Senior Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company • New York, NY

2d • 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. This role is within the Commerce, Data & Identity (CDI) group, which manages core product functions for digital commerce, identity, and growth, as well as enterprise-wide initiatives like messaging and privacy. CDI is also responsible for data engineering, science, and products for Disney Entertainment & ESPN. The group orchestrates customer flows and integrates with backend services for signups on Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu, owning and supporting highly available tier-1 services. This is a fast-paced, growing team where you will influence technical direction and architecture, and gain experience with international billing, payments, subscriptions, offers, and promotions as streaming services expand globally. The team develops and operates The Walt Disney Company’s direct-to-consumer video businesses globally, including Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu, aiming to deliver global audiences content on their terms across any connected device, time, or location.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience creating and coding backend services
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
• Proven track record of driving impact
• Experience in backend server-side development for tier-1 services
• Expertise in at least one language on the JVM
• Experience working with cloud providers
• Familiarity with databases (SQL and NoSQL)
• Experience investigating technical components and taking ownership of feature development

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for tier-1 services that power hundreds of millions of end-users
• Own tech design for various initiatives and projects that impact the commerce business and end-user experiences
• Help shape the commerce platform with new capabilities and improvements that accelerate our business.
• Be involved in code and architecture reviews for team members
• Participate in Agile methodology and SCRUM processes such as Sprint Planning Backlog grooming, Daily Standups, and Retrospectives with the team
• Collaborate with peers and cross-functional partners to disambiguate, de-risk, and solve business problems
• Provide on-call support for critical services on a rotational basis
• Own features/functionality and deliver projects end-to-end with high quality and robust architecture

Benefits

• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
• the 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