Senior Product Software Engineer

Senior Product Software Engineer

Job :

Location:

Bristol, Connecticut, United States
Business:
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology
Date posted:
Jan. 28, 2026

The Senior Software Engineer will contribute to the development of world-class backend services that power our digital platforms. In this role, you will design and implement Java Spring Boot applications, creating reliable, scalable, and high-performance APIs and services that deliver Disney’s unparalleled entertainment and sports content to audiences worldwide. As a key contributor, you will build robust service architectures, optimize data processing and integration workflows, and work closely with management, business partners, frontend engineers, product teams, designers, and other backend engineers to deliver innovative and resilient backend capabilities.

Your work will directly support streaming, digital products, advertising, and content distribution, playing an important role in advancing Disney’s media technology. This position requires deep expertise in modern Java development, Spring Boot, microservices architecture, API design, and backend performance optimization, along with a passion for building reliable, high-quality services at scale.

• Design, develop, and optimize Java Spring Boot services and APIs that power Disney’s digital platforms.
• Build scalable, reusable, and high-performance backend components to support complex business needs.
• Implement efficient data processing, caching, and integration workflows using modern backend tools and frameworks.
• Apply best practices in backend performance, security, reliability, and observability.
• Collaborate with other backend engineers and contractors to maintain code quality and consistency.
• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to team-wide knowledge sharing.
• Align backend implementations with established architectural standards, integration patterns, and development guidelines.
• Work closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and platform teams to define requirements and deliver robust backend capabilities.
• Collaborate with Dev Ops and QA teams to support deployment, automated testing, monitoring, and incident resolution.
• Partner with architects and platform engineers to design resilient service interactions and efficient resource utilization.
• Ensure all services adhere to Disney’s engineering, security, and compliance standards, promoting consistency across platforms.
• Explore and apply emerging backend technologies and frameworks to improve service performance and scalability.
• Diagnose and resolve backend performance bottlenecks, improving throughput, latency, and overall service efficiency.
• Utilize best practices for asynchronous processing, connection pooling, distributed caching, and message queuing.
• Stay informed about the latest trends in Java, Spring Boot, cloud-native development, and the broader backend ecosystem.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes by recommending new tools, automation strategies, and workflows.
• Provide ongoing technical support and troubleshooting for production backend services.
• Address bugs, failures, and performance issues proactively to ensure service stability and reliability.
• Support backend deployment efforts by working with Dev Ops teams to maintain smooth CI/CD pipelines and automated delivery processes.

• 5+ years of backend development experience, with a strong emphasis on Java and Spring Boot
• Experience supporting backend development efforts and contributing to best practices through peer mentorship and code reviews
• Proven experience building scalable backend services for large-scale, high-traffic applications
• Hands-on experience working in agile development environments as part of cross-functional teams
• Strong experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs and service-to-service communication patterns
• Proficient in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Data, and modern backend development practices
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture, dependency injection, and application lifecycle management within the Spring ecosystem
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