Senior Software Engineer (Scala)
USA - OR - Remote - Oregon
Job Posting Title:
Senior Software Engineer (Scala)Req ID:
10090417Job Description:
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology encompasses the teams behind the Hulu, Disney+, ESPN+, and Star+ streaming services within Disney’s Entertainment & ESPN Technology group. We sit at the intersection between entertainment, sports, and technology and seek to connect viewers with the stories they love, while pushing the streaming industry forward with consumer-first innovation.
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Playback Services team within the Media Engineering organization. The team builds highly available, high throughput services that are essential to delivering quality content to our subscribers. We are responsible for the backend of media playback, facilitating media selection, device customization, and anti-piracy technologies. If you enjoy streaming media, are interested in live sports and entertainment, or just want to join a fast-growing team that plays a meaningful role in the core functionality of our streaming products, then this team is for you!
Responsibilities
Work with a team of engineers to build high-performance, stable, scalable systems to be deployed in an enterprise setting
Lead high-level architecture discussions and planning sessions; participate in the code review process and the on-call rotation
Author and review technical proposals and root cause analyses
Provide mentoring and advice for other specialists
Aid the DSS technical community through presentations, tech talks, and other knowledge-sharing efforts
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
5+ years of experience crafting backend architectures and delivering backend applications in a production environment with a strong understanding of design patterns and principles.
Expertise in functional programming patterns and experience building RESTful services using Scala APIs
Understanding of async programming models (events, callbacks, promises, async/await) and threading/concurrency
Experience with build and deployment technologies such as Jenkins and Docker
Knowledge of caching technologies, source control systems and concepts, CI/CD pipelines; exposure to Git
Experience with messaging technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, etc.), public cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud), and observability tools for metrics, logging, and monitoring (e.g., Datadog, Splunk, Grafana)
Knowledge of AGILE/Scrum practices
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Self-learner, independent, excellent problem-solving skills
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The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and in New York City, NY is $142,516 to $191,180 per year; the hiring range for this position in Santa Monica/Burbank/Glendale/L.A., California and in Bristol, Connecticut is $136,038 to $182,490; and the hiring range for this position in San Francisco, California is $148,994 to $199,870 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.Job Posting Segment:
Disney Entertainment & ESPN TechnologyJob Posting Primary Business:
Media EngineeringPrimary Job Posting Category:
Software EngineerEmployment Type:
Full timePrimary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Remote Worker Location, USAAlternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - WA - 925 4th AveDate Posted:
2024-06-11 ApplyJob Profile
Bonus potential Financial Financial benefits Long-term incentives Medical Medical benefits Other benefits
Tasks- Build high-performance systems
- Conduct knowledge-sharing efforts
- Lead architecture discussions
- Mentor specialists
- Participate in code reviews
Agile Architecture Async Programming AWS Backend Architecture Caching Technologies CI/CD Code Review Communication Datadog Design Docker Functional programming Git Google Cloud Grafana Innovation Jenkins Kafka Kinesis Mentoring Messaging Technologies Microsoft Azure Organization Problem-solving RESTful Services Scala Scrum Software Engineering Source Control Splunk SQS Tools Verbal communication
Experience5 years
EducationBachelor's degree Computer Science Design Electrical Engineering Electronics engineering Engineering Equivalent Equivalent work experience Information Systems Media Software Engineering
TimezonesAmerica/Anchorage America/Chicago America/Denver America/Los_Angeles America/New_York Pacific/Honolulu UTC-10 UTC-5 UTC-6 UTC-7 UTC-8 UTC-9