Lead Software Engineer - Frontend

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world. 

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

• Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally. 
• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Job Summary:

The Disney Web platform engineering organization delivers app experiences across Hulu, Disney+, ESPN+, and Star+ built on a common platform and shared technology. The Web team is a fast-paced and fast-growing team that shares knowledge and code for initiatives that span Web such as commerce, marketing, media, and infrastructure!

We are seeking individuals with a passion for learning and developing the future of streaming services on the web. As a member on Disney’s Identity Client team you’ll build the core login, registration and user management experiences of our Web platform

As a Lead Software Engineer you 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 engineering and product teams to define and distill product requirements into design and technical specifications, projects, or fixes that scale and perform.
• Leads by example to write, maintain, follow and enforce code quality through test driven development.
• Contributes to core fundamental software project needs and the evolution of the team's practices; recommending changes in development, coding, maintenance and system standards.
• Efficiently supports software throughout the lifecycle. Performs technical maintenance and fixing for components while maintaining clear documentation.
• Applies experiences and exercises judgment in selecting methods and techniques to identify, resolve, and develop solutions to a variety of complex tasks involving architectural application changes.
• Supports and mentors developers through code reviews, knowledge-sharing, and technical leadership.
• Drive the development and organization of complex features touching many different teams to meet business deliverables and needs in a timely manner.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years’ experience building highly scalable and performant production level web applications.
• Demonstrated ability to architect complex technical changes, to knowledge-share, and get buy-in for their solutions. Or 5+ years with a Masters degree.
• BS degree in computer science or related technical field or equivalent 13 years’ work experience.
• Writes well-documented, clear, and robust code.
• Experience working within a modern JavaScript/Typescript application.
• Proven ability to integrate with third party systems (ex: APIs, SDKs, etc.).
• Highly diligent with the ability to see projects from beginning to end; designing workflows and executing tasks.
• Quickly learn, understand, and adapt to new technologies; identifying root causes and driving solutions to highly sophisticated problems.
• Exhibits emotional intelligence, supervising oneself under high pressure situations and meets urgent timelines.
• Ability to support and mentor other developers by building trust, identifying goals, encouraging, instructing, and providing constructive feedback.
• Optimally collaborates and communicates with team members and multi-functional partners, engaging technical topics with clarity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience shipping a production React/Node.js application
• Experience with developing applications in cloud platforms (e.g. AWS)
• Experience working with Agile methodologies
• Working knowledge of web accessibility fundamentals

The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA and Glendale, CA is $152,200 to $204,100 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.