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Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world. 

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

• Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally. 
• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Content Platforms & Operations is responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of the technical and operational functions driving the worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney’s linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney’s media supply chain and storage, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, network transmission and origination, and more. The global team also plays a critical role as the primary collaboration point for Product & Technology with Disney’s EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regional business teams.

Job Summary: 

• In this role will work within the Shared Services team and will be primarily responsible for building out shared video playback and editing services and components. Additionally, you’ll be responsible for DevOps/Infrastructure automation and cloud configuration, networking and maintenance. You’ll also be tasked with building out enhanced AI capabilities to accelerate the development process as well as to drive various media workflows such as clip creation, ad insertion and more.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Creating and maintaining shared JavaScript libraries and UI components.
• Creating and maintaining Video Playback and Editing UI components, and integrations with shared playback and editing services.
• Implementing business logic of various tool workflows.
• Creating cost and performance reports of AWS cloud accounts
• Implementing automation and bootstrapping of AWS cloud accounts
• General AWS cloud and networking maintenance
• Reviewing others JavaScript and TypeScript code.
• Acting as a tech leader for various projects and initiatives.
• Employ test driven development and agile development practices.
• Provide technical support for outages and incidents
• Partnering with product and program partners for delivery
• Other duties as needed to achieve business objectives

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications

·       Minimum 10+ experience years in web development or software engineering

·       Proven understanding of front-end web development technologies and principles

·       Knowledge of JavaScript and JS frameworks, preferably React

·       Knowledge of AWS cloud services, and systems, such as s3, lambdas, Route53

·       Knowledge of Internet networking, HTTP, DNS, VPN/VPC, etc.

·       Effective communicator, collaborator, and teammate

·       Able to multi-task and prioritize as needed

·       Quick to learn new concepts

Preferred Qualifications

·       Previous work experience in media distribution

·       Experience building AI driven software

·       Experience working with vendor teams to deliver high quality results

·       Knowledge of performance testing and application profiling

·       Experience with React Native

·       AWS Certification or previous proven experience managing infrastructure at scale in AWS.

Required Education  

• BS Computer Science or related technical discipline or its equivalent.

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The hiring range for this position in Bristol, CT is $191,300- $256,500. 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.

This position is with Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.

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Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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