Frontend Engineer II — React/TypeScript UI Focus

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Software Engineer for the Ad Platforms team in Glendale, CA. You will create complex UI components using modern reactive JavaScript libraries and collaborate with backend and product teams to deliver optimized end-user experiences.

The role emphasizes pixel-perfect craftsmanship, accessibility, and robust testing, with a focus on performance and maintainability across Disney’s media platforms.

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 and ability to deliver on time.
• Strong communication skills and teamwork in Agile environments.
• Advocate for accessible UI and robust testing.

Responsibilities

• Build features, maintain existing code, and fix bugs in JavaScript/TypeScript and React.
• Implement best practices to increase performance and scalability.
• Peer review code and suggest optimizations with the team.
• Promote quality through innovation, curiosity, and thoughtful debate.
• Collaborate to design complex applications and review code with peers.
• Explore new technologies and contribute to the tech stack.
• Investigate and resolve production issues from UI to service layer.
• Work with project managers to ensure on-time, high-quality deliverables.

Skills

HTML & CSS

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Tailwindcss/SCSS

Node.js

Next.js/Express.js

Unit testing (Jest/Mocha/Vitest)

Agile/Lean

Pixel-perfect UI

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Software Engineer for the Ad Platforms team in Glendale, CA. You will create complex UI components using modern reactive JavaScript libraries and collaborate with backend and product teams to deliver optimized end-user experiences.

The role emphasizes pixel-perfect craftsmanship, accessibility, and robust testing, with a focus on performance and maintainability across Disney’s media platforms.