Senior Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Glendale, CANew York, NYBristol, CT
Salary: $141,900–$190,300 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 31 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $174k

This role $166k

$114k most similar roles pay here $228k

This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$197,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $166k versus about $174k for comparable roles.

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About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is a diversified global entertainment and media enterprise operating in segments including Disney Parks, Experiences and Products; Entertainment (ABC, Hulu, Disney+); and ESPN. Industry: Entertainment & Media

The Walt Disney Company currently has 113 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,700–$198,800 across 113 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

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As a Sr Software Engineer on the Content Platforms & Operations team, you will drive the design and implementation of a next-generation temporal and descriptive metadata tagging platform. You will develop, test, and deploy high-quality application code while providing technical guidance and mentoring junior engineers to ensure product specifications are met. Your daily work involves building backend solutions in a dynamic environment, focusing on platform performance, scalability, and resiliency. The role requires collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to solve complex problems within the digital media supply chain supporting television, broadcast, theatrical, and direct-to-consumer lines of business. Preferred skills include experience with video tagging, performance testing, Java heap and thread dump analysis, and knowledge of audio/video formats, codecs, wrappers, and SMPTE standards to support global distribution and monetization of content.

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Skills

Java Performance Testing Application Profiling Thread Dump Analysis Subtitle Formats Codecs Scalability Resiliency

What you'll do

Develop, test, and deploy high-quality application code for the media supply chain.
Design and implement a next-generation temporal and descriptive metadata tagging platform.
Ensure platform performance, scalability, and resiliency across all production environments.
Provide technical guidance and evangelize best practices to the engineering team.
Review peer code and establish standards to ensure design specifications are met.
Partner with stakeholders to refine requirements and propose solutions for multi-team problems.
Mentor junior engineers on the team to foster professional growth.

What we're looking for

Minimum of 5 years of related software development experience.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field.
Ability to articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanations.
Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
Experience working within a team setting of engineers with varying experience levels.
Comfort working in a geographically distributed team.
Previous work experience in temporal and descriptive video tagging/ad marking (preferred).
Knowledge of performance testing, application profiling, Java heap and thread dump analysis, media standards, and formats (preferred).

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