Lead Software Engineer

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming 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 maximize 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.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

• 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 execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Media Engineering

Media Engineering is an innovative organization that is focused on providing the best possible video playback experience, art, and metadata to customers around the world, powered by exceptional technology. This strategic work requires streamlining and repurposing technology across different business and distribution channels – including streaming, linear, and theatrical – so that technology can ebb and flow across the needs of the business.

Job Summary

• Contribute the low latency live streaming related R&D tasks. The scope includes but is not limited to investigate the lower latency techniques and protocols, implement lower latency player support, collaborate with peers to build up an end-to-end low latency framework.
• Participate in the client side development and implementation of LL-HLS, WebRTC, or HESP.
• Develop the next generation of video players and adapt them for new platforms.
• Enhance and optimize player performance.
• Drive excellence in engineering practices by implementing design patterns, CI/CD pipelines, thorough code reviews, and robust automated testing.

Requirement

Basic Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with video playback technology on Web or Android.
• Familiarity with at least one of the following programming languages: JavaScript, C/C++
• Strong interest in cross-platform development and a passion for multimedia solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Practical experience with streaming protocols, for example HLS/DASH/WebRTC.
• Familiarity with one popular open-sourced player, such as ExoPlayer or shaka-player.
• Knowledge of multimedia systems (e.g. video formats, encoders/decoders)

Experience with

• HLS, DASH or WebRTC
• Low-latency playback
• Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, or other technical field relevant to media playback