Flexible locations: Burbank, CA / Seattle, WA / New York City / Bristol, CT
The Walt Disney Company has a rich tradition of creating innovative products and magical experiences for millions of people around the world. Software Engineers are at the heart of that innovation and magic, building platforms, services, tools and infrastructure for an unmatched collection of content and brands such as ESPN, Disney and ABC.
As a member of a diverse and talented organization, the software engineer crafts elegant and extensible solutions, at scale, using modern frameworks and technologies to deliver the foundation that powers the products our guests and fans use every day.
If you:

• Demonstrate determination in finding solutions to complex puzzles
• Have the curiosity to research and learn new technologies
• Employ positive thinking and are able to work constructively in a diverse team setting
• Are passionate about software development
• Value learning and being exposed to new experiences
• Love working in a startup culture

...then working at Disney is unlike anything else. We have the latest technology, game-changing ideas, and world-class talent. Come be a part of our team and help us find new ways to interact with users, however and wherever they connect with our brands.
Job Summary:
As a member of the ESPN Sports Content & Data Backend Engineering team, you will build and support the data pipelines behind the live processing of our core systems, build and support the Core APIs that power the products across our brands and build and support the tools and systems around our Core Platforms. As a backend engineer you will be responsible for extensible solutions, at scale, and advancing our platform onto modern frameworks and technologies. You will interact with numerous teams to define scalable workflows in and out of the pipeline, providing a strong foundation for many products. Examples include live scoring, content distribution, content/sports/weather APIs, and taxonomies supporting products for ESPN app, ESPN.com, ESPN Studio shows, among many others.
Responsibilities :

• Participate in the design and implementation of multi-layered systems delivering high throughput consumer facing experiences
• Collaborate & troubleshoot with the rest of the team in the analysis and resolution of hard engineering problems involving high trafficked web application services and API's.
• Oversee service performance, scalability, and event planning requirements and participate in the on-call rotation
• Provide guidance and enforcement of development practices and processes. Review code and work with junior engineers to ensure product and design specifications are met
• Research and learn new technologies

Basic Qualifications :

• Demonstrated proficiency in developing high volume, cached, fault tolerant, multi-threaded scalable systems
• Proven Experience with Java and open-source technologies like Spring, Tomcat, MySQL, Kafka, Elastic Search, etc.
• Experience with cloud-based technologies such as AWS EC2, ECS, SQS, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation, etc.
• Exposure to full lifecycle of application development, including best practices of unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc.
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
• Demonstrated ability to work on a diverse scope of software and database projects requiring detailed analysis, creative/practical problem solving. Strong analytical skills as well as solid capabilities for debugging and troubleshooting.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• BS Computer Science or related technical discipline or its equivalent
• 4+ years relevant industry experience

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