The Walt Disney Company

Sr Software Engineer - Content Platform Engineering

The Walt Disney Company
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2 months ago
Bristol, CT, USA or Glendale, CA, USASenior

Base Salary

$139k - $186k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, write, test, deploy, and maintain reliable and scalable software solutions.
  • Build end-to-end media inspection pipelines using computer vision and machine learning workflows.
  • Develop platform services, data pipelines, and automated inspection, validation, and enrichment capabilities for media assets.
  • Collaborate with platform engineers, product teams, and data scientists to support business and content strategies.
  • Monitor and optimize production systems for stability, performance, and uptime.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of relevant industry experience.
  • Proficiency in at least one core programming language such as Java, Python, or JavaScript.
  • Experience with REST APIs or GraphQL, AWS and services such as S3, Lambda, and EC2.
  • Knowledge of software design principles, algorithms, and data structures.
  • Experience with Docker, GitLab CI, Terraform or CloudFormation, Jenkins, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience across the full application development lifecycle, including unit testing, code reviews, and documentation.
  • Experience with MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Postgres, and DynamoDB or comparable data stores.
  • Preferred experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, machine learning model training, prompt engineering, LLMs, and integrating machine learning models into production systems.
  • Preferred experience with media or entertainment technology, content distribution, or media supply chains.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills and experience working in collaborative teams.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a comparable field, or equivalent work experience.

Benefits

  • Full-time employment in Glendale, California or Bristol, Connecticut, with the listed hiring locations and alternate ESPN location.
  • Medical, financial, and other benefits may be provided depending on the level and position.
  • Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided in addition to base pay.

Tech Stack

Amazon DynamoDBAWSDockerElasticsearchGitLab CI/CDGraphQLJavaJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesMongoDBPostgreSQLPythonPyTorchRedisscikit-learnTensorFlowTerraform
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