Junior Data & Platform Engineer - Ad Tech

The Walt Disney Company (France); Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company in Glendale, CA is seeking a Product Software Engineer I to help build and support software powering Disney’s advertising technology products. You will work with engineers to develop data processing and platform applications, learning modern engineering practices in a collaborative environment.

You will contribute to scalable solutions, participate in code reviews, and grow skills in cloud, big data, and AI-assisted development, while aligning with agile and lean

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of software development experience, including internships, academic projects, or equivalent hands-on work.
• Foundational experience with Java, Scala, or Python.
• Interest in big data technologies such as Spark, Kafka, or Snowflake.
• Basic SQL and relational databases knowledge.
• Familiarity with cloud concepts and tools like AWS, Docker, or Kubernetes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software components for data processing and platform applications.
• Assist in building batch and near-real-time data pipelines.
• Write clean, readable, and testable code following engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams.
• Support production systems and help diagnose issues.

Skills

Java

Scala

Python

SQL

Cloud computing

Docker

Kubernetes

Data processing

AI-assisted development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spark

Kafka

Flink

Databricks

Snowflake

Presto

Job description

The Walt Disney Company in Glendale, CA is seeking a Product Software Engineer I to help build and support software powering Disney’s advertising technology products. You will work with engineers to develop data processing and platform applications, learning modern engineering practices in a collaborative environment.

You will contribute to scalable solutions, participate in code reviews, and grow skills in cloud, big data, and AI-assisted development, while aligning with agile and lean