DevOps)

The Walt Disney Company•Glendale, CA

11d•$117,500 - $157,500•Onsite

About The Position

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Product Software Engineer II to join the News & Entertainment Platform Engineering organization. This role focuses on developing high-performance platforms and growing technical expertise. The engineer will own small to medium-sized software solutions and system goals, contributing to architectural direction and solving complex problems. The position requires delivering scalable, performant, maintainable, and testable software, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, ownership, continuous learning, and problem-solving in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
Proficiency in at least one programming language, including Java, Python, or JavaScript.
Working knowledge of the technologies, platforms, and technical components utilized by the organization.
Familiarity with the team's coding standards, key performance indicators (KPIs), monitoring and measurement practices, and core tools and technologies.
Understanding of message-based distributed systems and the principles of building scalable, resilient applications.
Proven ability to thrive in a start-up, high-growth, or rapidly changing environment.
Experience collaborating effectively with diverse and inclusive teams.
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes, troubleshoot issues, and implement effective solutions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to manage changing priorities and business needs.
Experience translating business and technical requirements into software designs, technical documentation, and high-quality software solutions.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

Nice To Haves

SpringBoot and related Spring projects
Relational database design/testing/troubleshooting
Non-relational database technologies such as DynamoDB and OpenSearch
SQS, SNS, and event-driven messaging architectures
Terraform and infrastructure as code (IaC) practices
Expert with at least one of: AWS, Azure, GCP (AWS strongly preferred)
Experience building and testing distributed systems
Familiarity with Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Functional Programming (FP) principles and best practices.
Exposure to or experience with Java and the Spring Framework.
Familiarity with AI tooling and AI concepts
Familiarity with ElastiCache Redis, including caching, publish/subscribe (pub/sub) patterns, and distributed locking.
Working knowledge of Elasticsearch for content indexing, search, and retrieval.
Familiarity with AWS ECS Fargate for container orchestration and deployment.
Exposure to Amazon SQS (FIFO and Standard queues) and Amazon SNS for messaging and event-driven architectures.
Familiarity with GitLab CI/CD (Conveyor) pipelines and automated deployment practices.
Working knowledge of Datadog APM, logging, monitoring, and dashboard creation.
Experience using Amazon S3 for configuration management, artifact storage, and content publishing.
Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Terraform, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and practices.

Responsibilities

Develop, test, and maintain features within existing systems, contributing to architectural direction.
Break down features into tasks and participate in code reviews and planning.
Develop, document, and implement software solutions that meet specifications and influence future projects.
Review and write code, execute testing and debugging of small to medium-sized software development projects.
Serve as an escalation point for technical problems and maintenance.
Present technical issues, solutions, and project status to senior team members.
Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams to ensure proper alignment on projects and software feature deliverables.
Actively contribute to architectural discussions, code reviews, design documents, and planning for assigned work.
Promote and support Agile methodologies such as Scrum by actively participating in regular ceremonies such as stand-up, retrospectives, and sprint planning.
Help onboard new team members in a helpful, friendly, empathic manner.
Break work into prioritized features and help translate requirements into technical tasks.
Share information and communicate blockers more effectively within the team.
Participate in team discussions and deliver feedback to peers.