Manager, Product Software Engineering Frontend

Job Posting Title:

Manager Product Software Engineering - Frontend

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Job Description:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology were reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the worlds most beloved stories while also transforming Disneys media business for the future. Whether thats evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency or delivering Disneys unmatched entertainment and sports content every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think youd love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

• Building the future of Disneys media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disneys media advertising and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day from Disney and Hulu to ABC News and Entertainment to ESPN and ESPN and much more.
• Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports entertainment & news.

Were looking for an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead the JavaScript-based Disney Media Player experience across web and connected-device surfaces. This team is responsible for delivering high-quality playback experiences used by millions of viewers across Disney Hulu ESPN and ABC News with ownership spanning playback quality client-side performance reliability and operability.

In this role you will provide both technical and organizational leadership guiding the design and evolution of a highly scalable player platform that runs across a diverse device ecosystem from web browsers to connected TVs and streaming devices. You will partner closely with Product Design and other platform engineering teams to align strategy execution and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate is a pragmatic engineering leader who creates clarity in ambiguous environments communicates effectively with technical and non-technical partners and build a culture grounded in accountability inclusion operational discipline and continuous learning.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow the JavaScript Disney Media Player engineering team through hiring coaching performance management and career development.
• Own execution of the team roadmap balancing feature delivery technical investment platform reliability and operational excellence.
• Provide technical leadership for the player stack architecture decisions and engineering best practices in partnership with senior engineers.
• Partner closely with Product Design TPM and platform teams to align priorities manage dependencies and deliver high-quality customer experiences.
• Foster a culture of accountability inclusion continuous learning and data-driven decision making to improve playback quality performance and reliability across devices.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of relevant software engineering experience including significant experience leading and managing engineering teams.
• 5 years of handson production experience with high-quality JavaScript and modern web application development.
• Experience building or supporting media playback technologies in webbased or connecteddevice environments.
• Experience leading teams through the full software delivery lifecycle including development release and operational support of consumerfacing applications.
• Experience owning application availability reliability and performance in production environments.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to grow mentor and develop engineers.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams influence stakeholders and manage cross-functional dependencies.
• Demonstrated success building inclusive high-performing engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with streaming media concepts and technologies (MSE/EME HLS MPEG-DASH Transport Stream CMAF).
• Experience delivering playback or streaming video experiences at scale.
• Experience with connected TV OTT or streaming device platforms.
• Background partnering closely with Product Design and Platform teams on complex highly visible products.
• Demonstrated success managing and supporting teams distributed across multiple time zones.
• Experience using data metrics or experimentation to inform technical decisions and improve user experience.

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The hiring range for this position in New York NY is $179700 - $241000. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidates geographic region job-related knowledge skills and experience among other factors. 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 dependent on the level and position offered.

Job Posting Segment:

Product Engineering

Job Posting Primary Business:

PE - Streaming Frontend

Primary Job Posting Category:

Product Software Engineering

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City State Region Postal Code:

New York NY USA

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Date Posted:

Required Experience:

Manager