Sr Product Software Engineer
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10153787 Emplacement Santa Monica, Californie, États-Unis / New York, New York, États-Unis Entreprise Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date de publication 01/07/2026Résumé du poste:
Senior Product Software Engineer
Metadata & Artwork Team
Join us at the Metadata & Artwork team, a driving force within the Media Engineering organization, where we fuel the magic of Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology. Our team is dedicated to crafting, refining, and disseminating content metadata across our platforms with unparalleled precision.
Imagine being part of a mission to ensure that every piece of content is not just showcased, but gloriously represented, enhancing the viewer experience across Disney Streaming platforms and beyond. We're not just revolutionizing streaming video; we're reshaping it entirely.
We’re changing the world of streaming video and looking for a skilled Senior Software Engineer to be a key contributor to the team while driving the technical design, implementation, and improvement of services.
Responsibilities
This role involves a range of responsibilities related to software development and management within the Content Metadata domain, emphasizing technical ownership and team impact.
Technical Leadership & Ownership
- Develop, test, and deploy high-quality, scalable software with code that is easy to evolve and maintain.
- Plan and execute technical design and implementation of complex and well-architected new solutions.
- Drive technical ownership of new features and epics that may require coordination with other services or teams.
- Take a user-centric approach to improving our content management systems and data flows.
- Partner in project phasing and delivery together with your Manager, Team Leads, Product Managers, and Program Managers.
Engineering Quality & Operational Excellence
- Contribute to maintain the engineering quality bar by performing detailed, constructive code reviews focused on design, security, and maintainability.
- Write defensive and robust tests, and implement practices to ensure continuous high-quality delivery.
- Identify and implement technical improvements in our systems and workflows to enhance operational stability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
- Own the production environment, including participating in on-call rotation, debugging and resolving complex, cross-service production incidents, and leading Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
Mentorship & Influence
- Act as a technical force multiplier by influencing software engineering best practices and standards across the team.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on technical design, best practices, and ownership.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a closely related field.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in software development, with a focus on designing and operating high-scale, distributed systems.
- Deep understanding of core Computer Science fundamentals, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles, data structures, and algorithms.
- Expert proficiency in primary backend languages, including Java and Python.
- Demonstrated expertise in AWS cloud services (e.g., Lambda, Kinesis, SQS/SNS, DynamoDB), including the ability to architect, secure, and scale solutions within the cloud environment.
- Full proficiency in Relational databases (MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB).
- Proven ability to design and implement event-driven architecture and streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis, SNS/SQS).
- Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform, for provisioning and managing cloud resources.
- Strong technical communication and collaboration skills necessary to lead design reviews and drive technical alignment across cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
● Practical experience with Graph databases (e.g., Neo4j) and query languages like GraphQL for complex metadata structures.
● Familiarity with Full-Stack frameworks (e.g., React, Vue).
● Experience with MCP servers.
The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $141,900 - $190,300 per year and in New York, NY is $148,700 - $199,400 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.
Sur Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:
Chez Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, nous allions imagination et innovation pour réinventer la manière dont les gens vivent et interagissent avec les histoires et les produits les plus appréciés au monde. Notre travail est extrêmement vaste et complexe. Nous créons des expériences incroyables, transformons l’avenir des médias et créons des produits et des plateformes qui rapprochent les gens du monde entier des histoires et des sports qu’ils aiment.
Chez Disney, notre capacité à associer une technologie de classe mondiale à une créativité sans pareille nous rend uniques. C’est l’essence même de notre passé, de notre présent et de notre avenir. Nous sommes des narrateurs et des innovateurs. Des créateurs et des bâtisseurs. Des artistes et des ingénieurs.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.
Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.