Senior Software Engineer - Innovation

Senior Software Engineer - Innovation

Job :
Locations:
Glendale, California;
Bristol, Connecticut;
Seattle, Washington
Business:
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology
Date posted:
Jun. 16, 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, working 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.

As a member of a diverse and talented organization, the Senior Software Engineer crafts elegant and extensible tools, prototypes, and architectures for high‑visibility and critical projects. The role involves direct technical contribution to projects within the team and ongoing investigations of technologies affecting Disney’s industries, with experience in native application development, API integration, user experience design, version control, and continuous integration desired.

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

• A 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 in a safe, responsible, and effective manner
• Experience with effective API integration and design
• Demonstrated ownership and responsibility of the development, implementation, and release of the software lifecycle
• Experience with defensive application design and understanding of cybersecurity best practices
• Excellent technical communication skills and attention to detail
• Curiosity and a desire to learn

• Experience with audio/video processing and analysis
• Experience with real‑time updates and event‑driven architectures
• Hands‑on experience with AWS services like Kinesis, Dynamo, Elasti Cache, Lambda, S3, ECS, Aurora, and Bedrock
• Experience with modern JavaScript/Type Script development, including production use in back‑end RESTful APIs and front‑end web applications
• Experience with native mobile application development for iOS (Swift) and/or Android (Kotlin)
• Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code tools like Terraform and Cloud Formation
• Experience with monitoring tools like Cloud Watch and Datadog
• Workflow implementation centered 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. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long‑term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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 federal, state or local law.

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