Director, Software Engineering

工作 ID 10132533 地點班加羅爾, 印度 有意工作的公司 Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology 日期已公佈 Sep. 23, 2025

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工作概要:

Director, Software Engineering

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.

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.

Content Platforms & Operations is responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of the technical and operational functions driving the worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney’s linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney’s media supply chain and storage, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, network transmission and origination, and more.

This Director role will sit within the Content Platforms organization, which is responsible for advancing the technologies and workflows that enable Disney’s global content supply chain distribution and monetization functions.

Job Summary:

As Director, Software Engineering, you will establish and lead a growing engineering organization based in Bangalore, India, dedicated to Content Platforms. This team partners closely with U.S.-based product, design, and QA colleagues to deliver scalable, reliable, and secure systems that power Disney’s content supply chain distribution and monetization functions. You will oversee multiple managers and their teams, drive recruitment and technical excellence, and ensure global collaboration that enables Disney Entertainment & ESPN to deliver and monetize its unparalleled content across every screen. You will also shape technical strategy, foster innovation, and guide delivery of complex, distributed applications aligned with the mission of Content Platforms.

You will mentor world-class teams in their development and operation of our platforms. You must understand the demands of managing a 24x7 application at a large scale with well-defined operational objectives.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

Lead and scale an India-based engineering organization within Content Platforms, including recruiting, mentoring, and developing managers and engineers.
Ensure effective global collaboration with product, design, and QA teams in the U.S. to deliver aligned outcomes.
Organizes team structure to maximize business success while ensuring appropriate matching between team member responsibilities and areas of expertise.
Define and govern KPIs for development efficiencies, solution quality and system stability/resiliency.
Responsible for multiple roadmaps within and resolves any priority conflicts or trade-offs within those roadmaps.
Drive delivery of scalable, performant, and secure systems that support the global content supply chain.
Work together with product, design and QA teams to plan work according to roadmap timelines
Partner with other engineering teams to solve complex problems while considering performance, scalability, caching, resiliency, and flexibility for expanding product requirements
Support hypercare when needed

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications

12+ years in software engineering with at least 5+ years leading managers and distributed/global teams.
Proven track record of building and scaling offshore/India-based engineering teams.
Strong technical foundation across modern application stacks (Java, Node.js, React, REST/GraphQL).
Demonstrated success delivering enterprise-grade, high-scale platforms in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.
Deep experience with cloud (AWS or equivalent), CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across global teams and functions.

Preferred Qualifications

Keen ability to take high-level direction, work through ambiguity and drive to execution in an iterative model
Strong understanding of DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and Agile development
Understanding of AWS services (e.g., Cloudwatch, EC2, S3, etc)
Familiarity with Salesforce
Familiarity with monetization workflows (rights management, avails, pricing, scheduling)
Experience implementing AI/ML-assisted tools to improve engineering velocity and quality.
Track record of driving technical strategy and transformation across global organizations.

Required Education

BS Computer Science or related technical discipline or its equivalent

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關於Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:

在Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology，我們結合想像力與創新，以重新想像人們體驗和參與世上最受歡迎故事和產品的方式。我們的工作內容廣泛，且精深細密。我們創造令人驚豔的體驗、改變媒體的未來，並打造產品和平台，讓世界各地的人們都能與自己喜愛的故事和體育活動緊密相連。

Disney結合世界級技術與獨特創意，因而與眾不同。這是我們過去、現在和未來的核心。我們是故事敍述者和創新者。創作者和創建者。表演者和工程師。

關於 The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Company 連同其子公司和聯營公司，是領先的多元化國際家庭娛樂和媒體企業，其業務主要涉及三個範疇：Disney Entertainment、ESPN 及 Disney Experiences。Disney 在 1920 年代的起步之初，只是一間卡通工作室，至今已成為娛樂界的翹楚，並昂然堅守傳承，繼續為家庭中每位成員創造世界一流的故事與體驗。Disney 的故事、人物與體驗傳遍世界每個角落，深入人心。我們在 40 多個國家/地區營運業務，僱員及演藝人員攜手協力，創造全球和當地人們都珍愛的娛樂體驗。

這個職位隸屬於 Disney Streaming Technology LLC，其所屬的業務部門是 Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology。

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