Senior Software Engineer

Overview

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 design and build the products and platforms that 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. 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.

The Senior Software Engineer will contribute to the development of world-class backend services that power our digital platforms. In this role, you will design and implement Java Spring Boot applications, creating reliable, scalable, and high-performance APIs and services that deliver Disney’s unparalleled entertainment and sports content to audiences worldwide.

As a key contributor, you will build robust service architectures, optimize data processing and integration workflows, and work closely with management, business partners, frontend engineers, product teams, designers, and other backend engineers to deliver innovative and resilient backend capabilities. Your work will directly support streaming, digital products, advertising, and content distribution, playing an important role in advancing Disney’s media technology.

In addition to hands-on development, you will participate in code reviews, share best practices, and help maintain high standards in backend architecture, performance, reliability, and code quality. Your experience and technical expertise will help elevate the overall effectiveness of the team and ensure consistent, maintainable, and secure service implementations.

This position requires deep expertise in modern Java development, Spring Boot, microservices architecture, API design, and backend performance optimization, along with a passion for building reliable, high-quality services at scale.

• Design, develop, and optimize Java Spring Boot services and APIs that power Disney’s digital platforms.
• Build scalable, reusable, and high-performance backend components to support complex business needs.
• Implement efficient data processing, caching, and integration workflows using modern backend tools and frameworks.
• Apply best practices in backend performance, security, reliability, and observability.
• Collaborate with other backend engineers and contractors to maintain code quality and consistency.
• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to team-wide knowledge sharing.
• Align backend implementations with established architectural standards,…