About the position
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 include building the future of Disney's media business, reaching and scaling products that delight millions of consumers, and innovating groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms. The Commerce, Growth & Identity (CGI) team is dedicated to three business-critical areas at Disney that will help transform its media business. They create seamless user experiences for consumers who can choose from a wide range of subscription plans, enabling more choice and flexibility. The CGI team is also focused on building innovative and cutting-edge capabilities that will drive subscriptions, engagement, and monetization across Disney's streaming and digital products. We are seeking a talented and dedicated Senior Software Engineer to join our Payment team. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team that manages the payment transactions of millions of customers across our celebrated platforms - Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, and the upcoming Star.
Responsibilities
- Manage crucial payment systems and play an integral role in our multi-tenant system that processes payments, ensuring it remains highly available, scalable, and resilient.
- Influence technical direction as a member of our fast-paced and rapidly growing team, your expertise will help shape the technical architecture and direction of our Tier 1 services.
- Explore international payment landscapes and gain insights into global payment challenges and strategies, as we expand our streaming services worldwide.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of 5 years related work experience.
- Proven ability in designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems, showcasing your technical depth and problem-solving skills.
- Familiarity with AWS products and services (including EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, RDS, ElastiCache, CloudFront, etc.), or experience with other cloud platforms.
- In-depth experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases, underscoring your ability to manage and manipulate data effectively.
- A history of successfully taking ownership of features/functionality and delivering end-to-end projects with high quality and robust architecture.
- Exceptional social skills with a proven track record of working effectively with multi-functional business partners.
- The capability to delve into any technical component, coupled with an understanding of the overall system architecture.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in functional programming with Scala.
- Experience working with distributed teams.
Benefits
- Medical, financial, and/or other benefits depending on the level and position offered.
- Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package.
