Sr Content Distribution Engineer
Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Posting Title: Sr Content Distribution Engineer Req ID:
10133921 Job Description: 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 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: For the role of Senior 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. Areas
of focus include: · Configure and manage CDN configurations in the
Disney Distribution Mesh · Actively manage OpenCache deployments
with ISPs globally · Actively 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 3rd party CDNs into unified control plane
· Operational Management Contact for CDN support – actively
managing incidents via communication with CDN support teams ·
Identifying areas for caching configuration tuning and adjustment ·
Work to solve caching issues in concert with our operations and
engineering organizations · Provide consultation on caching
solutions to internal stakeholders · Provide senior tier-3 on call
evaluation, escalation and support Responsibilities and Duties of
the Role: - Support product driven initiatives and projects - Focus
on operations & management of cache solutions - Develop engineering
tooling and automation - Training & mentoring Required Education,
Experience/Skills/Training: · Bachelor’s Degree required · Minimum
of 5 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 Preferred Qualifications · Experience in a Content
Distribution Network environment · Knowledge of video players and
impact on cache logic · HTTP/DNS/Internet Architecture · Caching
(Varnish) · Web Serving (NGINX, HAProxy) · Cloud Technologies (AWS,
GCP) · Scripting Languages (Python, et al) · Security Protocols
(SSL Certificates, TLS) · Configuration Management (Ansible, AWX)
The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica is $106,900.00
to $143,300.00 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 Posting
Segment: PE - Media Platform Job Posting Primary Business: PE -
Media Platform - Media Processing & Metadata Platform Primary Job
Posting Category: Content Distribution Engineering Employment Type:
Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code: Santa Monica,
CA, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code: Date Posted:
2025-10-20
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