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Job Summary The Application Playback Engineering team mission is to design video streaming playback solutions in collaboration with UI, encoding, packaging, and delivery teams to optimize the Disney streaming technology stack for the best streaming experience possible on all platforms.
Our team is seeking someone who can fill the role of Principal Software Engineer to create global feature rich standardized streaming media playback solutions on cross-functional devices including Apple, Android, Roku, and Web Technologies. Our intention is to design and develop a layered architecture for media playback which can span all the Disney direct-to-consumer brands like Disney+, ESPN, and Hulu. Your focus will be focused on creating solutions to scale for players, collaborating with media playback teams on other platforms to ensure a consistent software architecture which delivers a best-in-class streaming experience for your viewers while providing a foundation for media playback innovation at Disney.
This is a hands-on Engineering position for Application Playback Engineering across a variety of Streaming Technologies. You will apply technical expertise to create solutions that scale, manage project priorities, deliverables and design and enhance software solutions surrounding media technology to scale. You will architect reusable solutions that will be shared across Disney experiences. You may lead others to solve complex problems and provide oversight and direction to other software engineers. You are a person who enjoys working with other teams and technologies to understand their constraints. You enjoy the challenges presented by difficult problems and take pride in finding solutions which successfully thread the needle between design constraints, technical constraints, and the end experience of your users. You foster trust, approach problems with empathy and respect, and embrace creativity.
Role Location: This is a Hybrid role requiring 4 days onsite (Monday-Thursday) in the following office locations:
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The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $188,400 to $252,600 per year, in New York, NY and Seattle, WA is $197,400 to $264,700 per year, and in San Francisco, CA is $206,400 to $276,700. 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.
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