class performance to our millions of subscribers worldwide.
The Distribution Engineering team is looking for a Senior Content Distribution Engineer specializing in caching technology, distributed networking, and operational experience in CDN edge services to maintain CDN configurations for all CDNs in the Disney Distribution Mesh.
Responsibilities:
Configure and manage CDN configurations in the Disney Distribution Mesh
Actively manage OpenCache deployments with ISPs globally
Actively review performance metrics across our caching infrastructure for improvements (in concert with operations and performance management teams)
Review capacity and ensure alignment with global distribution strategy
Oversee Day-to-Day operations of Disney Distribution Mesh
Participate in tooling development to integrate 3rd party CDNs into unified control plane
Operational Management Contact for CDN support – actively managing incidents via communication with CDN support teams
Identifying areas for caching configuration tuning and adjustment
Work to solve caching issues in concert with our operations and engineering organizations
Provide consultation on caching solutions to internal stakeholders
Provide senior tier-3 on call evaluation, escalation and support
Basic Qualifications:
BS/BA required
Minimum of 5 years of experience managing caching solutions, preferably in a Content Distribution Network environment
Experience in Content Distribution Network operations environments
Expert knowledge of CDN Provider architectures and configurations
Understanding of streaming video protocols (HLS) and how it interacts with caching
Ability to perform Network Troubleshooting
Knowledge of video players and impact on cache logic
Knowledge of following o HTTP/DNS/Internet Architecture o Caching (Varnish) o Web Serving (NGINX, HAProxy) o Cloud Technologies (AWS, GCP) o Scripting Languages (Python, et al) o Security Protocols (SSL Certificates, TLS) o Configuration Management (Ansible, AWX)
Effective communication, written and verbal
Passion for troubleshooting and debugging
Job Posting Segment:
Media EngineeringJob Posting Primary Business:
ME - Media Processing & DistributionPrimary Job Posting Category:
Content Distribution EngineeringEmployment Type:
Full timePrimary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
New York, NY, USAAlternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Date Posted:
2024-10-04Website: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/
Headquarter Location: Burbank, California, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1923
IPO Status: Private