Lead Content Distribution Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

Lead Content Distribution Engineer specializing in caching technology and CDN edge services at Disney. Overseeing caching solutions with a focus on operations and management.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeNew York City • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $135,400 - $181,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSCloudDNSGoogle Cloud PlatformHAProxyNGINXPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Configure and manage CDN configurations in the Disney Distribution Mesh
Actively manage OpenCache deployments with ISPs globally
Actively review performance metrics across our caching infrastructure for improvements
Review capacity and ensure alignment with global distribution strategy
Oversee Day-to-Day operations of Disney Distribution Mesh
Participate in tooling development to integrate 3rd party CDNs into unified control plane
Contact for CDN support – actively managing incidents via communication with CDN support teams
Identifying areas for caching configuration tuning and adjustment
Work to solve caching issues in concert with our operations and engineering organizations
Provide consultation on caching solutions to internal stakeholders
Provide senior tier-3 on call evaluation, escalation and support

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 7 years of experience managing caching solutions
Understanding of streaming video protocols (HLS) and how it interacts with caching
Ability to perform Network Troubleshooting
Effective communication, written and verbal
Passion for troubleshooting and debugging
Experience in a Content Distribution Network environment
Knowledge of video players and impact on cache logic
Bachelor's degree required
Preferred experience with: HTTP/DNS/Internet Architecture
Caching (Varnish)
Web Serving (NGINX, HAProxy)
Cloud Technologies (AWS, GCP)
Scripting Languages (Python, et al)
Security Protocols (SSL Certificates, TLS)
Configuration Management (Ansible, AWX)

Benefits

Comp & perks

A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

caching solutionsstreaming video protocolsnetwork troubleshootingHTTPDNSInternet architectureVarnishNGINXHAProxyscripting languages

Soft Skills

effective communicationwritten communicationverbal communicationtroubleshootingdebugging