Software Engineer II

Job Summary:

Department Overview

Media Engineering builds the software and systems which prepare, deliver, and play streaming media content across the Disney media brands including Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, and ABC. Our objective is to provide the best playback experience in the industry to our viewers.

Media Engineering handles video, audio, and metadata for normalization, processing, and packaging - supporting operator tools and automation for a scalable workflow. We build logic across both players and back-end services to measure, control, and optimize playback across our stack. We embrace unconventional thinking and are passionate about contributing to the Walt Disney Company's direct-to-consumer experience.

Our team is looking for hardworking team players to join us in Media Engineering, who will thrive upon the legacy of the Disney media brands and are passionate about contributing to the experiences we deliver through ESPN, ABC News, Lucas Films, Marvel, National Geographic, Pixar, and the Disney animation and film studios.

Job Summary

The Media Player Engineering team mission is to design video streaming playback solutions in collaboration with encoding, packaging, and delivery teams to optimize the Disney streaming technology stack for the best streaming experience possible on all platforms.

Our team is seeking someone who can fill the role of Lead Software Engineer to create a feature rich standard streaming media playback library on Apple devices. Our intention is to design and develop a layered architecture for media playback which can span all the Disney direct-to-consumer brands like Disney+, ESPN, and Hulu. Your focus will be on collaborating with media playback teams on other platforms to ensure a consistent software architecture which delivers a best in class streaming experience for your viewers while providing a foundation for media playback innovation at Disney.

This is a hands-on engineering position for the Apple Ecosystem in Objective-C/SWIFT. Based on your experience, you will work a cross-functional team of Product Managers, Designers, Engineers, Web Developers, and Content Creators to conceptualize and develop solutions that are shared across all Disney experiences. You are a person who enjoys working with other teams and technologies to understand their constraints. You enjoy the challenges presented by difficult problems and take pride in finding solutions which successfully thread the needle between design constraints, technical constraints, and the end experience of your users. You foster trust, approach problems with empathy and respect, and embrace creativity.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Design and implement solutions in collaboration with team-members for new features which integrate with various Disney media services and back-ends.

• Collaborative API design with peer teams on the back-end as well as front-end teams which depend on our libraries.

• Research and development for media playback experiences, integration, and testing.

• Participate in project estimation and resource planning.

• Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as the larger engineering organization.

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems, and errors encountered across our various platforms.

• Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as ability to work independently.

Required Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 3 years experience in software engineering

• Able to demonstrate experience in the full lifecycle of software development. Early stage, maintenance, and end of life.

• Experience in Swift or SwiftUI

• Knowledgeable in programming paradigms including Object Oriented and Reactive.

• Understanding of iOS/TVOS app development lifecycle.

• Experience in Object Oriented Programming.

• Write efficient, reliable, and maintainable code whether implementing improvements, user-facing features, or fixing defects - through collaboration with senior team members.

• Experience with unit test frameworks and continuous integration systems

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Experience with AVFoundation and its ecosystem

• Experience with streaming technologies including HLS, MPEG-DASH, Transport Stream, and CMAF

• Experience developing applications in all Apple platforms including iPhone, iPad, and TVOS.

Required Education

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study and/or equivalent experience

The hiring range for this position in California is $112,600 - $151,100 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.

About Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for Disney's two media business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation - enabling the Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and efficiency for its businesses.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

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

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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