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Senior Software Engineer Python

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/15/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/28/2025

Senior Software Engineer

Salary : 136038 - 182490 USD per year

The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.

At Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with a focus on Python. The Playback Quality Optimization team plays a meaningful role in managing the media experience of customers on Disney and more, embedding products directly into video players to oversee media playback and make quality of experience decisions in real-time.

Requirements

  • 5 years experience in software development
  • Proficiency in Rust and the respective ecosystems
  • Track record of owning and delivering complex projects
  • Proven dedication to 24 / 7 system reliability and availability
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Highly organized
  • Experience building and integrating client code into a larger client codebase
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science-related field or equivalent work experience
  • Experience with Streaming Video Playback, including protocols like HLS
  • Developed and shipped software for consumer devices, e.g., mobile phones, game consoles, smart speakers, smart TVs
  • Experience developing in embedded or resource constrained environments
  • Experience with WASM, Python, Swift, or Brightscript

Responsibilities

  • Designing and building infrastructure for media, advertising, and distribution businesses
  • Operating products and platforms to delight millions of consumers daily
  • Developing and implementing innovative products and techniques
  • Providing the best possible video playback experience, art, and metadata to customers worldwide
  • Analyzing information and applying findings to refine and tune customer experiences
  • Overseeing media playback to make quality of experience decisions in real-time
  • Driving high-impact, customer-facing, needle-moving projects
  • Demonstrating technical leadership
  • Stewarding all aspects of a codebase
  • Diving deep into the mechanics of streaming video
  • Thriving in a highly distributed and collaborative environment
  • Benefits

  • We offer a competitive salary range and comprehensive benefits package, including medical and financial benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
  • Join us and be part of reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.

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