Lead Frontend Platform Architect (Core Web)

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Careers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 158,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology in New York is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to architect and deliver foundational frontend solutions powering ESPN, ABC News, NatGeo, and Marvel. You will set technical direction for shared web frameworks and tooling while balancing cross-brand needs with platform consistency.

You will mentor engineers, influence cross-team decisions, and ensure performance, accessibility, and developer experience at scale.

Qualifications

• Proven mastery of frontend web development technologies and principles.
• 7+ years of industry experience with demonstrated technical leadership.
• Expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks (React preferred).
• Experience building reusable platform libraries, design systems, or shared frontend infrastructure at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain shared frontend platform capabilities—consumed by ESPN, ABC News, NatGeo, Marvel, and other Disney web properties.
• Define technical architecture, engineering standards, and best practices for multi-brand web development; lead design reviews, RFCs, and technical decision-making for platform initiatives.
• Research and evaluate emerging web technologies; prototype and drive adoption of improvements to performance, accessibility, SEO, and developer experience.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers through code review, pairing, and knowledge sharing; help raise the bar for frontend engineering quality across the organization.
• Partner with product engineering teams across brands to understand requirements, prioritize platform roadmap investments, and deliver scalable solutions that balance shared needs with brand-specific customization.

Skills

Frontend web development

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Web performance accessibility

Leadership cross-team

CI/CD build tooling

Communication collaboration

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Webpack

Rollup

Vite

Job description

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology in New York is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to architect and deliver foundational frontend solutions powering ESPN, ABC News, NatGeo, and Marvel. You will set technical direction for shared web frameworks and tooling while balancing cross-brand needs with platform consistency.

You will mentor engineers, influence cross-team decisions, and ensure performance, accessibility, and developer experience at scale.