Software Engineer

Disney; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media and entertainment company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced developer to build components and enhance performance on their platforms. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in application development, strong communication skills, and a technical background in cloud services. This role will contribute to creating innovative solutions that reach millions of users globally.

Benefits

Opportunity to innovate in media business

Scale of audience impacts daily

Involvement in groundbreaking products

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related work experience.
• Experience with unit testing, code reviews, and documentation.
• Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Build components and modules for global use.
• Connect UI components to live APIs.
• Maintain core system performance and scalability.

Skills

Application development lifecycle knowledge

Unit testing

Cloud platform services

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

BS Computer Science or related technical discipline

Tools

AWS

Build and deployment tools

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

• Build components and modules that are used by millions of fans around the world
• Bring our UI to life by connecting components to live APIs
• Partner with other engineering teams to solve complex problems while considering performance, scalability, caching, resiliency, and flexibility for expanding product requirements
• Test code through various means: unit tests, integration tests, performance tests etc
• Maintain a deep understanding of our core systems and how they interact with upstream and downstream dependencies.
• Responsible for fundamental platform performance, scalability, and resiliency
• Partner with stakeholders to refine requirements, and propose solutions to problems that span multiple teams

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of related work experience
• Expertise with full lifecycle of application development, including best practices of unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc.
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies. Can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanations
• Enjoy working within a team setting of engineers of varying experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working with vendor teams to deliver high quality results
• Experience leveraging cloud platform services, preferably within AWS
• Experience with build and deployment tools
• Experience instrumenting and monitoring applications via metrics, logs, and dashboards
• Strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a desire to be a part of it

Education

• BS Computer Science or related technical discipline or its equivalent

Benefits

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