Media Streaming Engineer Job at The Walt Disney Company in Bristol

Media Streaming Engineer

Job ID: 10108259

Location: New York, New York, United States / Bristol, Connecticut, United States / Glendale, California, United States / Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

Business: Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

Date posted: February 13, 2025

Job Summary:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

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.

• 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 Engineering is an innovative organization that is passionate about providing the best possible video playback experience, art, and metadata to customers worldwide, powered by exceptional technology. This work requires streamlining and repurposing technology across different business and distribution channels – including streaming, linear, and theatrical – so that technology can ebb and flow across the needs of the business.

As a 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. This includes an agile and responsive team of technicians that perform daily processes and procedures of our live and on-demand video streaming products, providing round-the-clock support for these products, ensuring proper functionality across all platforms and front-end playback scenarios.

This is a mid-level position on the Media Delivery Live team, responsible for implementing, maintaining, monitoring, and supporting live streaming workflows for Disney Streaming’s video encoding and segmenting products. It is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in the live streaming space working in a dynamic, fast-paced, and sophisticated technical environment.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor live event and linear channel workflows
• Troubleshoot encoding and segmentation issues
• Independently develop and carry out engineering projects that support ever-changing workflows and requirements
• Provide maintenance/support of our live encoders and packagers
• Provide training to internal team members
• Documentation of workflows and standard operation procedures
• Provide external teams with guidance related to live encoder/packaging workflows
• Identify and implement optimizations related to monitoring

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of progressively complex related experience.
• BA/BS or equivalent experience required
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong aptitude to learn new technical concepts
• Strong multi-tasking abilities
• Strong communication skills

Additional qualifications include the ability to work independently to solve problems in both the video and IT domains, quickly identify and resolve issues in a time-sensitive and dynamic production environment, and comfortable acting as a technical resource to other departments.

The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $99,900.00 to $133,900.00 per year and in Glendale, CA is $95,300.00 to $127,800.00 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.

About Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for Disney’s two media business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer.