Software Engineer - Activation Job at The Walt Disney Company in Seattle

Overview Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology brings together engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally. The team marries technology with creativity to build world‑class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world. Here are a few reasons why you’d love working here: Building the future of Disney’s media: designing and building the products and platforms that power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come. Reach, Scale & Impact: Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories across Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News, and more. Innovation: developing and implementing groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex technical problems. About The Role Our Activation team is seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer with a strong technical background who is passionate about building systems to process data at scale that unlocks capabilities across software and data disciplines. This role involves building and maintaining Activation Data products which serve as the data sharing platform. It requires knowledge of building scalable, fault‑tolerant data products to ensure the reliable delivery of both real‑time and batch data. Our tech stack includes AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, Airflow, Spark, and languages include Scala, Python, SQL, and Java. Responsibilities Be a part of a team of big data and backend engineers to deliver high value projects Build components of large‑scale data platform for real‑time and batch processing, and own features of big data applications to fit evolving business needs Participate in building next generation service platform on cloud‑based big data infrastructure for batch and streaming data applications, and continuously improve performance, scalability and availability Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives as a team Build automated tests to ensure application reliability Participate in code reviews Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience Minimum of 3 years of related software development experience Minimum 3 years’ experience with Python, Scala, or Java Familiarity with Spark Familiar with complex SQL development related to extract, transform, and load processes Familiar with testing tools, such as pytest, junit, or equivalent Understanding of source control systems such as git Understanding of CI/CD concepts Knowledge of AWS technologies and cloud infrastructure Aptitude for learning new skills and technologies Familiar with QA or QE is a plus Preferred Qualifications Experience with real‑time event‑driven architectures Experience with AWS Additional Information The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is between $120,300 – $161,300, New York, NY is between $120,300 – $161,300, Los Angeles, CA is between $114,900 – $154,100 and San Francisco, CA is between $125,800 – $168,700 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and vary depending on geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long‑term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. Note: This description reflects the role and required qualifications. Other parts of the Disney technology organization may have related responsibilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr