Principal Software Engineer

Department/Group Overview:

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.

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Department/Group Overview:
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:

• 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 As the Principal Software Engineer for the Rights & Accounting team within Content Platforms, you will serve as a senior technical leader, driving engineering standards, leading architecture decisions across teams, and shaping department technical strategy. You will remain deeply hands‑on, solving complex technical challenges and partnering with engineers and stakeholders to improve the scalability, reliability, and maintainability of our platforms.

Your initial major mandate will be to lead the regression test automation program, beginning with a pilot application and scaling successful approaches across other applications. You will establish the quality engineering and automation standards for the organization while mentoring engineers and driving sustained, team‑owned quality practices across teams.
Responsibilities And Duties Of The Role General

• Own and drive engineering standards and best practices across teams, setting the bar through architecture, design, and code reviews.
• Lead architectural decisions for complex solutions spanning multiple teams and systems, emphasizing scalability, resiliency, reuse, extensibility, and…