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Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more - all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.\nThe team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.\nHere are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:\nBuilding the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.\n\nReach, Scale & Impact:More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands - and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry - matter to millions of people globally.\n\nInnovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.\n\nProduct Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.\nJob Summary:\nThe News & Entertainment Platform Engineering organization is looking for a Product Software Engineer who is passionate about developing high-performance platforms and growing their technical expertise.\nSomeone who can own small to medium sized software solutions and system goals within the team and organization, this role contributes in key areas with straightforward solutions. You will leverage knowledge and experience in your specialty while acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills, solving complex problems and taking on new perspectives across existing solutions.\nAs a member of our team, you will apply your knowledge and skills to help us deliver scalable, performant, maintainable, and testable software.\nOn a daily basis you should bring:\nA willingness and desire to effectively communicate and collaborate across teams and systems.\n\nA sense of ownership of the projects delivered by your team and department\n\nA passion for learning, and adapting to a very dynamic and fast paced environment\n\nProblem-solving skills with a focus on medium-complexity challenges\n\nKindness and pragmatic optimism\n\nYour unique view and experience\n\nResponsibilities of the Role:\nDevelop, test, and maintain features within existing systems, contributing to architectural direction. Break down features into tasks and participate in code reviews and planning.\n\nDevelop, document, and implement software solutions that meet specifications and influence future projects. Review and write code, execute testing and debugging of small to medium-sized software development projects.\n\nServe as an escalation point for technical problems and maintenance. Present technical issues, solutions, and project status to senior team members.\n\nCollaborate with cross-functional technical teams to ensure proper alignment on projects and software feature deliverables. 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