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Sr. Software Engineer

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Hybrid
San Francisco, CA
Senior level
Hybrid
San Francisco, CA
Senior level
As a Senior Software Engineer at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, you will design, develop, and integrate business-critical features for various Disney products. You will lead engineering efforts, ensure code quality, and manage project deliverables while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive technology innovation and optimize application performance.
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Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology
On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we're reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world's most beloved stories while also transforming Disney's media business for the future. Whether that's evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney's unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.
A few reasons why we think you'd love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:

  • Building the future of Disney's media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney's media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
  • Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day - from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
  • Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.


As part of the Flex Force team, you will be crucial to the success of major projects across DE&ET, applying your skills to help us deliver! You'll be part of the team that builds our Direct-to-Consumer client apps, such as Disney+, Star+, ESPN and Hulu on one of the most popular streaming devices on the market.
Job Summary:
This is a hands-on engineering position working with engineers across the organization. Based on your experience, you will apply technical expertise to manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables and will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. You will architect reusable solutions that are shared across all Disney products. You may lead others to solve complex problems and provide oversight and direction to other software engineers.
Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

  • Work with teams from around Disney to architect, develop and integrate business critical features.
  • Support the design of complex technical projects which are typically company-wide initiatives. Oversee multiple products or services conception, design, and initial specifications and help define the technology strategy to be implemented by multiple domains.
  • Contributes to product and solution designs to address critical and strategic issues and complex problems spanning multiple product groups.
  • Support technology strategy in response to company-wide strategy and initiatives in support of the needs of key business segments and stakeholders.
  • Support technical direction, strategy and drives technology innovation within multiple product segments across the company.
  • Produces technical designs and informs product strategies that anticipate, as best as possible, the needs of the business for years to come.


Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years of hands-on professional experience with Backend development.
  • Experience working a significant consumer product that is currently available.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Java, Spring, and Server-Side Technologies.
  • Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as the larger engineering organization.
  • Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanations.
  • Write efficient, reliable, and maintainable code whether implementing architectural improvements, user-facing features, or fixing defects.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems, and errors encountered across our various platforms.
  • Analyze and optimize application code for efficiency, reliability, and performance.
  • Understand product architecture, assisting other Software Architects as necessary.
  • Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
  • Work with minimal technical supervision and supplemental engineering support.
  • Embrace a highly collaborative team that rewards quality code and effective communication.
  • Operate as an expert resource to other Software Engineers, providing an open learning environment for cross-team knowledge sharing.


The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica is $138,900 to $186,200 per year, in NYC/Seattle is $145,400 to $195,000 per year and in San Francisco is $152,100 to 203,900 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also 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/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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