Software Engineer/Lead

Job Title: Software Engineer

Location: Glendale CA 91201

Job Type: Contract (W2 Only)

Description/Comment:

The Studio Tech Team is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join our Debut screening platform team. Debut is an exclusive, invitation-only platform designed to securely screen content and protect Disney's IP. Our mission is to build highly available, high-performance services that are essential for delivering top-tier content to our audiences. If you have a passion for streaming media or want to contribute to a growing team that plays a vital role in the functionality of our internal screening tool, this is the opportunity for you

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers to build software solutions in an agile, team-oriented environment.
• Work with the modern technologies such as Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch and more
• Work with various AWS technologies such as EKS, S3, Cognito
• Partner cross-functionally to align on strategies and approaches for delivering key projects.
• Design and Architect scalable, high-quality software solutions.
• Lead architectural discussion, contribute to technical proposals, and perform root cause analysis.
• Participate in code reviews, offering feedback and guidance on pull requests
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide support for operation escalations.
• Mentor and support other engineers, offering technical advice and guidance to help them grow.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, SWE
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and/or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of experience designing backend architectures and delivering production-grade backend applications.
• Expertise in functional programming patterns and experience building RESTful services.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Design (OOD) principles.
• Knowledge of AGILE/Scrum practices.
• 5+ years of experience in Java, Kotlin or similar object-oriented programming languages.
• 3+ years of experience in Node.js
• 5+ years of experiences in relational and NoSQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MySQL, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of source control concepts and systems, CI/CD pipelines and exposure to Git.
• Experience with observability tools for metrics, logging, and monitoring (e.g., Datadog, Splunk, Conviva)
• Knowledge of digital video players and streaming technologies (e.g. HLS, DRM, forensic watermarking)
• Understanding of the video content distribution supply chain.
• Proficiency with AWS services and architecture (e.g. S3, Lambda, Cognito)
• Strong ability to understand and interpret technical standards and specifications