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Sr Software Engineer - Media Platform Alliance

The Walt Disney Company

New York, NY

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$145,400–$195,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Advertising, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Code Reviews, Communication Skills, Computer Programming, Data Science, Debugging Skills, Distributed Computing, Engineering, Entertainment and Media, Java, Machine Tool, Metadata, Metrics, Multimedia, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Plan Meetings, PostgreSQL, Problem Solving Skills, Product Design, Product Development, Production Systems, Programming Tools, Scala Programming Language, Simple Queue Service (SQS), Software Engineering, Storytelling, Video Processing
LOCATION
New York, NY
POSTED
24 days ago
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology


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.


Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:


1.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.


2.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.


3.Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.


The Work:


We build and operate Disney’s end-to-end media platform - acquisition, processing, metadata, and delivery readiness. When someone hits play on Disney+, Hulu, or ESPN+, our systems make it happen. Fast, reliable, at scale.


This isn’t a greenfield project where you’ll spend months in planning meetings. We have real traffic, real constraints, and real problems to solve. You’ll ship code that matters.


What You’ll Actually Do:


+ Design and build backend services that process and serve media at scale

+ Write code, review code, debug production issues—the usual engineering loop

+ Work on systems handling video pipelines across multiple streaming platforms

+ Collaborate with other teams when our work intersects (it often does)

+ Help teammates grow—share knowledge, give honest feedback, be someone others can learn from.


What We’re Looking For:


+ 5+ years of backend engineering experience building production systems

+ Strong JVM fundamentals – we recently moved to JDK 25 (Java or Scala, ideally both)

+ Real experience with distributed systems—not just “I read about it”

+ Solid understanding of AWS services (DynamoDB, SNS/SQS, S3), PostgreSQL

+ Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Claude, Kiro, or similar)—we use them every day and expect engineers to leverage AI to move faster

+ You can debug across service boundaries and actually enjoy figuring out why something broke

+ You communicate clearly—in code, in docs, in conversation


Good to have:


+ Experience with Kafka or similar event streaming platforms

+ Background in media/video processing pipelines

+ Hands-on Kubernetes experience (deploying, scaling, debugging workloads)

+ Familiarity with observability tooling (distributed tracing, metrics, logging)

+ You’ve operated what you’ve built and care about how it runs in production


What We’re Not Looking For:


+ Engineers who need detailed specs for every task

+ People who throw code over the wall and hope someone else deals with production

+ Anyone who thinks “that’s not my job” when something’s broken


Why This Might Be Interesting:


You’d be working on infrastructure that powers some of the biggest streaming platforms in the world. The scale is real. The problems are interesting. And you’d be joining a team that actually ships.


Our new NYC office is pretty great too.


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If this sounds like your kind of work, let’s talk.


The hiring range for this position in New York is $145,400 to $195,000 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.

Job ID: 10145062

Location: New York,New York

Job Posting Company: Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology
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 with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

About the Company

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is the global leader in high-quality entertainment and innovative technology. Begin a career that delivers unparalleled creative content and experiences to audiences around the world.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Entertainment Venues and Theaters
WEBSITE
https://jobs.disneycareers.com

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