Manager Product Software Engineering

Manager Product Software Engineering

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Location Glendale, California, United States / Bristol, Connecticut, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date posted Jul. 08, 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.

Job Summary

We are the Content Platforms team with a mission to “
reimagine the technical ecosystem that empowers The Walt Disney Company to harness its unparalleled storytelling and distribute it around the world.” Content Platforms is part of the Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology (DEET) segment which is responsible for The Walt Disney Company’s direct-to-consumer businesses globally, including the ESPN+ sports streaming service, programmed in conjunction with ESPN;
Disney+, the Disney-branded direct-to-consumer streaming service; global advertising sales and ad technology for all of Disney’s media properties, including ABC, ESPN, Freeform, FX Networks, National Geographic and the Disney Channels;
Hotstar, the leading over-the-top streaming service in India; and the Company’s majority ownership stake in Hulu.

As the Manager of Software Engineering on our team, you will be responsible for leading several teams of developers working across varying projects in helping build Disney’s media supply chain. As their leader, you will mentor and guide, as well as assist in the tactical execution at the ground level. You are still expected to have a deep understanding of the technology we build, and the tools we use to do so.

You will participate in code reviews and help with larger architectural decision making, while also managing the operations of your teams.

• Responsible for software engineering leadership and direction across Asset Inventory Management (ingest, metadata, storage, discovery, and core asset/inventory lifecycle).
• Responsible for software engineering leadership and direction across Asset Delivery and Platform Services (integrations, external APIs, pipelines, streaming, delivery workflows and infrastructure).
• Help with mid-level Cap Ex projects and the estimation, budget…