Senior Software Engineer - Audience Targeting

The Walt Disney Company is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences.
$138,900 - $203,900
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · AI

Description For Senior Software Engineer - Audience Targeting

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 Ad Platforms organization within Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology is fully responsible for building, enhancing and maintaining the high-performance, distributed, microservice-based Advertising Platform across all of Disney online properties, including Hulu and ESPN+.

The Audience Targeting team is part of Ad Platforms, with a mission to help advertisers reach the right audience and deliver personalized, optimized experiences tailored to customer needs and interests. Our Audience Targeting Platform offers a unified solution for audience data exchange and enrichment, as well as high-concurrency, low-latency audience targeting services powered by advanced data technologies.

As a Senior Software Engineer on our team, you'll be working on building and maintaining proprietary technology, ranging from ad serving and ad delivery, campaign management, reporting as well as all the integrations internal and external. You'll be part of a dynamic, cross-domain team delivering end-to-end solutions across diverse technical areas, including machine learning, big data, microservices, and data visualization.

Why Join Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:

  • Building the future of Disney's media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney's media, advertising, and distribution businesses
  • Reach & Scale: Our products and platforms 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 sports, entertainment & news

The role offers competitive compensation ranging from $138,900 – $203,900 depending on location, plus comprehensive benefits including medical coverage, 401k, bonus opportunities, and long-term incentive units. Join us in creating the next generation of entertainment technology solutions at one of the world's most beloved entertainment companies.

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Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer - Audience Targeting

  • Build components of large-scale data platform for real-time and batch processing
  • Build next-gen cloud based big data infrastructure for batch and streaming data applications
  • Contribute to the best engineering practices, including design patterns, CI/CD, code review and automated test
  • Chip in ground-breaking innovation and apply state-of-the-art technologies
  • Contribute to all aspects of the software lifecycle: design, experimentation, implementation and testing
  • Collaborate with program managers, product managers, SDET, and researchers

Requirements For Senior Software Engineer - Audience Targeting

Java
Python
Scala
Kafka
Kubernetes
  • Bachelor or above in computer science or EE
  • 5+ years of professional programming in Java, Scala, Python
  • 3+ years of big data development experience with Spark, Flink, Singlestore, Kafka, Nifi and AWS
  • 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

Benefits For Senior Software Engineer - Audience Targeting

Medical Insurance
401k
Equity
  • Full range of medical benefits
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Long-term incentive units

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