Senior Software Engineer
Job Description
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to shape the future of their Ad Technology's Generative AI platform. This role sits at the intersection of backend systems, AI orchestration, and enterprise automation, focusing on building reusable capabilities and intelligent agents that streamline critical operational workflows.
The position offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI tools, applying them to real-world challenges in one of the most advanced ad tech environments. You'll be responsible for engineering GenAI platform services and building production-ready agents using frameworks like LangGraph and LangChain.
The role is part of Disney's Ad Platforms team, which drives advertising performance and innovation across Disney's sports, news, and entertainment content. You'll be working with industry-leading ad technology and products, contributing to solutions that shape industry norms and solve complex technical problems.
Working at Disney offers unique advantages: you'll be building the future of Disney's media, working with products that reach millions globally (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC), and developing groundbreaking solutions. The position offers competitive compensation ($138,900 - $203,900 depending on location) plus bonus potential and comprehensive benefits.
The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise in Python, LLM APIs, and cloud-native design patterns, combined with practical experience in building scalable AI systems. You'll join a collaborative team at the forefront of GenAI enablement, helping to shape how modern AI tools are applied to real operational challenges in the media and advertising space.
Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer
- Design and build reusable GenAI platform components
- Develop multi-turn LLM agents and tools using LangGraph and LangChain
- Build robust APIs, SDKs, and accelerator components
- Standardize approaches to context management and tool calling
- Ensure platform components meet security and compliance standards
- Partner with infrastructure, data, security, and product teams
Requirements For Senior Software Engineer
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of backend or platform engineering experience
- Hands-on experience integrating with LLM APIs
- Proficient in Python
- Familiarity with LangChain, LangGraph, or similar LLM orchestration frameworks
- Experience with observability practices for LLM-based systems
- Experience with LLM evaluation and testing frameworks
- Strong understanding of cloud-native design patterns
- Working knowledge of vector databases
- Experience building modular, reusable GenAI components
- Comfort working with CI/CD pipelines
Benefits For Senior Software Engineer
- Bonus potential
- Long-term incentive units
- Full range of medical benefits
- Financial benefits
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