Senior Software Engineer, Frontend - AI Core Engineering

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

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. 

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

• 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: More than ever, 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.

Ad Platforms is responsible for Disney’s industry-leading ad technology and products – driving advertising performance, innovation, and value in Disney’s sports, news, and entertainment content, across all media platforms.

Job Summary

We are hiring a Sr Software Engineer (Frontend) to join the AI Core team to design, build, and scale modern web applications and developer-facing platforms that power AI-enabled experiences across Ad Platforms.

In this role, you will develop scalable, performant, and intuitive user interfaces for AI-driven applications, internal platforms, and engineering tooling. You will partner closely with AI platform engineers, backend teams, product managers, and designers to deliver high-quality frontend systems that integrate seamlessly with AI services and shared platform capabilities.

This position is hands-on and product-focused, with responsibility for building production-ready frontend applications, influencing UI architecture, and helping shape the user experience for next-generation AI-enabled systems used across Disney’s Ad Platforms organization.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

Frontend Engineering and Application Development

• Build modern web applications using React, TypeScript, and contemporary frontend frameworks.

• Design and implement reusable UI components, shared libraries, and scalable frontend architectures.

• Develop responsive, performant, and accessible interfaces that meet enterprise production standards.

• Integrate frontend systems with backend APIs, AI services, and platform infrastructure.

• Contribute to frontend architecture decisions, code quality standards, and engineering best practices.

• Build and maintain scalable UI components and frontend architectures aligned with enterprise design systems and shared UI standards.

AI-Enabled Experience Development

• Build interfaces for AI-powered workflows such as agent dashboards, evaluation tools, automation consoles, and prompt tooling.

• Implement UI patterns supporting real-time updates, streaming model responses, and data visualization.

• Collaborate with AI engineers to translate model capabilities into intuitive user experiences.

• Debug and optimize frontend performance for applications integrating AI services.

Technical Collaboration and Ownership

• Partner with product managers, designers, and platform teams to deliver scalable user-facing capabilities.

• Lead or contribute to system design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions for frontend platforms.

• Work cross-functionally across engineering teams to ensure consistent UX patterns and shared UI standards.

• Provide mentorship, code reviews, and technical guidance to other engineers when needed.

• Take ownership of frontend architecture for major features or platform surfaces.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (Master’s preferred), or equivalent experience.5+ years of experience building modern web applications in production environments

• Strong proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, React, and modern frontend architecture patterns

• Experience integrating frontend systems with APIs and distributed backend services

• Experience building scalable UI systems or complex enterprise-grade applications

• Familiarity with testing frameworks, CI/CD workflows, and modern engineering practices

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional engineering teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building interfaces for AI-powered systems, developer platforms, or internal tooling

• Experience working with real-time data, streaming APIs, or event-driven UI architectures

• Familiarity implementing applications using enterprise design systems or component libraries

• Experience contributing to or maintaining design systems at scale

• Experience integrating cloud-hosted services such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Exposure to observability, monitoring, or performance analytics tools

• Strong understanding of accessibility standards and UI consistency across large product ecosystems

Experience with:

• React-based applications and component architecture

• Interactive dashboards, internal platforms, or developer tooling

• Production-scale frontend systems

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The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is between $141,900 – $190,300, Seattle, WA is between $148,700 - $199,400 and San Francisco, CA is between $155,400 - $208,400. 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.