Lead Software Engineer
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10083761 Ubicación Santa Mónica, California, Estados Unidos / Bristol, Connecticut, Estados Unidos / San Francisco, California, Estados Unidos / Nueva York, Nueva York, Estados Unidos / Seattle, Washington, Estados Unidos Business Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Fecha de publicación 03/05/2024Detalles del empleo:
Overview:
On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we are reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future.
Whether that is evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.
A few reasons why we think you’d love working here:
Building the future of Disney’s Streaming, Sports, and Entertainment business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the backend systems, API’s and mobile applications that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution
businessesReach and Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more
Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news
About the Organization
Engineering Services designs, builds, and sustains technology that powers DE&E Technology’s worldwide content production and distribution platforms. In doing so, they contribute to a series of cross-functional services and technologies, including Quality Engineering, Data Analytics, Software Development, Broadcast Infrastructure, and Networking & Security. The Quality Engineering team validates all work before production, including web, mobile, living room applications, media, services, non-consumer-facing products and more.
As Lead Software Engineer, within DE&E, you will touch the lives of Disney fans
around the world, working on innovative digital products and platforms from Disney, ESPN, National Geographic, ABC, Marvel, Star Wars and more. You will be a senior leader on the Quality Engineering team, whose primary goal is continually improving the quality of the products that Disney is known for while decreasing time-to-market and enabling innovation. This role makes you a stakeholder in every digital property developed and released by the DE&E Technology group, as well as the platforms and enterprise applications that power them.
As an experienced software engineering leader who has a passion for leading engineers that drive quality and productivity into world-class applications and services, you will lead a small group of talented and driven software engineers dedicated to building test automation, tools, reports, and services that enable product delivery teams to deliver all Disney digital applications with the quality and reliability expected by our guests.
As a member of our team, you will strive to accomplish the following goals:
Contributing to the successful implementation of solutions for complex technical problems with DE&E engineering teams
Owning the development and maintenance of the architecture for frameworks, execution environments, build systems and tooling used across multiple products
Providing strategic input on future initiatives with stakeholders and other engineers
Define high level project architecture. Communicate architecture decisions to all members of the team
Contributing and defining Key Performance Indicators to be used for defining project statuses and effectiveness
Manage engineers to Check-in valuable, clean code daily that adds new features and capabilities
Becoming a core member of our Quality Engineering team, leading engineers to help others increase productivity through innovation, automated test creation, curiosity and thoughtful debate.
Responsibilities:
Developing and supporting test automation, execution environments and reporting tools
Writing code that establishes and enhances test automation and design proof of concepts
Coordination of complex tasks with external teams & stakeholders
Leading and Mentoring junior developers and providing in-depth code reviews and technical analysis
Providing end-user and developer training on automation tool sets
Prioritize, estimate, and define complex projects and tools
Coordinating scheduling, updates, and communications with internal and external teams
Contributing and defining Key Performance Indicators to be used for defining project statuses and effectiveness
Providing strategic input on future initiatives with stakeholders and other engineers
Investigating and resolving any test automation, tooling or execution of environmental issues affecting our services
Serving as an advanced resource for other software engineers on the team
Collaboration with immediate teams and peers to design complex solutions, peer review code, and suggest optimization
Leading a small group of 1-3 motivated software engineers
Required Education and Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or the foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a closely related field with 7+ years of progressive experience in a software development (SDET) occupation, including automated testing of front end and backend services
Proficient in object-oriented design and expertise with one of the following programming languages: Python, Java, Node/JavaScript
4+ years of experience with test automation and unit testing frameworks
3+ year of experience with leading teams of 2 or more
Experience working with high-performing teams using Agile and Lean methodologies and frameworks
Experience in modern design patterns and techniques and have led the design of small to large products
Experience in deriving and gathering quality KPI’s to give insight into product’s health and progress
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Organized, detail-oriented and able to deliver project tasks on time
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Being a highly motivated, self-starting individual
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience shipping a production Python, Flask, Django, React or Node.js application
Experience in mobile application development and testing
Experience with developing applications in cloud platforms (e.g. AWS)
Experience working with Agile methodologies
Working knowledge of web accessibility fundamentals
Experience with Kafka, Amazon SQS, and Kinesis
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Spinnaker, and continuous integration/delivery systems
Experience writing Gherkin Syntax to facilitate the development of automated test scenarios
Experience developing advanced mocking mechanisms (e.g., rule-based proxies and dummy-services)
Experience with test suite/case/run management tools (e.g., JIRA Xray, etc.)
The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles or Santa Monica is $149,300 to $200,200 per year, in San Francisco is $160,000 to $217,000 per year and in NYC or Seattle is $155,000 to $210,000 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 & ESPN Technology:
Disney Entertainment y ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) proporcionan la columna vertebral tecnológica y el desarrollo de productos para las dos unidades de negocio de medios de Disney, a la vez que ayudan a mantener a la compañía a la vanguardia de la innovación, lo que le permite aprovechar continuamente la tecnología para mejorar la narrativa y la creatividad, a la vez que ofrece escalabilidad, flexibilidad y eficiencia para sus negocios.
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 Hulu, LLC , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.
Hulu, LLC es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes serán considerados para el empleo sin distinción de raza, color, religión, sexo, edad, origen nacional, orientación sexual, identidad de género, discapacidad, condición de veterano protegido o cualquier otra en función de la legislación federal, estatal o local. Disney fomenta una cultura 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 que cambia rápidamente.