Disneyland Hong Kong
Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology (DEEP&T) is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working 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 we think you’d love working here:
Building the future of Disney’s media:
Our technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come. Reach, scale & impact:
More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans’ connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally. Innovation:
We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems. Commerce, Data & Identity (CDI) provides the core product management functions for areas crucial to Disney’s media businesses. These include initiatives and products that power digital commerce, identity, and growth, as well as those that reach uniquely across The Walt Disney Company enterprise, such as messaging and privacy, among others. Additionally, it is responsible for the data engineering, science and products for Disney Entertainment & ESPN, along with their interconnection with other parts of The Walt Disney Company. We are seeking a motivated and detail‑oriented Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team, focusing on leading and overseeing the development of our data infrastructure. You will be responsible for helping implement software solutions to automate, enhance and support our data platform, primarily leveraging Snowflake and cloud technologies. This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your expertise in software engineering, cloud data platforms, infrastructure as code (IaC) and automation, while guiding the creation of a robust, scalable, and secure data ecosystem. You’ll get to understand the challenges of how data is being used at Disney’s world‑class streaming services while pushing the boundaries of what is possible using the latest technologies available in AWS, Snowflake, and beyond. Responsibilities
Contribute to the development and maintenance of software solutions using Python to automate and enhance the management of the Snowflake data platform, including user access, permissions and resource utilization. Help maintain integrations between Snowflake and other systems using Python, APIs, and Snowflake connectors, ensuring robustness and maintainability. Collaborate with the team to design and implement data models, applying advanced software engineering principles to ensure database schema design is scalable and maintainable. Help leadership mentor junior engineers through constructive code reviews, pair programming and active knowledge sharing. Basic Qualifications
Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) tools, especially Terraform, CI/CD or automation tools. Problem‑solving skills and the ability to learn new technologies quickly. Extensive, production‑level Python programming experience that demonstrates strong software engineering fundamentals (modularity, testing, clean code, object‑oriented design). Verifiable experience building data APIs, reusable libraries and automation frameworks is essential. Snowflake expert, including architecture, management and key features. Strong SQL skills, including the ability to write, debug and optimise complex queries for large‑scale datasets. Preferred Qualifications
Comprehensive understanding of data warehousing concepts and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP). Experience with data modeling techniques (dimensional modelling, star schema, data vault). Expertise in designing complex systems and making key architectural decisions with reasonable trade‑offs. Hands‑on experience with Databricks and PySpark for large‑scale data processing, ETL or machine learning engineering. Professional experience with Apache Airflow or Prefect for managing complex, interdependent data pipelines. Master’s degree in Computer Science. Required Education
At least 5 years of relevant professional experience and bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field OR 3+ years of relevant professional experience and a master’s degree in Computer Science or related field. Additional Information
#DISNEYTECH #CDI The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $148,700 to $199,400 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s 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 other benefits, depending on the level and position offered. Disability Accommodation for Employment Applications
The Walt Disney Company and its affiliated companies are equal employment opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, visit the Disney candidate disability accommodations FAQs link opens in new window. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Our technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come. Reach, scale & impact:
More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans’ connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally. Innovation:
We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems. Commerce, Data & Identity (CDI) provides the core product management functions for areas crucial to Disney’s media businesses. These include initiatives and products that power digital commerce, identity, and growth, as well as those that reach uniquely across The Walt Disney Company enterprise, such as messaging and privacy, among others. Additionally, it is responsible for the data engineering, science and products for Disney Entertainment & ESPN, along with their interconnection with other parts of The Walt Disney Company. We are seeking a motivated and detail‑oriented Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team, focusing on leading and overseeing the development of our data infrastructure. You will be responsible for helping implement software solutions to automate, enhance and support our data platform, primarily leveraging Snowflake and cloud technologies. This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your expertise in software engineering, cloud data platforms, infrastructure as code (IaC) and automation, while guiding the creation of a robust, scalable, and secure data ecosystem. You’ll get to understand the challenges of how data is being used at Disney’s world‑class streaming services while pushing the boundaries of what is possible using the latest technologies available in AWS, Snowflake, and beyond. Responsibilities
Contribute to the development and maintenance of software solutions using Python to automate and enhance the management of the Snowflake data platform, including user access, permissions and resource utilization. Help maintain integrations between Snowflake and other systems using Python, APIs, and Snowflake connectors, ensuring robustness and maintainability. Collaborate with the team to design and implement data models, applying advanced software engineering principles to ensure database schema design is scalable and maintainable. Help leadership mentor junior engineers through constructive code reviews, pair programming and active knowledge sharing. Basic Qualifications
Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) tools, especially Terraform, CI/CD or automation tools. Problem‑solving skills and the ability to learn new technologies quickly. Extensive, production‑level Python programming experience that demonstrates strong software engineering fundamentals (modularity, testing, clean code, object‑oriented design). Verifiable experience building data APIs, reusable libraries and automation frameworks is essential. Snowflake expert, including architecture, management and key features. Strong SQL skills, including the ability to write, debug and optimise complex queries for large‑scale datasets. Preferred Qualifications
Comprehensive understanding of data warehousing concepts and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP). Experience with data modeling techniques (dimensional modelling, star schema, data vault). Expertise in designing complex systems and making key architectural decisions with reasonable trade‑offs. Hands‑on experience with Databricks and PySpark for large‑scale data processing, ETL or machine learning engineering. Professional experience with Apache Airflow or Prefect for managing complex, interdependent data pipelines. Master’s degree in Computer Science. Required Education
At least 5 years of relevant professional experience and bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field OR 3+ years of relevant professional experience and a master’s degree in Computer Science or related field. Additional Information
#DISNEYTECH #CDI The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $148,700 to $199,400 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s 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 other benefits, depending on the level and position offered. Disability Accommodation for Employment Applications
The Walt Disney Company and its affiliated companies are equal employment opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, visit the Disney candidate disability accommodations FAQs link opens in new window. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
#J-18808-Ljbffr