Senior Product Software Engineer - Linear Advertising Platform

The Walt Disney Company • Bristol, CT

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization focused on building and advancing the technological backbone for Disney’s media business. The team combines technology with creativity to create world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive innovation and scalability. They are responsible for the technological foundation and consumer media touchpoints for millions worldwide, working across brands like Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, and ABC. The Ad Platforms team specifically focuses on Disney’s industry-leading ad technology and products, driving advertising performance and innovation across sports, news, and entertainment content on all media platforms.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficiency with Java, Spring Boot and ORMs.
• Experience with ReactJS or similar frontend frameworks, with the ability to quickly pick up new technologies.
• Experience with relational databases, such as MySQL or Postgres.
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB and Redis.
• Demonstrable analytical / problem-solving skills.
• Great communication, collaboration skills, and a strong teamwork ethic with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Experience with modern DevOps tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Data Streaming Mechanisms such as Apache Kafka, Kinesis, and/or SNS/SQS.
• Familiarity with AI Coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code and/or Github Copilot along with Python programming language.
• Ability to develop, refine, and evaluate prompts and workflows for LLM-based APIs.
• Ability to build and support agentic workflows, including multi-step, tool-using agents and multiagent orchestration patterns (e.g., MCP, agent-to-agent).

Nice To Haves

• Domain knowledge in the Ad Tech industry.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and testing solutions for engineering problems in a high-throughput, low-latency microservices environment.
• Enhancing systems’ observability with proper metrics, monitors, and alerts.
• Translating product user stories into actionable tasks.
• Taking ownership of one or more of the team's domain areas.
• Understanding and using automated tools (AI) while adhering to company policy.
• Being available for On-Call rotations based on the team’s escalation policy and support schedule.

Benefits

• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package.
• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree