TypeScript Engineer position

Title : TypeScript Engineer position

Location : Hybrid 3-4 days onsite - must sit in either Glendale, CA, Seattle, WA, or Bristol, CT, Manhattan, NY

THIS IS NOT A FRONT-END ENGINEER.

What their team is doing are very API-driven TypeScript-driven projects. Looking for someone with STRONG TypeScript knowledge, and familiarity with API development, not front-end, as the majority of the work they are doing is very API-driven. They are a TypeScript team, and they are a Sr TypeScript team, so the expectation is anyone coming in, even at the P2 level, would understand TypeScript, not just JavaScript, but understand what makes TypeScript different, and how to use the power of what TypeScript brings in. The majority of the work is someone who knows how to create APIs. Not that they integrated APIs, but know how to build APIs, since their team is on the side that is creating the APIs for integration. So, the expectation is that they are familiar with REST and know how to create REST services, the HTTP methods.

Candidates should have Unit Testing experience, should be standard, and that's more of a skillset that can be taught. The mocking is less standard, but very valuable. So if they have familiarity with it, and created a Mock, or understands what it takes to Mock data, that would definitely be a highlight. The manager also mentioned that if we get the sense that the candidate is a lean in problem solver, that Trumps everything. He can teach someone how to write unit tests. It's a lot harder to teach someone how to be a problem solver, where they're hungry to jump in. His team is like that. They have a lot of internal stakeholders, and the people that really stand out are the folks that don't need him to tell them every step of the way. They can solve problems on their own and come back and have the personal skills to be able to communicate their ideas. Problem Solver Mentality.

Candidates must also provide their link to their public repositories so that the manager can see their TypeScript project examples, and they must show up on their public repos.

Top 3 skills sets needed : REST in Typescript, TDD, APIs

Misc. Info : Must give last four SSN, Birth mm / dd and email address

EXTERNAL JOB DESCRIPTION :

The Early Playback Enablement team mission is to enable media player engineers and QA partners to validate video and audio playback across our player stack by creating and managing test-streams, mocking relevant services, and removing related impediments. We help support new platforms, accelerate the development of our in-house media player, and improve playback quality across the Disney media ecosystem.

Our team is seeking someone to help us further support media playback across brands and to expand our capabilities to serve video and audio test content.

Your primary initiative will be to ensure our deliverables help provide a foundation for media playback innovation.

You are an opinionated optimist who always leaves the code that you are working on better than you found it. You foster trust, approach problems with empathy and respect, and embrace creativity. You see yourself as a partner who excels in problem solving, puts users first, and cares deeply about quality.

Responsibilities :

• Develop and maintain an internal REST service written in Typescript
• Design systems and procedures to best expand and scale our services
• Automate processes around our deliverables
• Use Test Driven Development practices and functional paradigms
• Determine creative ways to surface test content and mock services across our ecosystem
• Deliver test content to unblock our partners and / or expose new media features
• Own the end-to-end fulfillment of test content requests
• Support partner needs as they pertain to media playback
• Share ownership of our playback support channels and threads
• Create documentation around test content and relevant services
• Understand the intricacies of playback across our brands
• Track and execute against product and project requirements
• Maintain of our test-stream and mock-service catalogs

Basic Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Required Education Bachelor's Degree or work exp