Principal Media Streaming Engineer
AI summary of the role
Lead technical role on the Media Delivery VOD team at Disney, responsible for designing, implementing, and enhancing encoding and processing workflows for Disney's on-demand video products.
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What you’ll do
- Design and build automation tools for metrics reporting, dashboards, and operational insights.
- Drive initiatives to improve reliability, scalability, and performance of VOD processing and platform experience.
- Lead proof-of-concept projects and technology evaluations to inform strategic decisions.
- Implement monitoring, alerting, and auto-remediation systems for VOD processing infrastructure.
What you’ll bring
- Minimum of 10 years of progressively complex related experience.
- Deep knowledge of video codecs (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, AV1) and ABR/OTT technologies (HLS, DASH, CMAF).
- Advanced scripting experience (Python, BASH, Ruby) and experience building automation tools and dashboards.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Technologies
FFMPEG · MP4Box · MediaInfo · H.264/AVC · H.265/HEVC · AV1 · HLS · DASH · CMAF · Python · BASH · Ruby
About The Walt Disney Company
Turns Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, ESPN, and ABC IP into streaming, film/TV, sports, parks, cruises, products, and games.
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Source and classification
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part of the Media Delivery team, which is responsible for the entire video encoding supply chain from content acquisition to delivery, consisting of an agile and responsive team of engineers that design, build, and support the systems and workflows powering our on-demand video streaming products. The department's responsibilities provide round-the-clock support for these products, ensuring proper functionality across all platforms and front-end playback scenarios. The Media Delivery team partners with development teams on design and implementation of key functionality for video encoding systems, builds comprehensive tooling and reporting solutions, and ensures that overall encoding capacity meets the needs of all partners while optimizing resources to the fullest. You would join a diverse and networked team that collaborates on initiatives that drive streaming video technology to the
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