Senior Product Software Engineer

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.

• 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:
  Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans’ connections with the company’s brands and stories across Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, and ABC News.
• Innovation:
  We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

The Senior Engineer will contribute to both backend and frontend development, designing and implementing high‑performance applications and seamless user interfaces that deliver Disney’s content to audiences worldwide. In this role, you will build scalable solutions and collaborate closely with management, business partners, engineering teams, product, and design to create innovative and engaging viewing experiences. Your work will support streaming, digital products, advertising, and content distribution.

You will also participate in code reviews, promote best practices, and uphold high standards in architecture, performance, and code quality, helping ensure maintainable and accessible solutions across the team. This position requires strong expertise in modern Java Spring Boot and Vue.js, along with a passion for building high‑quality, scalable digital experiences.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high‑performance applications across both backend and frontend systems supporting Disney’s digital platforms.
• Build robust Java Spring Boot services and APIs alongside modern Vue-based user interfaces to deliver seamless, user‑centric experiences.
• Partner closely with product managers and cross‑functional engineering teams to define requirements and deliver end‑to‑end solutions. Ensure alignment with architectural standards, security, and best practices across the full stack. Drive code quality through reviews, mentorship, and consistent development practices.
• Optimize system performance and reliability by implementing efficient data processing, caching, asynchronous workflows, and modern state management techniques. Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, continuously improving system scalability, latency, and stability.
• Collaborate with Dev Ops and QA teams to support CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring. Contribute to evolving engineering practices by adopting new technologies, tools, and frameworks across both backend and frontend ecosystems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of full stack development experience, with a strong emphasis on Java, Spring Boot, and Vue.js frameworks.
• Experience supporting development efforts and contributing to best practices through peer mentorship and code reviews.
• Proven experience building scalable back‑end and front‑end solutions for large‑scale, high‑traffic applications.
• Hands‑on experience working in agile development environments as part of cross‑functional teams.
• Strong experience integrating UI components with RESTful APIs.
• Proficient in Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, and Vue.js.
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture, dependency injection, and application lifecycle management within the Spring…