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Senior Software EngineerThe Walt Disney Company • San Francisco, CA, United States
Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company • San Francisco, CA, United States
8 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Senior Software Engineer

Job ID 10134962 Location Glendale, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date posted Oct. 21, 2025

Job Summary :

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

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.

Ad Platforms is responsible for Disney’s industry-leading ad technology and products – driving advertising performance, innovation, and value in Disney’s sports, news, and entertainment content, across all media platforms.

The Ads Data team is under Ad Platforms and its mission is to transform advertising and Disney's Ad platform with data and AI across TV and streaming video. We build solutions to measure and optimize every aspect of the advertising life cycle. At our core is a strong cross-domain team to deliver E2E solutions covering tech areas ranging from machine learning, big data, microservices to data visualization. Our team is seeking a senior software engineer who will be a core team member for our advertising data platform engineering group. This engineering group focuses on big data infrastructure, operational data, audience solution, inventory forecasting and full funnel measurements as a foundation layer for Disney’s addressable Ad Platforms. The right person for this role should have extensive experience on big data as well as solid expertise on backend services or full stack. If you are someone who is proactive, hardworking, and enthusiastic in these domains, this is a phenomenal role for you!

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role :

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Build components of large-scale data platform for real-time and batch processing, and own features of big data applications to fit evolving business needs
  • Build next-gen cloud based big data infrastructure for batch and streaming data applications, and continuously improve performance, scalability and availability
  • Contribute to the best engineering practices, including the use of design patterns, CI / CD, code review and automated test
  • Contribute to ground-breaking innovation and apply the state-of-the-art technologies
  • As a key member of the team, you will contribute to all aspects of the software lifecycle : design, experimentation, implementation and testing.
  • Collaborate with program managers, product managers, SDET, and researchers in an open and innovative environment
  • Own end-to-end delivery of substantial features or subsystems.
  • Promote a positive, inclusive, and collaborative engineering culture.
  • Identify and resolve root causes of complex production issues.
  • Provide constructive feedback and mentorship to junior engineers.
  • Required Education, Experience / Skills / Training :

    WHAT TO BRING

  • Bachelor or above in computer science or EE
  • 5+ years of professional programming in Scala, Python, and etc.
  • 3+ years of big data development experience with technical stacks like Spark, Flink, Airflow, Singlestore, Kafka and AWS big data technologies
  • Deep understanding of data modeling, distributed systems, and performance optimization
  • Knowledge of system, application design and architecture
  • Experience of building industry level high available and scalable service
  • Passion about technologies, and openness to interdisciplinary work
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • NICE-TO-HAVES

  • Hands-on experience with Databricks for development and deployment of data pipelines.
  • Experience with data governance, compliance, or observability tooling.
  • Demonstrated ability with cloud infrastructure technologies, including Terraform, K8S, Spinnaker, IAM, ALB, and etc.
  • Experience with Snowflake, Kinesis, lambda etc.
  • Experience in MicroService framework like Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, FastAPI, NestJS etc.
  • The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $138,900 - $186,200 per year, in San Francisco, CA is $152,100 - $203,900 per year, in Seattle, WA is $145,400 - $195,000 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.

    About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology :

    At Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, we’re blending imagination and innovation to reimagine the ways people experience and engage with the world’s most beloved stories and products. Our work is wide-ranging and deeply sophisticated. We create amazing experiences, transform the future of media, and build products and platforms that enable the connection between people everywhere and the stories and sports they love.

    Disney’s ability to marry world-class technology with one-of-a-kind creativity makes us unique. It is at the heart of our past, present, and future. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers.

    About The Walt Disney Company :

    The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments : Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

    This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC , which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology .

    Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

    Disability Accommodation For Employment Applications

    The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

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