The Walt Disney Company · 11 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer
Glendale, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$188K/yr - $253K/yr
10+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global leader in entertainment and technology. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to design and develop video streaming playback solutions that optimize the Disney streaming technology stack for various platforms. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to create scalable solutions and leading efforts to enhance media playback experiences across Disney's brands.
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Responsibilities
Design and implement solutions for new features which integrate with various Disney media services and back-ends
Collaborative API design with peer teams on the back-end as well as front-end teams which depend on our libraries
Research and development for media playback experiences, integration, and testing
Project planning and team management
Track dependencies as related to current projects, raise concerns when dependencies are not in an expected state
Participate in project estimation and resource planning
Ability to collaborate in productive development teams as well as the larger engineering organization
Identify patterns that can help teams scale, create well-documented proposals, and drive adoption of those patterns
Challenge current architectural choices while collaborating to solve problems in innovative ways
Drive adoption of consistent technical frameworks across the organization
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 10 years of related work experience in Software Engineering crafting large-scale technologies
Strong programming skills in Java, C++, or other object-oriented language and a strong grasp of computer science fundamentals
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
Broad experience and perspective on problem-solving
Fluent in programming paradigms including Object Oriented and Reactive
Champion cross-team projects
Coach and mentor other team-mates to ensure that all software utilizes industry best practices
Collaborate efficiently with Product Management, Technical Program Management, Operations, and other Engineering teams to capture requirements, drive implementation, and provide transparency to stakeholders
Extensive experience working and implementing Design Patterns
Expertise with unit test frameworks and continuous integration systems
Preferred
Experience with streaming technology frameworks across multiple platforms
Experience with streaming technologies including HLS, MPEG-DASH, Transport Stream, and CMAF
Experience directly managing or mentoring a team
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-24
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