Senior Software Engineer - Ad Platform

Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 25, 2025

Job Description:

Sr Software Engineer - Ad PlatformJob ID: 10109470Location: New York, New York, United States / Santa Monica, California, United States / Glendale, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / Seattle, Washington, United StatesBusiness: Disney EntertainmentDate posted: April 23, 2025Job Summary: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.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.Within DE&E Technology, the Ad Platforms team is responsible for creating and scaling innovative global advertising solutions by building mission-critical tools and workflows to support addressable & linear ad sales, traffic, marketing and parts of broadcast operations. Being part of the DE&E Technology team is a once-in-a-career opportunity to be a part of what's next.This role is a part of the Software Engineering team within the DE&E Ad Platforms organization. We strive to be a diverse team, passionate about great technology applied creatively to solve complex business problems. We are a motivated team that is committed to lifelong learning and improving, both in and out of the office. We strive to be flexible and adaptable to change both in how we execute projects and in the technologies we use to deliver our solutions. We care about the details because every pixel, every line of code, and every user interaction with our products determines whether we are delivering on our commitment to producing the very best products possible.As a Senior Software Engineer, you will use your deep Java, scripting, DevOps, and data persistence skills to write and test code that delivers new features for our application portfolio. You will be an important part of a motivated team where we'll be looking for you to collaborate with the team to drive application architecture, code quality, and make sure we are building the right things for our users. We want someone that has grown up through the web software development ranks - possessing 5 or more years' experience in designing and architecting highly scalable, secure, performant, and usable web applications using Java/Java EE. The ideal candidate would possess deep skills in server side technology (Java, Spring, RESTful Web Services), while having expertise with orchestration and containerization platforms (Docker and Kubernetes), coupled with hands on persistence and data streaming technology experience (MySQL, Oracle, Cassandra, Redis, Kafka).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, with high quality, and we are committed to the agile methodology. Our work is guided by lean principles.We're looking for a passionate, impactful, technical leader 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 teammates accountable in a professional, collaborative manner. A collaborative technologist who seeks to bring the best out in themselves and those around them.Key Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with leads and influence software architectures which are robust, fault-tolerant, and cloud-native.
  • Possess AWS managed service solution design and implementation experience.
  • Reason logically and creatively, identifying problems, drawing valid conclusions from the data available, and develop effective solutions.
  • Collaborate with fellow senior engineers to keep the team's technology radar and architecture principles aligned to the industry and needs of our users.
  • Lead code reviews and provide leadership and direction to junior engineers.
  • Deliver multiple projects utilizing an Agile methodology.
  • Take a high ownership, self-sufficient, hands-on position on the team to lead and drive quality, maintain application stability.
  • Write complex programs, analyze code changes and suggest improvements.
  • Check-in valuable, clean code on a daily basis that adds new features and capabilities.
  • Create reference implementations for the purpose of mentoring and leading more junior staff (when required).
  • Help define engineering standards and provide technical mentorship to the team.
  • Investigate and resolve any production issues from end user (UI) to persistence layer and work to prevent them.
  • Work with product managers and managers to ensure that all project deliverables are on time and high quality.
  • Work collaboratively with other service teams.Basic 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 Java.
    • Be able to demonstrate significant experience working with relational databases, SQL and newer NoSQL data stores as well as event streaming platforms.
    • Have a strong interest in open source technology.
    • Possess good communication skills and enjoy mentoring and helping others to succeed as a 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.
      • Previous work experience in advertising or creative, design workflow applications.
      • Experience working with vendor teams to deliver high quality results.
      • Knowledge of performance testing and application profiling.
      • Strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a desire to be a part of it.#disneytechThe hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is between $138,900 - $186,200 year, Seattle, WA is between $145,400 - $195,000, San Francisco, CA is between $152,100 - $203,900 and New York, NY is between $145,400 - $195,000. 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.About Disney Entertainment:At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company's powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world.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.This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment.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.Disability Accommodation For Employment ApplicationsThe Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities.
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