Senior Software Engineer - ESPN Content Enhancements
Posted 1 day 4 hours ago by The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH
Senior Software Engineer - ESPN Content Enhancements
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. The team blends technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. 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.
We are looking for a driven and talented engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is eager to contribute to high-impact broadcast technology. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be part of a diverse and innovative organization focused on building and maintaining complex, high-performance applications that support our suite of broadcast automation tools.
You'll work closely with our partners in production, creative, and operations to deliver scalable, elegant solutions for new features and core platform architecture. Your work will span modern server-side and front-end technologies including JavaScript, Node.js, and React, while leveraging your proficiency in C#, SQL, HTML, and CSS to build seamless, high-quality user experiences.
We're looking for someone who takes pride in craftsmanship, values detail, and brings curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, frameworks, and platforms.
Responsibilities- Design, develop, and maintain software systems that support live broadcast content automation
- Collaborate across disciplines (engineering, design, production, and operations) to deliver reliable, efficient solutions
- Contribute to architectural discussions and help define long-term technical strategies
- Balance development speed with maintainability and quality using lean, iterative practices
- Provide mentorship, technical insight, and code reviews for team members
- Continuously learn and share new tools and techniques that enhance the team's efficiency and creativity
- Minimum of 5 years experience in a technical or software development role
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
- Strong understanding of object-oriented (OO) software design
- Proven ability to design, develop, and manage MySQL databases
- Solid proficiency in C# and/or VB programming languages
- Experience writing code that consumes RESTful APIs and JSON data
- Ability to work collaboratively with technology, engineering, operations, production, and creative services teams
- Excellent communication and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail
- Serves as a high-level technical resource and "go-to" person for less-experienced engineers
- Demonstrated success in building solutions of significant scope and complexity that have been successfully deployed to end users
- Demonstrated ability to research, evaluate, and learn new technologies
- Driven, self-motivated, and capable of working independently
- Ability to travel globally, including nights, weekends, and holidays as required
- Willingness to provide 24/7/365 support for live production environments
- Experience working with league data feeds and other external data providers
- Genuine passion for sports and live event production
- Experience and understanding of scripting functions and logic, including VizRT scripting, VBScript, and ActionScript
- Working knowledge of Visual Studio technologies, including C#, VB.NET, and WPF (experience with these is a strong plus)
- Hands-on experience with web and cloud-based technologies
- Understanding of the MVVM architectural pattern
- Experience working with VizRT broadcast graphics systems
- Familiarity with Ross XPression real-time graphics platform
- Demonstrated experience or interest in leveraging AI tools and frameworks to enhance software development, automation, or data-driven workflows
- Knowledge of live event and studio production workflows and environments
- Strong sports knowledge and the rules surrounding various sports is preferred
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