Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company • Burbank, CA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

About The Team It’s the magic of immersing yourself in a motion picture masterpiece, or a new track from your favorite band, or the spectacle of a live Broadway show. It’s hard to define and even harder to create, but that’s what we do at The Walt Disney Studios. Ours is a culture of innovation, collaboration, and creativity. We raise the bar, then step over it, blazing trails through the production and distribution of world class entertainment around the globe. If you want to help, tell compelling, enduring stories through movies, music or stage plays, then we want to hear from you. As part of the Studio Technology organization, you will join a group of seasoned technologists dedicated to solving a range of creative problems through innovation, strategy, and forward thinking. This role sits within the Motion Picture Technology at Walt Disney Studios, which is a group of specialty film making labs in Production Technology providing production services, research, development, innovation and support required for civilized filmmaking. Job Overview As a Software Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software and infrastructure used by our production teams across the live action studio banners (Marvel Studios, Motion Picture Production, Searchlight, and Twentieth Century Studios). You will be solving a range of interesting problems in innovative ways in an exciting and dynamic environment. You’ll report to the Sr Manager, Software Development within Motion Pictures Technologies’ Production Software & Pipeline team in Burbank, CA.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering, or a related field.
• 3 years of experience in software development or a related field.
• Primary experience with Python programming language.
• Understanding of web development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is desirable.
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., GitLab) and experience with development environments and debugging tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Comfort with using AI coding agents such as Claude Code or Cursor to facilitate development tasks.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to ever changing film production requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with server-side technologies and frameworks (e.g., Node.js, Django, Flask).
• Exposure to front-end frameworks or libraries such as React or Angular is a plus.
• Basic understanding of relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Familiarity with Agile development practices and tools (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) is beneficial.
• Experience in building and deploying scalable solutions using Docker.
• Experience with Python testing frameworks such as Pytest and Unittest.
• Experience with task queuing systems like RabbitMQ or Celery.
• Exposure to event-sourced or event-driven architectures with Kafka a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop software applications by writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Assist other developers, technical directors, and AI agents in authoring, debugging, testing, and maintaining existing software applications to ensure they meet quality standards.
• Work with senior developers and film production stakeholders to define project requirements and deliver solutions that align with business needs.
• Participate in team meetings and code reviews, collaborating with team members to solve problems and improve software solutions.
• Continually enhance your technical skills and knowledge by staying up to date with film and software industry trends and technologies.
• Create and maintain technical documentation to support code development and ensure software maintainability.
• Provide technical support and troubleshoot issues as they arise from film production users, working to resolve them efficiently.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees