The Walt Disney Company
Sr Software Engineer
Job ID: 10135294
Location: Glendale, California, United States
Business: Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology
Date posted: Oct. 27, 2025
Job Summary Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology 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.
Why Work 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: Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories—Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, etc.
Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex technical problems.
Content Platforms & Operations: Responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of technical and operational functions driving Disney’s media supply chain.
Role Overview As a Senior Software Engineer, you will use your skills in coding, DevOps, and data technologies to design, implement, and test scalable solutions that enhance our diverse suite of products and services. You will be an important member of a motivated team that collaborates in a face‑paced environment to drive application architecture, code quality, and ensure we are building the right solutions for our users. You will help build and innovate a world‑class content platform to support content delivery for brands such as Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, ABC, Marvel and National Geographic.
Responsibilities and Duties
Develop, test, and deploy high‑quality application code.
Provide technical guidance and evangelize best practices.
Contribute and review code, set standards, and work with engineers to ensure product and design specifications are met.
Responsible for fundamental platform performance, scalability, and resiliency.
Partner with stakeholders to refine requirements and propose solutions to problems that span multiple teams.
Maintain a deep understanding of our core systems and how they interact with upstream and downstream dependencies.
Mentor junior engineers on the team.
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of software engineering experience.
Motivated self‑starter with ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.
Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
Comfortable working in a geographically distributed team.
Enjoy working within a team setting of engineers of varying experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Expertise with full lifecycle application development, including unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc.
Experience implementing and supporting high‑volume web systems or large transaction systems in a highly distributed environment.
Knowledge of performance testing and application profiling.
Digital and media asset management background.
Agile/Scrum development experience.
Strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a desire to be a part of it.
Technical Experience
Java
Spring
Cloud technologies (AWS EC2, Kinesis, SNS, S3, Lambdas, etc.)
Common backend technologies (REST APIs, microservice architectures, async programming)
Datastore technologies (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra)
Build and deployment technologies (Docker, Gitlab‑CI, CloudFormation)
Linux scripting (Bash)
Required Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software, or comparable field of study, or equivalent work experience.
The hiring range for this position in California is $138,900.00 - $186,200.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also 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/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology At Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, we’re blending imagination and innovation to reimagine the ways people experience and engage with the world’s most beloved stories and products.
About The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. We proudly continue our legacy of creating world‑class stories and experiences for every member of the family.
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, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com.
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Job Summary Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology 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.
Why Work 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: Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories—Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, etc.
Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex technical problems.
Content Platforms & Operations: Responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of technical and operational functions driving Disney’s media supply chain.
Role Overview As a Senior Software Engineer, you will use your skills in coding, DevOps, and data technologies to design, implement, and test scalable solutions that enhance our diverse suite of products and services. You will be an important member of a motivated team that collaborates in a face‑paced environment to drive application architecture, code quality, and ensure we are building the right solutions for our users. You will help build and innovate a world‑class content platform to support content delivery for brands such as Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, ABC, Marvel and National Geographic.
Responsibilities and Duties
Develop, test, and deploy high‑quality application code.
Provide technical guidance and evangelize best practices.
Contribute and review code, set standards, and work with engineers to ensure product and design specifications are met.
Responsible for fundamental platform performance, scalability, and resiliency.
Partner with stakeholders to refine requirements and propose solutions to problems that span multiple teams.
Maintain a deep understanding of our core systems and how they interact with upstream and downstream dependencies.
Mentor junior engineers on the team.
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of software engineering experience.
Motivated self‑starter with ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.
Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
Comfortable working in a geographically distributed team.
Enjoy working within a team setting of engineers of varying experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Expertise with full lifecycle application development, including unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc.
Experience implementing and supporting high‑volume web systems or large transaction systems in a highly distributed environment.
Knowledge of performance testing and application profiling.
Digital and media asset management background.
Agile/Scrum development experience.
Strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a desire to be a part of it.
Technical Experience
Java
Spring
Cloud technologies (AWS EC2, Kinesis, SNS, S3, Lambdas, etc.)
Common backend technologies (REST APIs, microservice architectures, async programming)
Datastore technologies (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra)
Build and deployment technologies (Docker, Gitlab‑CI, CloudFormation)
Linux scripting (Bash)
Required Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software, or comparable field of study, or equivalent work experience.
The hiring range for this position in California is $138,900.00 - $186,200.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also 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/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology At Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, we’re blending imagination and innovation to reimagine the ways people experience and engage with the world’s most beloved stories and products.
About The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. We proudly continue our legacy of creating world‑class stories and experiences for every member of the family.
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, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com.
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