Sr Software Engineer
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10137997 Ubicación Nueva York, Nueva York, Estados Unidos / Seattle, Washington, Estados Unidos Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Fecha de publicación 19/12/2025Detalles del empleo:
Media Engineering builds the software and systems that prepare media content and metadata for the Disney Streaming platform - providing the best possible playback experience to our viewers.
Media Engineering handles audio, video, and metadata content from ingest through publish - for normalization, processing, and packaging - supporting operator tools and automation for a scalable workflow. We build logic across players and back-end services to measure, control, and optimize playback across our stack.
Job Summary
Our team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help us deliver excellent streaming experiences for Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN as a developer of our streaming media player. Our team is responsible for playback across streaming platforms including gaming consoles, smart TVs, mobile devices and set top boxes. You will have the opportunity to lead in the design and implementation of our cross-platform JavasScript / HTML5 player which targets these platforms.
We’re looking for an experienced JavaScript engineer who has video player and cross platform development experience. You should have a passion for coding and debugging hard problems, and an eagerness to help us deliver seamless video to our subscribers. Being a Senior member, you will get to own large features, lead the technical direction of our work, and mentor and provide technical expertise to other engineers. You will work closely with other technical teams in the application layer and backend video services to deliver features.
This opening is for a USA based employee, within commuting distance to any of our offices in New York NY or Seattle WA.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the streaming player which drives our streaming experience
- Optimize the player to perform well for resource constrained platforms
- Create and review architecture and designs for our team’s projects
- 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 strategies to ensure the quality and stability of our deployments, including tooling, testing, 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
- Hold our team accountable to high development standards
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of full software development lifecycle experience
- Fluent in JavaScript
- Willing to learn Rust and C++
- Experience in Streaming technologies, such as:
HLS (preferred) or DASH
DRM technologies like Playready or Widevine
Adaptive Bitrate Streaming Algorithms
Caption and subtitle formats such as CEA-608 / 708
Codecs AVC, HEVC, AAC, EAC3 - Experience developing and optimizing multi-threaded applications
- Experience using build runners / compilation tools for multi-platform projects
- Strong individual contributor with a drive to learn and patience to teach others
- Great communication and collaboration skills and a strong teamwork ethic
- BS or BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications
- JavaScript expertise in browsers, embedded systems, and Node.js
- Cross-Platform Development
- Embedded operating system experience
- Experience developing for gaming consoles (e.g. Playstation, Switch), Android devices (e.g.FireTV), or similar devices
- Familiarity with set-top box development and specialized SoCs from manufacturers like Broadcom, MediaTek, etc.
The hiring range for this position in New York, NY and Seattle, WA is $148,700.00 - $199,400.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Acerca de Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:
En Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, fusionamos imaginación e innovación para reinventar las formas en las que las personas disfrutan e interactúan con los cuentos y los productos más queridos del mundo. Nuestro trabajo tiene un gran alcance y es sumamente sofisticado. Brindamos experiencias increíbles, transformamos el futuro de los medios de comunicación y creamos productos y plataformas que permiten la conexión entre las personas de cualquier lugar del mundo y los cuentos y los deportes que más les gustan.
Disney tiene la capacidad de combinar tecnología de primer nivel con una creatividad inigualable, y eso nos hace únicos. Es la esencia de nuestro pasado, presente y futuro. Somos narradores e innovadores. Creadores y constructores. Artistas e ingenieros.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en Disney Streaming Technology LLC , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.
Disney Streaming Technology LLC es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes recibirán consideración para el empleo independientemente de su raza, religión, color, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género, nacionalidad, ascendencia, edad, estado civil, condición de militar o veterano, afección médica, información genética o discapacidad, o cualquier otro fundamento prohibido por la ley federal, estatal o local. Disney defiende un entorno empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo en constante evolución.