Frontend Engineer II — React/TypeScript for Ad Platforms

Disney Entertainment; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology seeks a Software Engineer to create complex UI components using modern JavaScript, TypeScript, and React. You’ll work with backend and product teams to deliver optimized, accessible interfaces and highly polished user experiences.

Join a lean culture that values craftsmanship, collaboration, and accountability. You’ll contribute to innovative ad platforms and scalable web apps across Disney’s media portfolio.

Qualifications

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering, or another technical field
• 3+ years of web application development or software engineering in a large enterprise environment using modern frameworks
• Expertise in HTML & CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript and React Library
• Experience with Tailwindcss or SCSS
• Experience with Node.js and Next.js or Express.js
• Experience with unit testing frameworks (e.g. Jest, Mocha, Vitest)
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Organized, detail-oriented and able to deliver project tasks on time
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Championing quality engineering with accessible UI code and testability
• Understand browsers, devices, and interoperability
• Experience with Agile/Lean methodologies
• Perfectionist attention to pixel accuracy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Care about craft and best practices in technology

Responsibilities

• Build features, maintain existing code, and fix bugs in JavaScript/TypeScript and React
• Implement best practices to improve performance and scalability
• Peer review code and suggest optimizations
• Advocate for quality through innovation and curiosity
• Collaborate to design complex applications and review code
• Explore new technologies and suggest stack enhancements
• Investigate and resolve production issues from UI to service layer
• Ensure project deliverables are on time and high quality

Skills

HTML & CSS

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Tailwindcss

SCSS

Node.js

Next.js/Express.js

Unit testing (Jest/Mocha/Vitest)

Agile/Lean methodologies

Pixel-perfect UI

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Git

CI/CD tools

Job description

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology seeks a Software Engineer to create complex UI components using modern JavaScript, TypeScript, and React. You’ll work with backend and product teams to deliver optimized, accessible interfaces and highly polished user experiences.

Join a lean culture that values craftsmanship, collaboration, and accountability. You’ll contribute to innovative ad platforms and scalable web apps across Disney’s media portfolio.