Sr Software Engineer Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Sr Software EngineerJob ID:

10103151

Location:

New York, New York, United States / Santa Monica, California, United States / Bristol, Connecticut, United States / Raleigh, North Carolina, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States /

Morrisville, North Carolina, United StatesBusiness:

Disney EntertainmentDate posted: Jan. 06, 2025

Job Summary:

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 Disney’s media business for the future.

Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s 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.

Innovation:

We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Media Engineering is an innovative organization that is passionate about providing the best possible video playback experience.

This work requires streamlining and repurposing technology across different business and distribution channels.

The Content Distribution & Origin Team:

We are caching infrastructure professionals who develop scalable caching solutions.

We are responsible for the development and operational efficiency of Disney’s owned and operated Origin, Midtier, and Edge appliances.

The Media Processing & Distribution group is hiring a talented Senior Software Engineer to support the growing Content Distribution & Origin (CDO) Engineering team.

Responsibilities:

Design and implement caching software for the delivery of streaming media and API responses.

Optimize caching performance through scale testing and system hardware/software design.

Employ the Software Development Lifecycle to gather requirements, gain consensus on design, create robust implementations, and validate through automated testing.

Create and manage mechanisms to collect metrics and synthesize meaningful insights with that data.

Follow best practices to write documentation, tests, and code.

Participate in peer reviews of code and design documentation.

Cooperatively work within our organization during product upgrade and maintenance tasks.

Support production deployments through troubleshooting, tuning, automation, and reliability engineering.

Basic Qualifications:

5+ years of development, systems reliability, or performance optimization experience.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a closely related field.

Systems programming experience in C or C++.Fluency in scaling HTTP, caching and networking protocols.

A strong foundation in streaming video and content distribution.

Proven experience building highly performant, stable systems.

Skilled at writing unit tests and building automated tests.

Familiarity with metrics and observability tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience with Varnish Cache/VCL or other HTTP caches.

Expertise in Linux networking internals and/or storage subsystem.

Python/Java/Go experience is useful.

Solid troubleshooting and debugging skills.

Familiarity with server hardware and the impact on performance of server architectures.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with various business segments.

Disney’s stories, characters, and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe.

The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer.

Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any basis prohibited by law.

Disability Accommodation For Employment ApplicationsThe Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities.#J-18808-Ljbffr