ESPN Looking for Software Engineer I at Bristol, CT Full Time

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 Software Engineer in the Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology organization, you will be a key member of a team of developers building and powering ESPN’s consumer-facing products. Every day you’ll work with team members across disciplines implementing solutions to very sophisticated and exciting problems, helping to craft 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.

We’re looking for a self-motivated great teammate with a strong desire to improve the people and products and services they build and support. Someone who holds themselves and their teammates accountable in a professional, collaborative manner. An enthusiastic technologist who can provide a fresh perspective and innovative insight to our initiatives.

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 web development
• Value learning and being exposed to new experiences

…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.

What You Will Do

As a member of the Experience Delivery – Sports Distribution Team, you will build and support the tools, services and distribution APIs that deliver sports data and content to all our products including the ESPN app, ESPN.com, ESPN Studio shows, among many others. We are looking for a passionate, impactful technologist who seeks to bring the best out in themselves and those around them. Someone who can provide a fresh perspective and innovative insight to our initiatives. You’ll make a phenomenal addition to our team if you like to do these things:

• Collaborate with product managers and fellow engineers in the design and implementation of systems delivering high throughput experiences
• Contribute to cross-team architecture discussions
• Analyze and resolve complex engineering problems involving high trafficked web and mobile application services and APIs
• Work with the team to iteratively improve development practices and processes
• Help with full-stack development when needed
• Research and experiment with the latest and greatest technologies to identify and apply them to current and future projects
• Work with the team to iteratively improve development practices and processes
• Contribute to code reviews
• Be involved in the requirements’ gathering, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of systems that support or enhance other applications within our environment.
• Improve, support, or add functionality to existing systems that handle critical data flows or traffic for our products.
• 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, including taking part of the on-call rotation.
• Think of new ways to help make our data platform more scalable, resilient and reliable and then work across our team to put your ideas into action. Research and learn new technologies
• Research and learn new technologies

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Some experience in developing high volume, cached, fault tolerant, multi-threaded scalable systems
• Experience with Java and open-source technologies like Spring, Tomcat, MySQL, Kafka, Elastic Search, etc.
• Exposure to 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
• Strong analytical skills as well as solid capabilities for debugging and troubleshooting.
• Good communication skills and attention to detail

Education

BS 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 California is $93,400 to $125,200 per year and in Washington and New York $98,000 to $131,300 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. 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.