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Sr Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences.
Seattle, WA, USASanta Monica, CA, USAGlendale, CA, USA
$138,900 - $195,000
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Entertainment · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Sr 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. Whether that's evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney's unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

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. We are looking for a software engineer who wants to build and operate these critical services that support all of our users!

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 the initial solution; finding alignment with stakeholders; develop testing methodologies; and deliver test frameworks to validate the work on our recommendations systems before they are released to production. Members of the team look to your planning, documentation, code and quality delivery as examples of What To Do.

You'll join a hardworking group of engineers who strive to create the best-in-class Recommendations & Discovery experiences for hundreds of millions of customers across Disney+, Hulu, ABC and ESPN. You will collaborate with engineering and product teams in this space to develop solid validation methodologies and frameworks that support complex Recommendation Systems.

A few reasons why we think you'd love working for 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 for years to come.
  • Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
  • Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

The role offers competitive compensation with a salary range of $138,900 to $195,000 depending on location, plus comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with potential bonuses and long-term incentives. Join us in shaping the future of entertainment technology at one of the world's most beloved media companies.

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Responsibilities For Sr 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
  • Use logs, monitoring tools to determine root causes across distributed components
  • Coach and mentor teammates
  • Actively participate in daily stand-ups and other scrum ceremonies

Requirements For Sr Software Engineer

Java
Kubernetes
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field
  • Minimum of 5 years of related experience crafting and operating backend services
  • 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
  • Strong communication skills
  • Knowledge of AGILE/Scrum practices

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