Senior Software Engineer, Web Streaming Player

The Walt Disney Company

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 151,000 - 202,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

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Equity incentives

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology in Seattle to own and evolve the web-based JavaScript video player powering Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. You will lead cross-platform playback on browsers and connected devices.

The role emphasizes writing high‑quality code, mentoring peers, and partnering with backend services to optimize streaming performance, latency, and reliability across a range of devices, including living

Qualifications

BS or 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, such as: HLS (preferred) or DASH, DRM PlayReady/Widevine, ABR, captions (CEA-608/708), codecs AVC/HEVC/AAC/EAC3.
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 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 help understand and explain device limitations and requirements.
Lead in strategies to ensure the quality and stability of our 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