Principal Software Engineer - Rust/C++ at The Walt Disney Company

Santa Monica, California, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Media, Entertainment, StreamingIndustries

Advanced native engineering skills in Rust/C++
Strong hands-on technical leadership for a team of engineers
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with minimal or ambiguous direction
Self-directed with tenacity and resilience
Ability to balance competing technical priorities
Availability for onsite work (4 days a week) in one of Disney's technology offices

Serve as a critical member and technical leader for a team responsible for two multi-platform native runtimes
Help define a roadmap and technical direction for these runtimes powering Hulu across living room devices
Architect, design, build, and improve core functionality of native frameworks, including leading high-level architectural discussions and planning sessions (especially around software observability)
Review code from the team, provide technical feedback and guidance, and write key code
Collaborate closely with other Disney teams (Hulu living room client engineering, media player engineering, services engineering, product managers, design teams) to understand and explain device limitations and requirements
Work with hardware manufacturing partners to vet new devices