Lead CDN & Caching Architect for Streaming

Dormont Manufacturing Co; New York (NY); On-site; USD 135,400 - 181,600; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology in New York is seeking a Lead Content Distribution Engineer to manage CDN edge caching and distribution. The role focuses on operating the Disney Distribution Mesh, reviewing performance metrics, and guiding incidents with CDN providers.

You will develop tooling to integrate third-party CDNs and mentor junior engineers. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in caching, CDN environments, and understanding of streaming (HLS).

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years managing caching solutions.
• Streaming video protocols (HLS) and caching interactions.
• Network troubleshooting ability.
• Experience in a Content Distribution Network environment.
• Knowledge of video players and impact on cache logic.

Responsibilities

• Focus on operations & management of cache solutions.
• Support product-driven initiatives and projects.
• Develop engineering tooling and automation.
• Training & mentoring.

Skills

Caching management

CDN experience

Streaming protocols (HLS)

Network troubleshooting

Communication

Debugging

Video players impact on cache

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Varnish

NGINX

HAProxy

AWS

GCP

Python

Ansible/AWX

SSL/TLS

Job description

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology in New York is seeking a Lead Content Distribution Engineer to manage CDN edge caching and distribution. The role focuses on operating the Disney Distribution Mesh, reviewing performance metrics, and guiding incidents with CDN providers.

You will develop tooling to integrate third-party CDNs and mentor junior engineers. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in caching, CDN environments, and understanding of streaming (HLS).