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Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform

The Walt Disney Company is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences.
New York, NY, USABristol, CT 06010, USASanta Monica, CA, USA
$138,900 - $195,000
Data
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Entertainment · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform

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 transforming Disney's media business for the future. The Product & Data Engineering team is responsible for end-to-end development for Disney's world-class consumer-facing products, including streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, and digital products & experiences across ESPN, Marvel, Disney Studios, NatGeo, and ABC News.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Compute team within the Data Platform, you'll be working on the Data Lake platform that powers the analytics, operations, and data science behind flagship streaming applications - Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Star+. You'll tackle challenges of how data is being used at Disney's world-class streaming services while pushing the boundaries using the latest technologies in AWS, Databricks, and beyond.

The role offers unique opportunities to:

  • Build the future of Disney's media business by designing and building infrastructure that will power Disney's media, advertising, and distribution businesses
  • Work at incredible scale, developing products and platforms that delight millions of consumers every minute
  • Drive innovation that shapes industry norms and enhances how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news

You'll be part of a cross-functional team building software for large-scale data processing, maintaining engineering best practices, and evangelizing the platform across the organization. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS), infrastructure-as-code, and programming languages like Python/Scala, combined with excellent communication skills and a passion for quality software craftsmanship.

This is a unique opportunity to join a team that's at the forefront of streaming technology, working with cutting-edge tools and technologies while contributing to products that reach a global audience. You'll get to solve complex data engineering challenges while helping shape the future of how millions of people consume entertainment content.

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Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform

  • Build software for a large-scale data processing ecosystem, supporting real-time and batch data pipelines for analytics, data science, and operations
  • Maintain software engineering and architecture best practices and standards
  • Evangelize and evolve the platform, best-practices, data driven decisions
  • Partner with teams using the Data Lake platform, helping architect and solution for success

Requirements For Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform

Python
Scala
  • Experience deploying and running cloud-based applications (preferably AWS), utilizing infrastructure-as-code frameworks like Terraform
  • Experience with Python and/or Scala
  • Ability to dive deep into technical components and understand systems architecture
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • 5+ years of relevant professional experience and Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field OR 3+ years of relevant professional experiences and a Master's degree

Benefits For Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform

Medical Insurance
  • Bonus
  • Long-term incentives
  • Medical benefits
  • Financial benefits

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