Senior Backend Engineer – Streaming Playback

The Walt Disney Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 148,700 - 199,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Bonus opportunities

Work in a creative environment

Job summary

A global media and entertainment company in New York seeks a Senior Software Engineer for their Playback Services team. This role involves building high-performance systems and participating in architecture discussions to ensure quality. Applicants should have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and 5+ years of relevant experience. The ideal candidate will have expertise in functional programming, cloud operations, and a strong understanding of observability tools. This is an opportunity to work where technology meets storytelling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and/or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience crafting backend architectures and delivering backend applications in production.
• Expertise in functional programming patterns and experience building RESTful services.
• Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals and understanding of design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team to build high-performance, stable, scalable systems.
• Lead architecture discussions and establish standards to drive quality.
• Participate in the on-call rotation supporting systems during incidents.
• Provide mentoring and advice for other engineers.

Skills

Backend architecture

Functional programming patterns

RESTful services

Async programming models

Cloud services

CI/CD pipelines

Observability tools

Caching technologies

AGILE/Scrum

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Git

Jenkins

Docker

Kafka

Job description

A global media and entertainment company in New York seeks a Senior Software Engineer for their Playback Services team. This role involves building high-performance systems and participating in architecture discussions to ensure quality. Applicants should have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and 5+ years of relevant experience. The ideal candidate will have expertise in functional programming, cloud operations, and a strong understanding of observability tools. This is an opportunity to work where technology meets storytelling.