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Senior Software Engineer

Job ID 10120062 Location Glendale, California, United States / Santa Monica, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date posted Jul. 02, 2025
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Job Summary:

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 team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world. 

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

  • Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

  • Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally. 

  • Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Ad Platforms is responsible for Disney’s industry-leading ad technology and products – driving advertising performance, innovation, and value in Disney’s sports, news, and entertainment content, across all media platforms.

Job Summary:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be assuming a key role within our team, helping shape the future of our OMS system. You will be responsible for executing the technical direction of our OMS team and ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions that meet the needs of our user base.  

The ideal candidate should be proficient in Java, SQL, Terraform, and have experience with JavaScript. They must combine engineering skills with strong communication to work with stakeholders to turn business requirements into efficient, scalable features. 

While The Walt Disney Company is a large company, ideally, we’d like if you have some previous experience in a U.S. startup environment and be comfortable performing multiple roles.  We strive to get things done quickly, at high quality, and we are committed to the agile methodology. Our work is guided by lean principles (looking at value and looking for waste; not doing anything ‘for the sake of doing it’).   

We’re looking for a passionate technical expert who wants to come here to do their very best work and make their mark, add their chapter to the long and storied history of The Walt Disney Company.  Someone who holds themselves and their team accountable in a professional, collaborative manner.  A collaborative technologist who seeks to bring the best out in themselves and their team.  Someone who can provide professionalism, a fresh perspective and innovative insight into our initiatives. 

Responsibilities:

  • Work within a cross functional team of engineers building software in a collaborative & agile development environment 

  • Foster an open environment of mutual support and engineering effectiveness 

  • Escalate and report project status, progress, risks to your leadership 

  • Influence and drive software engineering and architecture best practices and standards within the team 

  • Author and provide feedback on technical proposals and root cause analyses 

  • Design, develop and deploy microservices including inter-service communication and data consistency 

  • Design and develop high-quality solutions using Spring Boot, showcasing advanced proficiency in Java, SQL/NoSQL, Event-based architecture, API Design, and Security 

  • Work with databases and message queues to ensure seamless data flow and integrations 

  • Champion best practices for Software development, ensuring adherence to quality standards and coding guidelines 

  • Stay abreast of the latest trends and technologies, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of innovation 

  • Conduct technical reviews, provide guidance on technical debt reduction, and oversee the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives 

  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues, ensuring system stability and performance 

  • Document technical decisions and maintain comprehensible documentation for future reference 

Required Qualifications:        

  • Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering, or another technical field 

  • Have 5+ years of experience in web application development or software engineering in a large enterprise environment using modern frameworks 

  • Have excellent verbal and written communication skills 

  • Have strong problem-solving and analytical skills 

  • Have strong understanding of Microservice Architecture 

  • Have expertise in Java, including core libraries, concurrency, and memory management 

  • Have expertise in the Sprint Boot framework, including modules such as Spring Data, Sprint Security and Spring Cloud 

  • Have strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases 

  • Have strong expertise in ORM frameworks like Hibernate and database design best practices 

  • Have strong experience with Kafka, Kinesis, and Redis (Elasticache) 

  • Have strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Docker/containerization, Kubernetes/orchestration and AWS 

  • Have expertise with cloud infrastructure technologies: Terraform, K8S, Spinnaker, IAM, ALB, etc. 

  • Have experience working with observability tooling such as DataDog 

  • Have a track record of championing quality engineering, be adamant that all code is written in a way that can be tested with unit tests  

  • Have experience working with high-performing teams using Agile and Lean methodologies and frameworks 

  • Have the ability to adapt to new technologies and changing project requirements 

  • Have the capability to align technical decisions with business goals to drive innovation within the team 

  • Care about your craft and have opinions about the right way to do things with technology 

Preferred Qualifications:  

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related technical discipline is highly desirable 

  • Experience creating performant User Interfaces leveraging HTML/CSS/JS and React or other frameworks 

  • Experience with AI (GenAI, Azure/OpenAI APIs, Machine Learning) 

  • Previous work experience in digital advertising 

  • Experience working with vendor teams to deliver high quality results 

  • Strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a desire to be a part of it 

Bonus Experience:

  • Experience building Order Management Systems supporting Quote-to-Cash 

  • Experience working on Design Systems 

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The hiring range for this position in Seattle, Washington is $145,500 to $195,000 per year. Santa Monica, CA is $138,900 to $186,200 per year, San Francisco, CA is $152,100 to $203,900 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:

At Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, we’re blending imagination and innovation to reimagine the ways people experience and engage with the world’s most beloved stories and products. Our work is wide-ranging and deeply sophisticated. We create amazing experiences, transform the future of media, and build products and platforms that enable the connection between people everywhere and the stories and sports they love.

Disney’s ability to marry world-class technology with one-of-a-kind creativity makes us unique. It is at the heart of our past, present, and future. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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