Senior Software Engineer - Platform and Infrastructure

Senior Software Engineer - Innovation

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Location: Glendale, California, United States / Bristol, Connecticut, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States

Business: Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

Date posted: Jun. 16, 2026

Job Summary: 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.

We build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability. We work across Disney's media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions worldwide.

We focus on building the future of Disney's media, delivering reach, scale and impact with platforms such as Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, and ABC News. Innovation is at the core: we develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex technical problems.

This role is part of the Business Operations team which drives the day-to-day operation of the Product & Technology organization, including project and portfolio management, resource allocation, process management, technical incident management, and workplace experience support.

Responsibilities

• Design prototypes and tools supporting Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology
• Research and recommend best architectural approaches to solve unique problems facing Disney's businesses
• Identify elegant solutions to complex and unique problems

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in technical fields
• Hands-on experience with machine learning methods and techniques
• Experience building and maintaining production-grade software
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools responsibly
• Experience with effective API integration and design
• Demonstrated ownership of the software development lifecycle
• Experience with defensive application design and cybersecurity best practices
• Excellent technical communication skills and attention to detail
• Curiosity and desire to learn

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with audio/video processing and analysis
• Experience with real-time updates and event-driven architectures
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as Kinesis, Dynamo, Elasti Cache, Lambda, S3, ECS, Aurora, Bedrock
• Experience with modern JavaScript/Type Script development for back-end RESTful APIs and front-end web applications
• Experience with native mobile development for iOS (Swift) or Android (Kotlin)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Cloud Formation
• Experience with monitoring tools like Cloud Watch and Datadog
• Workflow implementation focused on real-time updates and event-driven architectures

The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $148,700 to $199,400 per year and in Los Angeles, CA and Bristol, CT is $141,900 to $190,300 per year. Base pay will consider internal equity and candidate factors. Bonuses or long-term incentive units may be included along with medical, financial, and other benefits.

Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by law.

The Walt Disney Company and its affiliated companies welcome all job seekers with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process, email Candid