Senior Software Engineer
Description For Senior Software Engineer
On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we're reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world's most beloved stories while also transforming Disney's media business for the future. The Content Experience & Delivery team builds systems that provide data at scale to teams across Disney+, Hulu, and Star+. We implement reliable, high-request services that deliver data that helps power streaming user experiences, across web, mobile, and living room devices.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will collaborate closely with engineers, project managers, and product managers to find the best solution for our viewers. You will drive projects end-to-end: designing initial solutions, finding alignment with stakeholders, developing testing methodologies, and delivering test frameworks to validate work on our recommendations systems before production release.
Why join Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:
- Building the future of Disney's media business: Designing and building infrastructure that will power Disney's media, advertising, and distribution businesses
- Reach & Scale: Our products delight millions of consumers every minute across Disney+, Hulu, ABC News, ESPN and more
- Innovation: We develop groundbreaking products that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience entertainment
The role offers competitive compensation ($138,900-$195,000 based on location) plus bonus potential and comprehensive benefits. You'll join a hardworking team creating best-in-class Recommendations & Discovery experiences for hundreds of millions of customers. We value good-faith collaboration, driving best practices, and promoting excellence while working with cutting-edge technologies in cloud computing, JVM services, and large-scale distributed systems.
This is an opportunity to make a real impact at one of the world's most beloved entertainment companies, working on products that reach a massive global audience while collaborating with talented teams across multiple locations. Join us in shaping the future of streaming entertainment technology at Disney.
Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer
- Design well-architected solutions and deliver maintainable code
- Develop testing methodologies and deliver test frameworks
- Lead technical design and implementation of new features
- Break down work at the epic level, setting project milestones
- Design new solutions and ensure alignment across engineering and product teams
- Prioritize work within a project
- Determine efficient testing strategies
- Communicate with stakeholders on project progress
- Anticipate and mitigate risk on projects
- Coach and mentor teammates
- Actively participate in daily stand-ups and other scrum ceremonies
Requirements For Senior Software Engineer
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience crafting and operating backend services
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field
- Demonstrated knowledge crafting and operating JVM services
- Experience operating within a Public Cloud Provider (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- Experience with observability tools for metrics, logging, and monitoring
- Ability to design and understand high-level architecture and frameworks
- Ability to pragmatically drive technical projects with an analytical approach
- Demonstrated knowledge of AGILE/Scrum practices
- Skilled at work breakdown and task estimation
- Strong communication skills
Benefits For Senior Software Engineer
- Full range of medical benefits
- Bonus potential
- Long-term incentive units
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