Backend Software Engineer for AI Core team building foundational AI capabilities across Ad Platforms. Implementing backend services, APIs, and integrating LLMs for AI - powered systems.
About the role
- Senior Software Engineer developing and maintaining web-based JavaScript player for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. Collaborating with teams to deliver a seamless video streaming experience across platforms.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain our JavaScript player that drives our streaming experience
- Optimize our player to perform well for resource constrained platforms
- Create and review architecture and technical designs
- Maintain a strong understanding of our code to identify, research and address issues
- Collaborate with application development teams, services engineering teams and product management to help understand and explain device limitations and requirements
- Lead in strategies to ensure the quality and stability of our deployments, including testing strategies and telemetry approaches
- Develop our project’s build system and continuous integration system as needed
- Provide technical expertise or mentoring to developers on our team
- Drive high development standards
Requirements
- 5+ years of full software development lifecycle experience
- Highly fluent in JavaScript and web technologies
- Experience developing for web browsers & other web-based client devices
- Experience in Streaming technologies, such as: HLS (preferred) or DASH
- DRM technologies like PlayReady or Widevine
- Adaptive Bitrate Streaming Algorithms
- Caption and subtitle formats such as CEA-608 / 708
- Codecs AVC, HEVC, AAC, EAC3
- Experience developing and optimizing high-performance client-side media applications
- Experience using build runners / compilation tools for multi-platform projects
- Strong individual contributor with a drive to learn and patience to teach others
- Great communication and collaboration skills and a strong teamwork ethic
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools effectively
- BS or BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
- Experience developing for living room devices, e.g. Samsung, LG, Hisense, Vizio.
- Experience developing for gaming consoles (e.g. Playstation, Switch), Android devices (e.g.FireTV), or similar devices
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
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