Senior Cross-Platform JavaScript Video Player Engineer

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Careers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 151,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology seeks a Senior Software Engineer to own the web-based JavaScript player powering Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+. You will lead cross-platform development, optimize for diverse devices, and collaborate with backend services to deliver seamless streaming experiences.

The role requires strong JS, streaming tech, and a passion for building scalable, high-performance media applications. Join a team building the future of Disney’s streaming platforms.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of full software development lifecycle experience.
• Highly fluent in JavaScript and web technologies.
• Experience developing for web browsers & other web-based client devices.
• Experience in Streaming technologies (HLS/DASH, DRM like PlayReady or Widevine).
• Experience developing and optimizing high-performance client-side media applications.
• Experience using build runners/ compilation tools for multi-platform projects.
• Strong individual contributor with a drive to learn and teach others.
• Great communication and collaboration skills and a strong teamwork ethic.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain our JavaScript player that drives our streaming experience.
• Optimize our player to perform well for resource constrained platforms.
• Create and review architecture and technical designs.
• Maintain a strong understanding of our code to identify, research and address issues.
• Collaborate with application development teams, services engineering teams and product management to understand device limitations and requirements.
• Lead in strategies to ensure quality and stability of deployments, including testing strategies and telemetry approaches.
• Develop our project’s build system and continuous integration system as needed.
• Provide technical expertise or mentoring to developers on our team.
• Drive high development standards.

Skills

JavaScript

Web tech

Streaming tech

Cross-platform

Video optimization

CI/CD

AI-assisted tools

Education

BS/BA in CS or related

Tools

Build runners

Compilation tools

CI systems

Job description

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology seeks a Senior Software Engineer to own the web-based JavaScript player powering Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+. You will lead cross-platform development, optimize for diverse devices, and collaborate with backend services to deliver seamless streaming experiences.

The role requires strong JS, streaming tech, and a passion for building scalable, high-performance media applications. Join a team building the future of Disney’s streaming platforms.