Software Engineer II

Job Posting Title:

Software Engineer II

Req ID:

10119262

Job Description:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world. 

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

• Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally. 
• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.

Job Summary

We are seeking a motivated and experienced mid-level software engineer for the search platform team for our Disney Streaming apps (Disney+, Hulu and Star+). As an engineer on this team focused on tools, you will collaborate with your peers to design and build powerful full-stack web application tools that drive visibility and operational control of our Search systems. These systems allow us as a team and a domain to drive crucial engagement in our Search experience used by millions of viewers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain our search domain’s internal tools to improve operational control and visibility into how Search performs on Hulu and Disney+.
• Participate in frontend web application design and backend API architecture conversations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams like Product and Program to identify search-related business requirements and provide technical solutions
• Foster and maintain effective communication channels with your team members, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Monitor and improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of our search tooling and infrastructure.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 of years related work experience in software engineering, with a focus on building well-designed frontend web applications that integrate with backend APIs, shipping robust code and contributing to a positive team environment.
• Demonstrated success in being part of a team problem-solving, designing and implementing software at scale. 
• Mentorship experience & a desire to help your fellow engineers get better at what they do.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience presenting and explaining complex technical ideas to peers and leadership. 
• Biased towards action, with experience delivering high-quality software solutions on time, at scale and within budget. 
• Experience with Javascript, ReactJS, Node, VueJS (or similar), Automated UI Testing, AWS infrastructure.

Required Education  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is $114,900 to $154,100 per year, and in Wilmington, DE is $109,400 - $146,700. 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,