Software Engineer I

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology

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.
  
  
  

Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.

Job Summary

We’re seeking a Software Engineer I for the Roku Client Application Engineering Team, where you’ll be part of the team that builds our Direct-to-Consumer client apps, such as Disney+, ESPN and Hulu on Roku streaming devices and smart TVs. We’re looking for an engineer who, ideally, has experience in BrightScript and is ready to write client apps that provide the best experiences for our viewers.

Responsibilities And Duties Of The Role

• Contribute to building and maintaining our client app experiences in BrightScript, SceneGraph, and related Roku platform technology
• Develop and support application features from on-boarding to the content discovery experience, analytics, video playback UI/UX and much more. If you see it on screen, you’ll likely have a chance to work on it in code.
• Learn and contribute to the development of tools and systems outside of the Roku apps, such as JavaScript / React based web tools, gulp build scripts, AWS configurations, and Node.js services
  
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency with JavaScript / TypeScript
• Ability to debug and resolve technical issues
• Solid understanding of how client applications interact with services
• Solid communication skills – able to clearly communicate in code reviews, documentation, and verbally in team settings
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with BrightScript and related Roku platform technology
• Preferred one year of related professional work and/or internship experience
• Experience creating beautiful, rich, performant user interfaces, including implementing pixel-perfect designs and animations
• Familiarity with development and troubleshooting on set-top boxes or Smart TVs
• Experience with unit testing and related patterns
  
  
  

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
  
  
  

The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $95,300-$127,800 in Seattle, WA is $99,900.00 to $133,900.00 and in San Francisco, CA is $104,400.00 to $140,000.00. 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