Job Summary:

Disney Streaming (DS) is looking for a talented and motivated Senior Software Engineer to join the Web Core Services Developer Experience team. We are a distributed team focused on increasing developer productivity by streamlining tooling and libraries for the DS suite of web applications, including Disney+, Star+, Hulu, and ESPN+. As part of this team you will be responsible for delivering what aims to be the largest media streaming platform in the world.

The right person for this role is an empathetic helper with a passion for elegant solutions to difficult problems. We are looking for fast learners who understand enterprise scale and have a commitment to developer experience. You will be surrounded by colleagues eager to help you succeed and be part of an ambitious, high-performing, rewarding culture. Our team encourages experimentation and embraces productive failure.

We work on Macbooks and rely heavily on containerization and cloud services.

Responsibilities:

• Implement reusable architecture and patterns that set the direction for web development across DS.

• Collaborate with development teams to understand their pain points and requirements.
• Provide documentation that empowers developers to use shared toolsets/interfaces.
• Create and maintain assets that are shared across web applications and beyond.
• Review and test other developers' code.
• Identify and evangelize industry best practices.
• Create and maintain CLI tooling and other instrumentation interfaces.
• Work with the web infrastructure team to enhance CI/CD practices.

Basic Qualifications:

• Deep interest in applying technology to complex, distributed systems.
• An automation mindset.
• 5+ years of technical experience.
• Expertise in most of the following: NodeJS, Typescript, React, NextJS, Webpack, CSS, Bash, Docker.
• Ability to write documentation and communicate technical topics with clarity.
• Familiarity with web architecture concepts like performance measuring, autoscaling, failover, redundancy, traffic analysis, etc
• Experience developing internal apps, libraries, or CLI tools
• Ability to empathize and build consensus across teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building geographically distributed, highly available web applications.
• Experience implementing design systems.
• Experience working on projects that span multiple teams.
• Knowledge/experience with AWS products and services.
• Knowledge/experience with CI systems such as Jenkins, GitLab, or Github Actions.

Additional Information:

• Global Design System
• Application build system
• Common libraries, shared components, server side modules
• Standardize state management, data fetching
• Architecture unification roadmapping
• Server/client performance

Key Technologies

• Javascript, Typescript, CSS, Bash
• NodeJS, React, NextJS
• Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress
• Styled components
• Docker
• Github, git
• Datadog, New Relic
• Jenkins

About Disney Streaming:

Comprised of the Company’s international business units and various direct-to-consumer streaming services, Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) aligns technology, media distribution and advertising sales into a single business segment to create and deliver personalized entertainment experiences to consumers around the world.

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 with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. 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 segment we call Disney Streaming.

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. 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.