Job Posting Title:
Lead Content Distribution Engineer
Req ID:
Job Description:
Lead Content Distribution Network EngineerDisney Entertainment and ESPN Product & TechnologyJob Summary: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.
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:Focus on operations & management of cache solutions
Support product driven initiatives and projects
Develop engineering tooling and automation
Training & mentoring
Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:- 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
- Bachelors degree required
Preferred experience with:- 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 New York is $135,400-$181,600 per year and in Santa Monica is $129,300 - $173,300 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 Engineering
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:
New York, NY, USA
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - CA - 2500 Broadway Street
Date Posted:
2026-05-27
