Hybrid Lead Software Engineer – C++

at The Walt Disney Company

• Job title: Lead Software Engineer – C++
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $163,100 - $218,700 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Jenkins, Webpack
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Seattle, United States

About the role

• Lead Software Engineer building media applications for Disney's streaming services like Disney+, Star+, ESPN, and Hulu. Focused on advanced technologies for browser-based client applications.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly prototype and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable media applications using C++ and other technologies.
• Work closely with UX designers, product managers, and engineering leadership to build best-of-class, delightful streaming experiences.
• Collaborate with other developers to build, review, and deliver modern media applications to Samsung, LG, and other streaming-media devices.
• Use data and experimentation to reinforce the value of new product functionality, ensure that we are providing the best experience possible for our viewers, and continuously improve our applications.
• Adding platform observability and interfacing with partners/clients.
• Triaging bugs from open beta, prioritizing and helping to fix those bugs as needed.
• Provide mentorship to junior software engineers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in front-end application development with proficiency in writing optimized C++
• Leadership, the ability to identify problems and drive towards solutions, and an eagerness to learn and teach new technologies & solve novel problems.
• A deep understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, etc.).
• Experience developing sophisticated user interfaces in a large and organized codebase.
• Work samples demonstrating experience in building great user interfaces.
• Experience with our common development tools such as: GitHub, Jenkins, Webpack, AWS, Confluence, JIRA.
• Experience building applications backed by web-services is a plus.
• Experience developing for Samsung, LG, or similar devices is also a plus.
• Strong experience with Scrum methodology.

Benefits

• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package.
• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.