Sr Content Distribution Engineer
Company: Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology
Location: New York
Posted on: March 1, 2025
Job Description:
Disney Entertainment & ESPN TechnologyOn 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 here:
- 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 focused on providing the best
possible video playback experience, art, and metadata to customers
around the world, powered by exceptional technology. This strategic
work requires streamlining and re-purposing 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.The Media Processing and Distribution
team is looking for a candidate who specializes in caching
technology, distributed networking, and operational experience in
CDN edge services. This role will join the Media Engineering
organization as part of the Distribution Engineering team which
develops and maintains CDN configurations for all CDNs in the
Disney Distribution Mesh.Responsibilities
- Oversee Day-to-Day operations of Disney Distribution Mesh
- Actively manage incidents, communicating across distribution
teams, and performing root cause analysis
- Actively review performance metrics across our caching
infrastructure for improvements (in concert with operations and
performance management teams)
- Identifying areas for tuning and adjustment
- Work to solve distribution issues in concert with our
operations and engineering organizations
- Build and execute frameworks for Incident, Problem and Change
Management based on ITIL standards
- Provide tier-2 on call evaluation, escalation and supportBasic
Qualifications
- BS/BA required
- Minimum of 5 years of experience managing caching solutions,
preferably in a Content Distribution Network environment
- Experience in Content Distribution Network operations
environments
- Expert knowledge of CDN Provider architectures and
configurations
- Understanding of streaming video protocols (HLS) and how it
interacts with caching
- Ability to perform Network Troubleshooting
- Knowledge of video players and impact on cache logic
- Knowledge of following:
- HTTP/DNS/Internet Architecture
- Caching (Varnish)
- Web Serving (NGINX, HAProxy)
- Cloud Technologies (AWS, GCP)
- Scripting Languages (Python, et al)
- Security Protocols (SSL Certificates, TLS)
- Configuration Management (Ansible, AWX)
- Effective communication, written and verbal
- Passion for troubleshooting and debugging#DISNEYTECH
The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and in New York
City, NY is $109,500 to $146,800 per year; the hiring range for
this position in Santa Monica/Burbank/Glendale/L.A., California and
in Bristol, Connecticut is $104,600 to $140,200; and the hiring
range for this position in San Francisco, California is $114,500 to
$153,500 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into
account internal equity and also 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.
Keywords: Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, New York , Sr Content Distribution Engineer, Engineering , New York, New York
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