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Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

**Building the future of Disney’s media:** Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

**Reach, Scale & Impact:** More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.

**Innovation:** We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.

Job Summary:

As a Software Engineer focused on Fantasy Sports, you will be part of a diverse and talented organization focused on building and maintaining complex web applications for ESPN.com. You will be a member of a team building the world’s #1 fantasy sports products working with modern server-side and web technologies such as JavaScript, Node and React to deliver scalable and elegant solutions for new product features and core site architecture.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

+ Build features and modules that are used by millions of fans

+ Develop and enhance core site functionality using JavaScript and React

+ Implement best practices to continually increase performance and scalability

+ Work with product and project management to refine specs and timelines

+ Partner with other engineering teams to deliver best solutions

+ Build features, maintain existing code, and fix bugs in Javascript and React

+ Participate in the code review process

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications:

+ Proven understanding of front-end web development technologies and principles

+ Knowledge of JavaScript, React, JS frameworks, and server-side templating

+ Driven and self-motivated

+ 3+ years relevant industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

+ Passion for sports

+ Experience with fantasy sports and an understanding of their game mechanics

+ Experience with task automation (Grunt, Gulp, WebPack) and CSS Preprocessors (Less, Sass) a plus

Experience with:

+ Javascript

+ React

Required Education

+ BS in Computer Science or related technical discipline or its equivalent

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The hiring range for this position in New York City is $120,300.00 to $161,300.00 per year and in Connecticut and California is $114,900.00 to $154,100.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

**Job ID:** 10130651

**Location:** Bristol,Connecticut

**Job Posting Company:** Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

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