Lead Software Engineer

Media⠀Engineering⠀builds the⠀software⠀and⠀systems⠀that⠀prepare⠀media⠀content⠀and⠀metadata⠀for the⠀Disney⠀Streaming⠀platform -⠀providing⠀the best⠀possible⠀playback⠀experience⠀to our⠀viewers.

Media⠀Engineering⠀handles⠀audio,⠀video, and⠀metadata⠀content⠀from⠀ingest⠀through⠀publish -⠀for⠀normalization,⠀processing,⠀and⠀packaging⠀-⠀supporting⠀operator⠀tools and⠀automation⠀for a⠀scalable⠀workflow.⠀We build⠀logic⠀across⠀players⠀and⠀back-end⠀services⠀to⠀measure,⠀control,⠀and⠀optimize⠀playback⠀across our⠀stack.

Job⠀Summary

Our⠀team is⠀seeking a⠀Lead⠀Software⠀Engineer⠀to help us⠀deliver⠀excellent⠀streaming⠀experiences⠀for Hulu⠀and⠀Disney+ as⠀a⠀developer⠀of our⠀client⠀player.⠀Our team⠀is⠀responsible⠀for⠀playback⠀across⠀several⠀devices⠀including⠀gaming⠀consoles⠀and set⠀top boxes.⠀You will⠀have the⠀opportunity⠀to lead in⠀the design⠀and⠀implementation⠀of our⠀cross-platform⠀C/C++ and⠀Rust⠀player⠀that runs⠀Disney+⠀and Hulu⠀on these⠀devices.

We’re⠀looking⠀for an⠀experienced⠀C/C++ or⠀Rust⠀engineer⠀who has⠀video⠀player and⠀cross⠀platform⠀development⠀experience.⠀You should⠀have a⠀passion⠀for coding⠀and⠀debugging⠀hard⠀problems,⠀and an⠀eagerness⠀to help us⠀deliver⠀seamless⠀video to⠀our⠀subscribers.⠀As a lead⠀engineer,⠀you will⠀get to own⠀large⠀features,⠀lead the⠀technical⠀direction⠀of our⠀work, and⠀mentor and⠀provide⠀technical⠀expertise⠀to other⠀engineers.⠀You will⠀work⠀closely⠀with other⠀technical⠀teams in⠀the⠀application⠀layer and⠀backend⠀video⠀services⠀to deliver⠀features.

Responsibilities

• Develop⠀and⠀maintain⠀our Rust⠀and C/C++⠀player⠀that⠀drives our⠀streaming⠀experience
• Optimize⠀our player⠀to perform⠀well for⠀resource⠀constrained⠀platforms
• Create⠀and review⠀architecture⠀and⠀designs⠀for our⠀team’s⠀projects
• Own⠀large and⠀complex⠀features
• Maintain⠀a strong⠀understanding⠀of our⠀code to⠀identify,⠀research⠀and⠀address⠀issues
• Collaborate⠀with⠀application⠀development⠀teams,⠀services⠀engineering⠀teams and⠀product⠀management⠀to help⠀understand⠀and⠀explain⠀device⠀limitations⠀and⠀requirements
• Lead⠀in⠀strategies⠀to ensure⠀the⠀quality⠀and⠀stability⠀of our⠀deployments,⠀including⠀testing⠀strategies⠀and⠀telemetry⠀approaches
• Develop⠀our⠀project’s⠀build⠀system and⠀continuous⠀integration⠀system as⠀needed
• Provide⠀technical⠀expertise⠀or⠀mentoring⠀to⠀developers⠀on our⠀team
• Hold⠀our team⠀accountable⠀to high⠀development⠀standards

Basic Qualifications

• Long⠀record of⠀full⠀software⠀development⠀lifecycle⠀experience
• Fluent⠀in C and⠀C++ or⠀Rust
• Willing⠀to learn⠀Rust
• Experience⠀developing⠀and⠀optimizing⠀multi-threaded⠀applications
• Experience⠀using⠀build⠀runners /⠀compilation⠀tools for⠀multi-platform⠀projects
• Strong⠀individual⠀contributor⠀with a⠀drive to⠀learn and⠀patience⠀to teach⠀others
• Great⠀communication⠀and⠀collaboration⠀skills and⠀a strong⠀teamwork⠀ethic
• Minimum⠀of 7 years⠀of related⠀work⠀experience
• BS⠀or BA in⠀Computer⠀Science,⠀Engineering,⠀or related⠀field or⠀equivalent⠀experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Rust
• Experience⠀in⠀Streaming⠀technologies,⠀including:
• HLS⠀(preferred)⠀or⠀DASH
• DRM⠀technologies⠀like⠀Playready⠀or⠀Widevine
• Adaptive⠀Bitrate⠀Streaming⠀Algorithms
• Caption⠀and⠀subtitle⠀formats⠀such as⠀CEA-608 /⠀708
• Codecs⠀AVC, HEVC,⠀AAC, EAC3⠀Cross-Platform⠀Development
• Embedded⠀operating⠀system⠀experience
• Experience⠀developing⠀for gaming⠀consoles⠀(e.g.⠀PlayStation,⠀Switch),⠀Android⠀devices⠀(e.g.FireTV),⠀or similar⠀devices
• Familiarity⠀with⠀set-top⠀box⠀development⠀and⠀specialized⠀SoCs from⠀manufacturers⠀like⠀Broadcom,⠀MediaTek,⠀etc.