Job Description

Job Summary:

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 think 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 enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

This opening is for a USA based employee, and must sit onsite in our offices in New York, NY, Seattle, WA, or Los Angeles, CA.

As a Lead Software Engineer you will focus on building experiences for our core streaming products, pushing the boundaries of what is possible on the client. You’ll work with a team of other developers alongside systems engineers, service engineers, and project managers. Our team uses modern server-side and web technologies such as JavaScript, Node and React to deliver scalable and elegant solutions for new product features and core site architecture.

Responsibilities:

Architect and develop core site functionality using Javascript (ES6+) HTML and CSS

Work on a modern stack including React, TypeScript, NodeJS, and Amazon Web Services

Prototype new features and research applicable technologies

Implement best practices to continually increase performance and scalability

Review code and pull requests to ensure product and design specifications are met

Work with product and project management to refine specs and timelines

Partner with other engineering teams to deliver best solutions

Mentor and provide feedback to junior engineers

Maintain and support production streaming applications at global scale.

Basic Qualifications:

Proven mastery of frontend web development technologies and principles

Comprehensive knowledge of JavaScript, JS frameworks, and server-side templating

Experience with task automation (Grunt, Gulp, WebPack) and CSS Preprocessors (Less, Sass)

Demonstrated ability to research and learn new technologies

Strong communication skills and attention to detail

Driven and self motivated

Bonus Qualifications:

Experience with streaming video, large data applications, and analytics suites

Knowledge of SEO, accessibility, and web performance metrics

Experience integrating with REST and/or GraphQL APIs

Education:

BS Computer Science

Additional Information

Disney is an equal opportunity employer - Female/Minority/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. Our goal is to create an inclusive workplace for all.

Company Overview

At Disney, we‘re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. We do this through utilizing and developing cutting-edge technology and pushing the envelope to bring stories to life through our movies, products, interactive games, parks and resorts, and media networks. Now is your chance to join our talented team that delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world.