Senior Software Engineer — Media Metadata Platform

The Walt Disney Company; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the design and implementation of a next-generation temporal and descriptive metadata tagging platform. You will develop backend solutions in a dynamic environment, collaborating with product managers and leads to deliver scalable, high-quality products for Disney's media ecosystem.

You will work with peers across cross-functional teams to align with larger digital media supply chain initiatives

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related software development experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study.
• Ability to work in a geographically distributed team and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, & deploy high quality application code.
• Provide technical guidance and evangelize best practices.
• Contribute and review code, set standards, and ensure design specs are met.
• Ensure platform performance, scalability, and resiliency.
• Partner with stakeholders to refine requirements and propose solutions.

Skills

Software development

Communication

Team collaboration

Self-motivation

Distributed teams

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS or related field

Tools

Java

Profiling tools

Job description

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the design and implementation of a next-generation temporal and descriptive metadata tagging platform. You will develop backend solutions in a dynamic environment, collaborating with product managers and leads to deliver scalable, high-quality products for Disney's media ecosystem.

You will work with peers across cross-functional teams to align with larger digital media supply chain initiatives