Lead Content Distribution Engineer

Lead Content Distribution Engineer

Job :

Location
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New York, New York, United States / Santa Monica, California, United States

Business
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Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

For the role of Lead Content Distribution Engineer, Media Processing and Distribution is looking for a candidate specializing in caching technology, distributed networking, and operational experience in CDN edge services. This role will join 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, in concert with operations and performance management teams
• Review capacity and ensure alignment with global distribution strategy
• Oversee day‑to‑day operations of Disney Distribution Mesh
• Participate in tooling development to integrate third‑party CDNs into a unified control plane
• Operational management contact for CDN support – actively managing incidents via communication with CDN support teams
• Identify areas for caching configuration tuning and adjustment
• Work to solve caching issues in concert with operations and engineering organizations
• Provide consultation 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 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

• 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 is New York
: $135,400–$181,600 per year and Santa Monica
: $129,300–$173,300 per year. The base pay offered will account for internal equity and may vary based on geographic region, job‑related 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.

Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC is an equal‑opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.

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