Software Engineer I

Bristol, CT, United States

About the Role & Team:

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also redefining Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to improve 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 businesses.

Reach 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 multi-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.

What You Will Do:

As a member of our team, you will strive to accomplish the following goals:

Contributing to the successful implementation of solutions for sophisticated technical problems with DE &ET engineering teams

Being responsible for the development and maintenance of one or more functional areas of test automation and tooling, execution environments, build systems and tooling used across multiple products

Contribute to the successful design & implementation of one or more project features with guidance from senior engineers

Check-in valuable, clean code daily that adds new features and capabilities

Becoming a member of our Quality Engineering team, increasing quality through innovation, automated test creation, curiosity, and thoughtful debate.

Work with engineering teams to implement a full-stack quality solution.

Develop test automation frameworks, CI/CD infrastructures, build systems, and reporting tools to support flagship streaming mobile apps D+ and Hulu.

Maintain documentation meant for end-user consumption as well as project contributor documentation.

Supplying end-user and developer training on automation tools and frameworks.

Investigating and resolving any framework or execution of environmental issues affecting our services.

Becoming a core member of our Platform & Date Engineering team, helping others increase productivity through innovation, and championing the core value of Disney Quality

Required Qualifications & Skills:

Proficient in object-oriented design and expertise with one of the following programming languages: Swift, Kotlin, Java, or Node.js/TypeScript.

Experience with app development, test automation development and/or unit testing for iOS/Android apps.

Excellent problem-solving skills.

Excellent collaboration skills and ability to use standard Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) tools such as Jira, Confluence, and version control systems (e.g., GitLab, GitHub, etc.).

Organized, diligent, and able to deliver project tasks on time.

Strong verbal and written communication skills. Highly motivated, self-starting individual

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience delivering production iOS/Android apps.

Experience developing applications in cloud platforms. (e.g., AWS)

Experience working with cloud-based testing infrastructures. (e.g., SauceLabs)

Experience working with Agile methodologies.

Experience working 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.)

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $93,400 to $125,200 per year, in New York, NY is $93,400 to $125,200 per year, and in Seattle, WA is $93,400 to $125,200 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.