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Senior Software Engineer - Activation

Technology company building and advancing the technological backbone for Disney's media business globally, focusing on streaming services and entertainment products.
$138,200 - $203,900
Data
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Entertainment

Job Description

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 Activation team is seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer with a strong technical background who is passionate about building systems to process data at scale that unlocks capabilities across software and data disciplines. This role involves building and maintaining our Activation Data products which serve as the data sharing platform. The role requires expert knowledge of building scalable, fault-tolerant data products to ensure the reliable delivery of both real-time and batch data.

Our tech stack includes AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, Airflow, Spark, and languages include Scala, Python, SQL, and Java. You'll be working on building components of large-scale data platform for real-time and batch processing, and owning features of big data applications to fit evolving business needs.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll participate in organization-wide large-scale programs representing the team and our stakeholders. You'll be responsible for building next generation service platform on cloud-based big data infrastructure for batch and streaming data applications, and continuously improve performance, scalability and availability.

The role offers competitive compensation ranging from $138,200 to $203,900 depending on location and experience, plus comprehensive benefits including medical coverage, bonus potential, and long-term incentives. Join us in building the future of Disney's media technology platform and be part of a team that powers world-class entertainment products reaching millions globally.

Last updated 6 days ago

Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer - Activation

  • Be a part of a team of big data and backend engineers to deliver high value projects
  • Participate in organization-wide large-scale programs
  • Build components of large-scale data platform for real-time and batch processing
  • Participate in building next generation service platform on cloud-based big data infrastructure
  • Participate in code reviews and evangelize best practices
  • Mentor and guide junior team members
  • Collaborate with program managers, product managers, SDET, and researchers

Requirements For Senior Software Engineer - Activation

Python
Java
Scala
  • Minimum of 5 years of related software development experience
  • Minimum 5 years' experience with Python, Scala, or Java
  • Minimum 2 years' experience with Spark
  • Strong experience with complex SQL development
  • Familiar with Docker and containerization technologies
  • Familiar with Airflow or equivalent schedulers
  • Strong software design principles
  • Experience mentoring and leading junior engineers
  • Experience with testing tools
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or comparable field

Benefits For Senior Software Engineer - Activation

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
  • Medical Benefits
  • Bonus
  • Long-term incentives
  • Financial benefits

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