Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology
Sr Media Streaming Engineer
Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, New York, New York, us, 10261
Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology
Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s 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 you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s 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.Media Streaming EngineeringAre you passionate about video encoding technologies and optimizing video streaming systems? As a Senior Media Streaming Engineer at Disney, you will be part of the Media Delivery Live team, responsible for the entire audio and video encoding supply chain from content acquisition to delivery. The department’s responsibilities provide round-the-clock support for these products, ensuring proper functionality across all platforms and front-end playback scenarios.ResponsibilitiesThis is a critical position on the Media Delivery Live team, a small team of engineers responsible for implementing, maintaining, and supporting live streaming and packaging workflows for Disney’s over-the-top video products. You will be responsible for building and maintaining the video encoding and packaging portion of Disney’s live streaming ecosystem.Design and implement new live streaming workflows.Develop support tools, scripts & dashboards.Develop automation scripting and video analysis tools.Independently develop and carry out engineering projects that support ever-changing workflows and requirements.Identify and implement optimizations related to live encoder monitoring and alerts in our QA and production environments.Troubleshoot encoding and segmentation issues.Provide maintenance/support of our live encoders and packagers.Provide training to internal team members.Document workflows and standard operation procedures.Provide external teams with guidance related to live encoder/packaging workflows.Basic Qualifications5 or more years of progressively complex related experience.B.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.Experience working in a video OTT/broadcast environment.Ability to work independently to solve problems in both the video and IT domains.Knowledge of video codecs and compression (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC).Knowledge of audio codecs and containers (AAC, PCM, AC-3, EAC-3, MPEG-1 Layer-II).Knowledge of ABR/OTT technologies (HLS, DASH).Knowledge of MPEG Transport Streams in broadcast and ABR workflows.Comfortable with Mac, Linux, and Windows environments, specifically on the command line.Strong communication skills.Basic scripting experience (BASH, Python, Ruby).Basic experience with automation suites (AWX/Ansible, Puppet).Experience with REST API communication, either manually (cURL/Postman) or programmatically (through a scripting language library).Experience writing technical documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences.Basic understanding of DAI workflows in an OTT environment.Comfortable troubleshooting with Transport Stream and Elementary Stream analyzers.Basic experience with command-line video tools like FFMPEG, MP4Box, and TSDuck.Basic network transport knowledge (Multicast, TCP/UDP).Comfortable acting as a technical lead to other departments to address and resolve technical issues.Knowledge of the ANSI/SCTE 35 specification preferred.The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, California is $112,600 - $151,000 per year and in New York is $118,000 - $158,200 per year and in The Woodlands, Texas and Morrisville, North Carolina is $107,300 - $143,800 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s 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.
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Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s 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 you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s 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.Media Streaming EngineeringAre you passionate about video encoding technologies and optimizing video streaming systems? As a Senior Media Streaming Engineer at Disney, you will be part of the Media Delivery Live team, responsible for the entire audio and video encoding supply chain from content acquisition to delivery. The department’s responsibilities provide round-the-clock support for these products, ensuring proper functionality across all platforms and front-end playback scenarios.ResponsibilitiesThis is a critical position on the Media Delivery Live team, a small team of engineers responsible for implementing, maintaining, and supporting live streaming and packaging workflows for Disney’s over-the-top video products. You will be responsible for building and maintaining the video encoding and packaging portion of Disney’s live streaming ecosystem.Design and implement new live streaming workflows.Develop support tools, scripts & dashboards.Develop automation scripting and video analysis tools.Independently develop and carry out engineering projects that support ever-changing workflows and requirements.Identify and implement optimizations related to live encoder monitoring and alerts in our QA and production environments.Troubleshoot encoding and segmentation issues.Provide maintenance/support of our live encoders and packagers.Provide training to internal team members.Document workflows and standard operation procedures.Provide external teams with guidance related to live encoder/packaging workflows.Basic Qualifications5 or more years of progressively complex related experience.B.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.Experience working in a video OTT/broadcast environment.Ability to work independently to solve problems in both the video and IT domains.Knowledge of video codecs and compression (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC).Knowledge of audio codecs and containers (AAC, PCM, AC-3, EAC-3, MPEG-1 Layer-II).Knowledge of ABR/OTT technologies (HLS, DASH).Knowledge of MPEG Transport Streams in broadcast and ABR workflows.Comfortable with Mac, Linux, and Windows environments, specifically on the command line.Strong communication skills.Basic scripting experience (BASH, Python, Ruby).Basic experience with automation suites (AWX/Ansible, Puppet).Experience with REST API communication, either manually (cURL/Postman) or programmatically (through a scripting language library).Experience writing technical documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences.Basic understanding of DAI workflows in an OTT environment.Comfortable troubleshooting with Transport Stream and Elementary Stream analyzers.Basic experience with command-line video tools like FFMPEG, MP4Box, and TSDuck.Basic network transport knowledge (Multicast, TCP/UDP).Comfortable acting as a technical lead to other departments to address and resolve technical issues.Knowledge of the ANSI/SCTE 35 specification preferred.The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, California is $112,600 - $151,000 per year and in New York is $118,000 - $158,200 per year and in The Woodlands, Texas and Morrisville, North Carolina is $107,300 - $143,800 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s 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.
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