Unlock Your Career Potential with Disney Remote Jobs
Are you a seasoned software engineer looking for a challenging and rewarding role in a dynamic and innovative environment? Do you have a passion for designing and building large-scale, highly available systems that power the content delivery experiences for millions of viewers worldwide? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Disney Streaming team as a Principal Software Engineer, working remotely from the comfort of your own home, with a competitive salary of $26 per hour.
About the Company and Role
Workwarp is partnering with Disney to hire a Principal Software Engineer for the Content and Experience Delivery (CXD) team, which is responsible for building systems that provide data at scale to viewers across Hulu, Disney+, ESPN+, and Star+ (DSS). The CXD team is the nexus of many content data spaces inside Disney Streaming, and as a Principal Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing frameworks that improve how the company assembles and serves data at scale to all Disney Streaming viewers.
Key Responsibilities
- Meet with engineering and product teams to understand their goals and objectives
- Collaborate and conceptualize with other engineering leaders to design frameworks that meet the goals of Disney Streaming
- Model solutions that validate your ideas and provide feedback on your thoughts through detailed RFCs
- Lead engineering teams through execution on the side of your designs
- Work with engineering teams to help them identify solutions to the problems they are addressing
- Define and change operational models to help highly available and performant frameworks
Essential Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- 3+ years of related experience creating large-scale, highly available Java services using various database and messaging technologies
- A wide perspective on problem-solving and the ability to advocate cross-group projects
- A capacity to mentor and guide other professionals in the team to ensure that all product uses DSS and industry best practices for scalable, issue-tolerant framework design
- Experience working collaboratively with product management, technical program management, operations, and other engineering teams to capture requirements, drive execution, and provide transparency
- Solid programming skills in Java and other object-oriented languages, and a strong handle of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, databases, etc.)
- Experience designing and building multi-system, cross-group event-driven frameworks structures (reactive design)
- Deep experience building and managing services on AWS
- Four-year certification in Software Engineering, Data Systems, Programming, Electrical or Hardware Engineering, or equivalent field of study, or equivalent work experience
Preferred Qualifications
While not essential, the following qualifications are highly desirable:
- Cloud-native framework design
- Experience deploying and scaling inside a cloud framework
- Deep involvement in reactive programming on JVM languages, ideally Java
- Deep experience as a service manager with experience creating and managing discernibility frameworks
- Experience with streaming platforms like Kafka, Kinesis, or Flink
- Hands-on experience managing AWS services with explicit experience utilizing Terraform or other IAC tools
- Hands-on experience building on and managing distributed NoSQL data stores like DynamoDB, Cassandra, Scylla, and Couchbase
- Experience working with remote global teams and an adaptable schedule across different time regions
What We Offer
As a Principal Software Engineer on the Disney Streaming team, you will have the opportunity to work on complex and challenging projects that impact millions of viewers worldwide. You will be part of a dynamic and innovative team that is passionate about delivering high-quality content and experiences to audiences around the globe. In addition to a competitive salary of $26 per hour, you will also enjoy:
- A flexible and remote work environment that allows you to work from the comfort of your own home
- Opportunities for career growth and professional development
- A collaborative and dynamic team environment that encourages innovation and creativity
- A comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as retirement savings and other perks
Company Culture and Values
At Disney Streaming, we are committed to creating a culture that is inclusive, diverse, and respectful. We value our employees and strive to provide a work environment that is engaging, challenging, and rewarding. Our company values include:
- Innovation and creativity
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Customer obsession
- Diversity and inclusion
- Excellence and quality
Why Join Us?
If you are a motivated and experienced software engineer looking for a challenging and rewarding role in a dynamic and innovative environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. As a Principal Software Engineer on the Disney Streaming team, you will have the opportunity to work on complex and challenging projects that impact millions of viewers worldwide, and be part of a team that is passionate about delivering high-quality content and experiences to audiences around the globe.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If this role sounds like a perfect fit, don't hesitate. Apply today and let's build the future together!
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