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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 our 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 enhance 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 here:

• Building the future of Disney’s media: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power our 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 implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

The Commerce, Growth & Identity (CGI) organization is dedicated to three business-critical areas at Disney that will help transform its media business. We build innovative and cutting-edge capabilities to drive subscriptions, engagement, and monetization across Disney's streaming and digital products. We enable the wide range of Disney brands to connect and engage with consumers through a unified identity, powered by shared services that are trustworthy and seamless to integrate with.

Job Summary

The Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology (DEE&T) Commerce, Growth and Identity Client Engineering organization delivers experiences across Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Star+ built on a common platform and shared technology. We are fast-paced and fast-growing organization that shares knowledge and code for initiatives throughout Disney! Our mission: Building inclusive user-centered experiences that welcome users, guiding them through a seamless journey from login to sign up, and facilitating effortless account management. As a member on DEE&T Web Commerce team you’ll build the core sign-up, purchase, and subscription management experiences of our Web platform.

You will serve as a high level technical resource and “go-to” person, solving sophisticated technical challenges and finding opportunities to improve systems, products, and services!

Responsibilities

• Collaborates closely with product and project management to translate requirements into technical specifications and timelines while partnering with other engineering teams to deliver solutions.

• Write and maintain code quality through test driven development.

• Contribute to code reviews, documentation, knowledge-sharing, and technical investigations.

• Collaborate with Senior and Lead Engineers to building new features.

• Partner with UX to transform mock-ups into engaging, accessible web experiences.

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience building highly scalable and performant modern JavaScript/Typescript web applications.

• BS degree in computer science or equivalent work experience

• Writes well-documented, clear, and robust code.

• Solid understanding of web technologies and the browser environment.

• Previous experience integrating api specifications while collaborating with service teams.

• Excellent front-end debugging skills.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Shipped production level React/Node.js application with deployed to cloud platforms (e.g. AWS).

• Working knowledge of web accessibility fundamentals.

• Experience working in Agile environment.

• Strong knowledge to web standards and new technologies.

The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and in New York City, NY is $118,000 - $158,200 per year; the hiring range for this position in Santa Monica/Burbank/Glendale/L.A., California and in Bristol, Connecticut is $112,600 - $151,000; and the hiring range for this position in San Francisco, California is $123,400 - $165,400 per year. 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.

Job ID: 10099817

Location: Santa Monica,California

Job Posting Company: Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

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