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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:\n1.Building 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.\n2. Reach, 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.\n3. Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.\nContent Platforms & Operations is responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of the technical and operational functions driving the worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney’s linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney’s media supply chain and storage, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, network transmission and origination, and more. The global team also plays a critical role as the primary collaboration point for Product & Technology with Disney’s EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regional business teams.\nJob Summary:\nWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our Content Platform Engineering team, focusing on building and enhancing platform capabilities with a strong emphasis on computer vision and machine learning (ML) workflows. Our team develops and manages a diverse suite of products and services that power Disney’s media supply chain, enabling content delivery for iconic brands like Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, ABC, Marvel, and Star Wars.\nIn this role, you will design and implement scalable systems, data pipelines, and platform services that deliver automated inspection, validation, and enrichment of media assets. You will be responsible for building end-to-end media inspection pipelines that leverage computer vision to streamline content analysis and inspection. Leveraging modern software engineering practices and cloud infrastructure, you will build robust, extensible platforms that enable intelligent content operations at scale.\nResponsibilities and Duties of the Role:\nWrite and Maintain Software Solutions: Design, write, test, and deploy high-quality code to develop reliable, maintainable software solutions.\n\nCollaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with platform engineers, product teams, and data scientists to ensure technical solutions effectively support business goals and content strategies.\n\nProduction Support: Monitor and optimize production systems, ensuring platform stability, performance, and uptime.\n\nMentorship: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.\n\nRequired Education, Experience/Skills/Training:\nBasic Qualifications:\n5+ years relevant industry experience\n\nProficiency in at least one core programming language (e.g., Java, Python, or JavaScript)\n\nExperience working with REST APIs or GraphQL for building and consuming web services.\n\nExperience with cloud platforms like AWS and their core services (e.g., S3, Lambda, EC2).\n\nSolid understanding of software design principles, algorithms, and data structures.\n\nExperience with build and deployment technologies such as Docker, Gitlab-CI, Terraform/Cloud formation, and Jenkins\n\nExperience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).\n\nExpertise with full lifecycle of application development, including best practices of unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc\n\nExperience with a wide range of data store technologies such as MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Postgres, and DynamoDB\n\nExperience in Agile/Scrum methodology\n\nTeam player with strong oral and written communications skills\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExposure to machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn) or building AI/ML solutions.\n\nFamiliar with machine learning model training\n\nFamiliar with prompt engineering and interacting with LLMS\n\nExperience integrating machine learning models into production systems, including working with data pipelines and AI-driven solutions.\n\nPrevious work experience in media or entertainment technology, particularly in content distribution and media supply chain.\n\nRequired Education:\nBachelor’s degree in computer science or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.\n\nThe hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA and Bristol, CT is $138,900 to $186,200 per year. 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