Posted:
9/24/2024, 5:06:40 AM
Location(s):
California, United States ⋅ Washington, United States ⋅ Santa Monica, California, United States ⋅ Seattle, Washington, United States ⋅ San Francisco, California, United States ⋅ New York, New York, United States ⋅ New York, United States
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Software Engineering
Job Posting Title:
Manager, Software EngineeringReq ID:
10101468Job Description:
Overview:
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.
The Product & Data Engineering team is responsible for end to end development for Disney’s world-class consumer-facing products, including streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, and digital products & experiences across ESPN, Marvel, Disney Studios, NatGeo, and ABC News. The team drives innovation at scale for millions of consumers around the world across Apple, Android, Smart TVs, game consoles, and the web, with our platforms powering core experiences like personalization, search, messaging and data.
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.
The Hulu Discovery team builds systems that provide data at scale. We implement reliable, high-request services that deliver data that helps power the Hulu user experience across web, mobile, and living room devices. We are looking for a software engineer who wants to build and operate these critical services that support a massive population of Hulu viewers!
We're a fast-paced, dynamic, collaborative and fun team, and looking forward to finding out more about you!
Job Summary:
You'll join a hardworking group of engineers who build and manage systems that publish data to Hulu’s internal and edge-facing services - ultimately powering Hulu clients running on smart TVs, smartphones, gaming consoles, FireTV, Apple TV, Roku, and others.
We're passionate about data - just like you! You'll apply your experience with database technologies to construct distributed, large-scale services.
Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:
Guide an engineering team in its ownership of systems and processes
Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to establish priorities
Champion cross-team projects
Collaborate efficiently with product management, technical program management, operations, and other engineering teams to capture requirements, drive implementation, and provide transparency
Provide priority and roadmap guidance to engineers and project managers through regular sprint planning and daily check-ins
Provide input for stakeholders and decision makers in architecture, roadmap, and product
Communicate architecture, roadmap, and product objectives to engineers and gather feedback for stakeholders
Coach and mentor other specialists on the team to ensure that all software utilizes Hulu and industry best practices for data persistence
Work with individual engineers to map out career growth and goals
Create an environment of trust for people to be themselves and able to excel
Basic Qualifications:
Strong discipline to delegate work and focus on solving management problems
Strong verbal/written communication and data presentation skills
A broad perspective on problem-solving
An ability to drive complex and high-profile projects without overextending personal health or well-being of your team
Strong programming skills in an object-oriented language, and a strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, databases, etc.)
An ability to work both independently and collaboratively
8 years of experience in software engineering with a significant portion as a programmer and/or technical leader
5+ years of related experience crafting large-scale, highly available Java services utilizing various database and messaging technologies
3 years of experience as a manager of software engineers
Experience deploying and scaling within a cloud infrastructure
Experience directly managing and mentoring a team
Experience using source control systems and CI/CD pipelines
Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
Job Posting Segment:
Product & Data EngineeringJob Posting Primary Business:
PDE - Engagement Experiences & PlatformsPrimary Job Posting Category:
Software EngineerEmployment Type:
Full timePrimary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Seattle, WA, USAAlternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - CA - 2401 Colorado Avenue, USA - CA - Market St, USA - NY - 1211 Avenue of the AmericasDate Posted:
2024-09-24Website: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/
Headquarter Location: Burbank, California, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1923
IPO Status: Private