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 our 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 enhance 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 believe you ' d love working here:
- Building the future of Disney ' s media: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power our 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 implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and improve how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.
Media Engineering is an innovative organization that is focused on providing the best possible video playback experience, art, and metadata to customers around the world, powered by exceptional technology. This strategic work requires streamlining and repurposing technology across different business and distribution channels - including streaming, linear, and theatrical - so that technology can ebb and flow across the needs of the business.
Tooling Ecosystem (TECO)
The Tooling Ecosystem team is responsible for the management of the Content Portal and CoCo applications. These applications provide mission-critical operator functionality for the maintenance and data accuracy of our streaming metadata. TECO ensures a high quality user experience for our operators; constantly updating our existing feature set and investigating new ideas to improve overall performance and interaction.
Responsibilities
- Design and build robust software applications, utilizing software engineering to deliver high performance solutions.
- Ownership of UI/UX framework components and libraries
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product and engineering, to identify opportunities, business impact, and technical requirements.
- Diagnose, debug, and lead root cause analysis efforts for front-end issues in production or test environments
- Mentor, empower, and provide career growth opportunities for team members.
- Prioritize tasks within a project to deliver high value initiatives, while anticipating and mitigating potential risk wherever possible.
- Assist in managing AWS infrastructure supporting the tooling ecosystems
- Work on improving overall performance of the Content Portal and CoCo applications
- Contribute to a culture of collaboration and innovation
- Build quality products
- Provide on-call rotational support as needed
Basic Qualifications
- BA/BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience required
- 5+ years of web development experience required
- Experience building consumer-facing single-page applications in JavaScript
- Experience developing rich, interactive and well-performing user interfaces using frameworks like React
- Experience building services using REST and GraphQL
Preferred Qualifications
- Scrum environment familiarity
- Experience writing unit tests / implementing test driven development processes
- Experience writing Cypress test for visual automation
- Domain knowledge software deployments
- Experience with A/B Testing
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The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and in New York City, NY is $142,516 to $191,180 per year; the hiring range for this position in Santa Monica/Burbank/Glendale/L.A., California and in Bristol, Connecticut is $136,038 to $182,490; and the hiring range for this position in San Francisco, California is $148,994 to $199,870 per year. 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.
Top Skills
What We Do
Innovation is in the DNA of The Walt Disney Company. We not only embrace it, we translate it into experiences you can see and feel. From our groundbreaking work in advanced audio-animatronic robots featured in the Disney theme parks, to streaming services that are redefining entertainment, to inventing tools to create new worlds in our films — The Walt Disney Company has spent nearly 100 years immersing audiences in new and stunning experiences using groundbreaking technology. When next generation technology meets talented people ready to tackle challenges still to be imagined, anything can happen.
Why Work With Us
Every technologist at Disney is essential to helping us create unforgettable experiences and innovative products. Our teams constantly spearhead innovation by incubating cutting-edge ideas into production-ready solutions. At Disney, you’ll make an impact you can see and feel with a team that both supports and challenges your thinking.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.