Manager, Software Engineering - Santa Monica, United States - Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

Verified Company

Santa Monica, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

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.

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 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 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.

Media Engineering

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.

Responsibilities:

Build a diverse software development team through training, career development, recruiting, and process improvements
Lead the roadmap and engineering vision for a critical suite of tools within the Disney streaming platform
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other business partners to prioritize work and set goals for the team
Refine engineering practices and enact positive change within the team
Champion your team's work across the organization

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or related field), or equivalent training or work experience
8+ years of proven experience with at least 2+ years of technical and engineering leadership experience
Experience leading software engineering teams to build distributed software services and userfacing products, run multiple concurrent projects of high technical complexity and deliver high efficiency processing systems
Handson experience with some combination of Java/Spring, React, Webpack, Python, and the AWS ecosystem of services
A tendency to delegate, but with the ability to get handson when needed
Ability to work in an environment where services are available 24x7 and oncall incidents may occur
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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