Senior Software Engineer – Media Tech Platform

ESPN

Glendale (CA)

On-site

USD 144,000 - 193,000

Full time

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Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the design and implementation of our next-generation temporal and descriptive metadata tagging platform.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop backend solutions in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment, collaborating with product managers and team leads to deliver scalable, robust products that align with Disney’s digital media supply chain across TV, broadcast, theatrical, and

Qualifications

Minimum of 5 years of related software development experience.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS / IS / Software / EE or equivalent.
Self-starter with ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.
Articulate complex ideas and influence others through explanations.
Enjoy working in a team with engineers of varying experience.
Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
Comfortable working in a geographically distributed team.

Responsibilities

Develop, test, and deploy high quality application code.
Provide technical guidance and evangelize best practices.
Contribute and review code, set standards, and collaborate with engineers to meet specs.
Ensure platform performance, scalability, and resiliency.
Partner with stakeholders to refine requirements and propose cross-team solutions.
Mentor junior engineers on the team.