Lead Software Engineer - ETL

Job Posting Title: Lead Software Engineer - ETL Req ID: 10090285 Job Description: On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology (DEET), 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! • Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come. • Reach & 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 complete groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news. Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technologys Metadata Ingest team is seeking a Lead Software Developer who is sharp, motivated and will help build the technology backbone for our current and future products. The team is responsible for the end-to-end technology needs to acquire live and linear content from over 1000 channels and deliver the highest quality streaming services to tens of millions of users. As a part of this team, you would use technologies like SpringBoot, Postgres, Redis, Kafka and native AWS resources such as DynamoDB, SQS, Elasticache, Elasticsearch etc. Responsibilities • Champion engineering best practices to write well constructed and easy to maintain code while collaborating with product managers and other team leads to deliver business functionality. • Propose robust solutions for the content management platform services and interfaces. • Design well-architected solutions and build iteratively into systems while maintaining the best agile practices; and write defensive and robust tests. • Communicate status with peers and/or managers and present views and opinions patiently. • Partner with project management to release and launch production quality software, lead a project from vision to completion. • Mentor other developers on the team on standards, process, and best practices. Qualifications • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. • 7+ years of software development experience, and proficiency in Java. • Expertise with core Computer Science fundamentals, including Object-Oriented programming, data structures and algorithms (hashing, trees, graphs, search etc.) • Fundamental understanding of relational, key-value document, and graph databases • An enjoyment for going deep on performance tuning, and a love of owning a problem end-to-end. • A desire to relentlessly pursue innovative ways on how to tackle problems and improve systems. Nice-to-haves • Curiosity for streaming TV and Live Event delivery software and infrastructure • Experience with Distributed Systems and Event-driven Architecture • Passion for Sports, News, or Live events The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, California is $149,300 - $200,200 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. Job Posting Segment: Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Job Posting Primary Business: Media Engineering Primary Job Posting Category: Software Engineer Employment Type: Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code: Santa Monica, CA, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code: Date Posted: 2024-06-03 Apply Job!