Lead Full-Stack Engineer for AI-Powered Publishing Platform

The Walt Disney Studios; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Studios in California seeks a Lead Software Engineer for Marvel Comics Technology. You will own backend and frontend, designing scalable full‑stack solutions for Marvel Publishing Apps, workflows, and AI-powered tools.

Collaborate with product, engineering, and design to deliver high‑quality, reliable interfaces powering editorial, production and operations. You will review code, promote best practices, and mentor others while advancing architectures, performance, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of full-stack development experience.
• Experience with Java Spring Boot.
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue.js).
• Node.js experience highly valued.
• REST API development and integration experience.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and Spring ecosystem best practices.
• Experience with backend performance optimization and database access patterns.
• Experience with distributed systems and messaging technologies.
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and CI/CD practices.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance full-stack applications that support Marvel Comics' Publishing Apps and Workflows, internal tooling, and new AI products.
• Build robust backend services and APIs (Java Spring Boot, Node.js) alongside modern, component-based user interfaces (React, Angular, or Vue.js).
• Partner closely with product managers, engineers, and Disney partner teams to define and deliver end-to-end solutions across publishing, title and asset management, and AI workflows.
• Integrate with existing Oracle publishing systems and the emerging unified data layer being built with the Studio Tech Data Platforms team.
• Contribute to building and integrating AI-driven product capabilities, including APIs, application surfaces, and orchestration layers.
• Drive code quality through reviews, mentorship, and modern engineering practices.
• Ensure alignment with architecture, security, accessibility, and development standards.
• Optimize system performance, scalability, reliability, and stability.
• Collaborate with DevOps and QA partners to support CI/CD, testing, observability, and monitoring.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tooling to accelerate delivery and improve code quality.
• Help evolve engineering practices through adoption of new technologies, frameworks, and tools.

Skills

Spring Boot

React/Angular/Vue

Node.js

REST API

Microservices

Distributed Systems

Databases

Agile

CI/CD

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

The Walt Disney Studios in California seeks a Lead Software Engineer for Marvel Comics Technology. You will own backend and frontend, designing scalable full‑stack solutions for Marvel Publishing Apps, workflows, and AI-powered tools.

Collaborate with product, engineering, and design to deliver high‑quality, reliable interfaces powering editorial, production and operations. You will review code, promote best practices, and mentor others while advancing architectures, performance, and