Overview
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 Disney's 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 maximize 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 Streaming, Sports, and Entertainment business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the backend systems, API's and mobile applications that will power Disney's media, advertising, and distribution businesses.
- Reach and 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 execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.
About the Organization
Quality Core supports our premium streaming services, offering live and on-demand TV and movies, with and without commercials, both in and outside the home. Operating at the intersection of entertainment and technology, Quality Core consists of people who are passionate about redefining TV through innovation, unconventional thinking, and embracing fun. As a team, we are able to touch a wide stack of technologies and come up with many tooling solutions to many of the problems the Quality organization might face. By doing so, you will never be bored and siloed into one project, where you have the ability to move to other projects and increase your skillset on all sorts of different projects.
Job Summary
In this role with the Quality Core team, you will never be bored. You will have the ability to touch all different technology stacks from Java, AWS, React, Spinnaker, and more. This role is responsible for developing frameworks, test infrastructure, and other tools that are necessary for QA to do their job quicker and more efficiently. There will be a great deal of collaboration not only between your team, through activities like Code Reviews and Mentorship, but with other teams within our organization to help develop solutions to their requests.
Responsibilities and Duties of the Role
- Design, architect and implement across services and clients for large scope testing frameworks
- Ownership of daily engineering work; ideate, review design, build, code-review, test, launch, monitor and maintain
- Actively mentor other engineers
- Treat quality as a habit and enforce software engineering best practices and appropriate design patterns
Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training
- BS in Computer Science/Engineering
- 5+ years of relevant software engineering experience or software automation experience
- Strong system design and analytical skills.
- Strong understanding of APIs and developing Libraries
- Advanced experience and understanding of cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Spinnaker, and Kubernetes
- Does extremely well with communication, mentorship and collaboration skills
- Strong teamwork ethic and strive for excellence
The hiring range for this position in NYC or Seattle is $142,600 to $191,100 per year, in LA, Glendale, and Bristol is $132,000 to $181,000 per year and in San Francisco is $152,000 to $201,000 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.
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.