Sr. Software Engineer ? Data Activation Platforms

Job Summary:

Disney Streaming is creating digital video entertainment products for one of the largest media brands in the world, with the mission of providing consumers the ability to access content on any connected device, at any time, in any location. As we continue to use our innovative technology to deliver dynamic direct-to-consumer entertainment for millions of fans across the globe, we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Data Platforms who can operate across the enterprise to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery of products and features that directly drive our business.

This position is a unique opportunity to build an industry leading technology stack and engineer it "from the metal up". This platform is the embodiment of thought leading algorithms and techniques to create a very low latency database engine capable of processing large volumes of data at scale, approaching "five nines" availability. The platform will process and persist streaming data arriving from AWS Kinesis.

• 6+ years of experience in software product development.
• Experience in architecting distributed data systems, with an understanding of CAP theorem tradeoffs.
• Deep understanding of concurrency, ability to identify and resolve race conditions with efficient and innovative solutions.
• Excellent "code craftsmanship".
• Experience profiling and tuning code for optimal performance and efficiency.
• Experience with low level languages such as C/C++, Golang.
• Deep understanding of advanced data structures/algorithms.
• Solid understanding of SQL. Can envision how SQL is executed in a database engine.
• Solid understanding of network protocols such as HTTP, GRPC and design for fault tolerance.
• Understanding of cloud orchestration tools, platforms, and services.
• Solid experience with the Linux operating system.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS. Ability to communicate with DevOps teams. We work with external partners, and with Cloud and Datacenter services, so familiarity with SSL Certificate management, VPC networking, Security Groups/Firewalling and DNS would be useful.

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering Mathematics or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience building processes with Golang.
• Understanding or familiarity with GPU libraries such as CUDA.
• Experience with code profiling tools.
• Hands-on AWS Security/IAM administration experience, particularly IAM Policies, in support of multiple teams.
• Experience with AWS services, such as EC2, ALB, ECS, ACM, IAM and Kinesis and DynamoDB.