Director – Core Player Engineering
The Walt Disney Company
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: New York City • New York • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $239,700 - $321,400 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Provide vision and strategic direction for Core Player Engineering
- Accomplish business objectives including feature changes in players
- Manage and develop senior managers and technical leads
- Champion observability and reliability improvements
- Ensure playback systems support both live and on-demand streaming
- Collaborate cross-functionally with backend streaming infrastructure
- Recruit and retain world-class engineers and leaders
Requirements
- Minimum of 12 years of related work experience
- Driving architecture excellence across C++, Rust, Kotlin, and JavaScript ecosystems
- Expertise in HLS, DASH, CMAF
- Leading large, distributed engineering organizations in media playback
- Strong executive presence
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
Benefits
- Full range of medical benefits
- Bonuses
- Long-term incentive units
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
C++RustKotlinJavaScriptHLSDASHCMAF
Soft Skills
strategic directionmanagementleadershipcollaborationexecutive presence
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science