Manager, Software Engineering - Direct To Consumer & International
Burbank, Ca, Us
• Managed software development for the Matterhorn Platform - the content and asset systems that power domestic and international sites including Disney.com, StarWars.com, MarvelHQ.com, 20thCenturyStudios.com, Avatar.com and Disney native apps including Star Wars, Mickey Video, and Disney Life• Responsible for the end-to-end video ingestion, metadata, and transcoding pipeline for videos that appear on Disney Digital Network sites and apps• Managed the technical integration of video management and distribution systems from Disney’s $500M acquisition of Maker Studios• Developed and operated admin tools for asset management, localization, and delivery of original Disney shortform content to the Disney+ streaming service• Increased video views by 50% by working with player vendor (Kaltura) to optimize load times, enhance features, and A/B test• Worked with multiple public and private cloud environments (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, CloudStack), languages (Python, Ruby, Java, PHP, JavaScript - Node.js), and databases (MongoDB, MySQL, Cloud Datastore)• Led projects through architecture, security, and legal reviews• Ensured CI/CD and QA testing (manual and automated) met expectations