Lead Content Distribution Engineer

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

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Lead Content Distribution Engineer, Media Processing and Distribution. Specializes in caching technology, distributed networking, and operational experience in CDN edge services. Joins the Product Engineering organization as part of the Media Distribution Technology team which develops and maintains CDN configurations for all CDNs in the Disney Distribution Mesh.

• Configure and manage CDN configurations in the Disney Distribution Mesh
• Actively manage Open Cache deployments with ISPs globally
• Review performance metrics across our caching infrastructure for improvements
• Review capacity and ensure alignment with global distribution strategy
• Oversee day‑to‑day operations of the Disney Distribution Mesh
• Participate in tooling development to integrate third‑party CDNs into a unified control plane
• Operational management contact for CDN support – manage incidents via communication with CDN support teams
• Identify areas for caching configuration tuning and adjustment
• Resolve caching issues with operations and engineering organizations
• Consult on caching solutions to internal stakeholders
• Provide senior tier‑3 on‑call evaluation, escalation, and support

• Focus on operations & management of cache solutions
• Support product‑driven initiatives and projects
• Develop engineering tooling and automation
• Training & mentoring

• Minimum seven years of experience managing caching solutions
• Understanding of streaming video protocols (HLS) and their interaction with caching
• Ability to perform network troubleshooting
• Effective written and verbal communication
• 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

• HTTP/DNS/Internet architecture
• Caching (Varnish)
• Web serving (NGINX, HAProxy)
• Cloud technologies (AWS, GCP)
• Scripting languages (Python, etc.)
• Security protocols (SSL certificates, TLS)
• Configuration management (Ansible, AWX)

The hiring range for this position in New York is $135,400–$181,600 per year and in Santa Monica is $129,300–$173,300 per year. The base pay offered will consider internal equity, geographic factors, and candidate knowledge, skills, and experience. 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 other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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