Sr Software Engineer Content Platform Engineering

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Sr Software Engineer - Content Platform Engineering

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Department/Group Overview:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

Technology is at the heart of Disneys 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 Disneys media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products enhance storytelling and drive velocity innovation and scalability for our are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Companys 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 youd love working here:

1. Building the future of Disneys media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media advertising and distribution businesses for years to come.

2. Reach Scale & Impact: More than ever Disneys technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans connections with the companys brands and stories. Disney. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC Newsand many more. These products and brands and the unmatched stories storytellers and events they carry matter to millions of people globally.

3. 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 Disneys linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disneys 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 Disneys EMEA APAC and LATAM regional business teams.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our Content Platform Engineering team focusing on building and enhancing platform capabilities with a strong emphasis on computer vision and machine learning (ML) workflows. Our team develops and manages a diverse suite of products and services that power Disneys media supply chain enabling content delivery for iconic brands like Disney ESPN Hulu ABC Marvel and Star Wars.

In this role you will design and implement scalable systems data pipelines and platform services that deliver automated inspection validation and enrichment of media assets. You will be responsible for building end-to-end media inspection pipelines that leverage computer vision to streamline content analysis and inspection. Leveraging modern software engineering practices and cloud infrastructure you will build robust extensible platforms that enable intelligent content operations at scale.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Write and Maintain Software Solutions: Design write test and deploy high-quality code to develop reliable maintainable software solutions.

• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with platform engineers product teams and data scientists to ensure technical solutions effectively support business goals and content strategies.

• Production Support: Monitor and optimize production systems ensuring platform stability performance and uptime.

• Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.

Required Education Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications:

• 5 years relevant industry experience

• Proficiency in at least one core programming language (e.g. Java Python or JavaScript)

• Experience working with REST APIs or GraphQL for building and consuming web services.

• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS and their core services (e.g. S3 Lambda EC2).

• Solid understanding of software design principles algorithms and data structures.

• Experience with build and deployment technologies such as Docker Gitlab-CI Terraform/Cloud formation and Jenkins

• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g. Docker Kubernetes).

• Expertise with full lifecycle of application development including best practices of unit testing code reviews documentation etc

• Experience with a wide range of data store technologies such as MongoDB Redis Elasticsearch Postgres and DynamoDB

• Experience in Agile/Scrum methodology

• Team player with strong oral and written communications skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to machine learning frameworks (e.g. TensorFlow PyTorch Scikit-learn) or building AI/ML solutions.

• Familiar with machine learning model training

• Familiar with prompt engineering and interacting with LLMS

• Experience integrating machine learning models into production systems including working with data pipelines and AI-driven solutions.

• Previous work experience in media or entertainment technology particularly in content distribution and media supply chain.

Required Education:

• Bachelors degree in computer science or comparable field of study and/or equivalent work experience.

The hiring range for this position in Glendale CA and Bristol CT is $138900 to $186200 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidates 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:

Content Platforms & Operations

Job Posting Primary Business:

CO - Distribution Platforms

Primary Job Posting Category:

Software Engineer

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City State Region Postal Code:

Glendale CA USA

Alternate City State Region Postal Code:

USA - CT - ESPN Building 11 - 220 Ronzo Rd

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