Sr Software Engineer - Front End - Disneyland Hong Kong : Job Details

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 Disney's 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 maximize 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 for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

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

Job Summary:

Describe what the person will do in the role - how he/she will impact the organization.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

Summarize job responsibilities, core deliverables and major duties. What is required for the position to exist?

-Focus on major areas of work, typically 20% or more of role

% of Time

• 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.
• Provide mentorship to junior software engineers.

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Minimum and Preferred. Inclusive of Licenses/Certs (include functional experience as well as behavioral attributes and/or leadership capabilities)

Basic Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.
• Launched or worked on an international product.
• Strong experience with Scrum methodology.

Required Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent job experience.