Sr Software Engineer

Senior Software EngineerDisney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney's media business globally. The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company's media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.The Content Product & Operations team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer that will drive the design and implementation of our next generation temporal and descriptive metadata tagging platform.As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be expected to develop backend solutions in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment using your technical skill sets, working with product managers and team leads to deliver high quality products that are scalable and robust. You will be expected to work closely on solutions with peers in a cross-functional environment to ensure we are delivering high quality products that align to the larger business initiatives within the digital media supply chain that support Disney's TV, broadcast, theatrical, and direct –to-consumer lines of business.Responsibilities:Develop, test, & deploy high quality application code.Provide technical guidance and evangelize best practicesContribute and review code, set standards, and work with engineers to ensure product and design specifications are metResponsible for fundamental platform performance, scalability, and resiliencyPartner with stakeholders to refine requirements, and propose solutions to problems that span multiple teamsMentor junior engineers on the teamBasic Qualifications:Minimum of 5 years of related software development experienceBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experienceMotivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.Can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanationsEnjoy working within a team setting of engineers of varying experienceStrong communication skills and attention to detailComfortable working in a geographically distributed team.Preferred Qualifications:Previous work experience in temporal and descriptive video tagging/ad markingKnowledge of performance testing, application profiling, Java heap and thread dump analysisKnowledge of video, audio, and subtitle formats, codecs, wrappers, and usages.Knowledge of media standards and specifications such as SMPTE