Sr Software Engineer

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Location Glendale, California, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date posted Oct. 13, 2026

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:

• 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.

Content Platforms & Operations is responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of the technical and operational functions driving the worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney's linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney's media supply chain and storage, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, network transmission and origination, and more. The global team also plays a critical role as the primary collaboration point for Product & Technology with Disney's EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regional business teams.

The Rights & Accounting fleet oversees products and optimizes workflows that enable TWDC to monetize content including content rights and avails management, content sales and content protection, content accounting, and talent payments.

Job Summary:

As a Senior Software Engineer on Disney's Content Platforms team, you will design and deliver resilient, scalable systems that power accounting workflows for payments to content creators and rights holders across Disney Movies and TV. You will take ownership of the technical design and implementation of medium-sized projects and features that support Disney's global content monetization ecosystem.

This position might be a great fit if you:

• Are a curious and efficient engineer who wants to help shape the direction of development and collaborate closely with some of the brightest minds in our organization.
• Thrive in an agile, collaborative environment where teamwork and innovation are valued.
• In this role, you will focus on the systems that power accounting workflows for payments to content creators and rights holders across Disney Movies and TV. You will collaborate closely with engineering, product, and finance teams to ensure our platforms meet high standards of performance, security, and reliability.

• Technical Execution:
  Designs, builds, and maintains resilient, performant, and scalable services for high-volume, mission-critical accounting applications. Contributes hands-on across the full development lifecycle and leads development of larger features and epics.
• System Expertise:
  Develops deep knowledge of core accounting systems and their integration with upstream and downstream services.
• Engineering Quality:
  Contributes to engineering standards, participates in code reviews, and helps guide design decisions to ensure quality and maintainability.
• Cross-Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partners with product managers and stakeholders to refine requirements and deliver solutions, driving alignment across technical and non-technical teams.
• Mentorship:
  Mentors junior engineers and helps onboard new team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning through informal but impactful leadership.
• Innovation:
  Stays current with modern architecture patterns, cloud-native practices, and automation…