Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is looking to solve complex and distinctive technical problems by building and advancing the technological backbone for Disney's media business globally, ensuring customers can play back videos, which is the core functionality of Disney's streaming services.
Requirements
- Knowledge and experience in programing with Go, C, C++, or Java
- Knowledge of some distributed system concepts (i.e. REST API design, distributed networking, cloud infrastructure, etc.)
- Familiarity and experience setting up cloud-based applications in AWS
- Knowledge of cross-team code maintenance best practices (i.e. git workflows, code testing paradigms, etc.)
- Familiarity with video streaming technology concepts
Responsibilities
- Working on high scale backend systems built in Golang to deliver the video playback experience to end users
- Building and maintaining distributed infrastructure in AWS
- Participating in code reviews and team software architecture design reviews
- Learning video streaming technologies and specifications such as DASH and HLS
- Building tooling, monitoring and alerting to support the maintenance of our highly available, fault tolerant systems
Other
- Junior or Senior year preferred
- Currently enrolled undergraduate student in an accredited college/university, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, Information Technology or related field.
- Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program AND returning to school the semester/quarter following the internship OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Possess unrestricted work authorization
