Sr Software Engineer - Content Platform Engineering

Department/Group Overview

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney's media business globally.

• Building the future of Disney's media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach, Scale & Impact: Disney's technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company's brands and stories. Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News, and many more matter to millions worldwide.
• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex technical problems.

Content Platforms & Operations is responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of the technical and operational functions driving the worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney's linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney's media supply chain and storage, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, network transmission and origination, and more. The global team also plays a critical role as the primary collaboration point for Product & Technology with Disney's EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regional business teams.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our Content Platform Engineering team, focusing on building and enhancing platform capabilities with a strong emphasis on computer vision and machine learning (ML) workflows. Our team develops and manages a diverse suite of products and services that power Disney's media supply chain, enabling content delivery for iconic brands like Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, ABC, Marvel, and Star Wars.

In this role, you will design and implement scalable systems, data pipelines, and platform services that deliver automated inspection, validation, and enrichment of media assets. You will be responsible for building end-to-end media inspection pipelines that leverage computer vision to streamline content analysis and inspection. Leveraging modern software engineering practices and cloud infrastructure, you will build robust, extensible platforms that enable intelligent content operations at scale.

• Write and Maintain Software Solutions
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  Design, write, test, and deploy high-quality code to develop reliable, maintainable software solutions.
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams
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  Work closely with platform engineers, product teams, and data scientists to ensure technical solutions effectively support business goals and content strategies.
• Production Support
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  Monitor and optimize production systems, ensuring platform stability, performance, and uptime.
• Mentorship
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  Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.

• 5+ years relevant industry experience
• Proficiency in at least one core programming language (e.g., Java, Python, or JavaScript)
• Experience working with REST APIs or Graph
  
  QL for building and consuming web services
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS and their core services (e.g., S3, Lambda, EC2)
• Solid understanding of software design principles, algorithms, and data structures
• Experience with build and deployment technologies such as Docker, Gitlab-CI, Terraform/Cloud Formation, and Jenkins
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Expertise with full lifecycle of application development, including best practices of unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc.
• Experience with a wide range of data store technologies such as Mongo
  
  DB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Postgres, and DynamoDB
• Experience in Agile/Scrum methodology
• Team player with strong oral and written communication skills

• Exposure to machine learning frameworks (e.g., Tensor Flow, PyTorch,…