Product Software Engineer II

ESPN; Bristol (CT); On-site; USD 119,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology seeks a Product Software Engineer to deliver back-end features for ESPN platforms, scaling to millions of users. You will write efficient code and collaborate with client-side stakeholders to advance the platform.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree in a related field, 3+ years of experience, and familiarity with Java, Spring, Maven, APIs, and cloud services like AWS. Competitive salary with bonus potential and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of relevant software development experience.
• Contribute and review code to meet specs.
• Test code via unit, integration, and performance tests.
• Understand core systems and dependencies.
• Ensure platform performance, scalability, and resiliency.
• Cross-functional troubleshooting as needed.

Responsibilities

• Write efficient, reliable, and testable code from requirements given.
• Design and implement automated code and system tests.
• Review, analyze, and optimize code for readability, reliability, and performance.
• Instrument, monitor, and support live operations of systems your team owns.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across company platforms.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

3+ years experience

Code contribution

Testing skills

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Java

Spring Framework

Maven

AWS

Job description

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

Building the future of Disney’s media:

Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

Reach, Scale & Impact:

More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.

Innovation:

We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.

The Fantasy Platform Engineering team builds systems that power games on ESPN including Fantasy League Manager (Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey), and Prediction Games (Tournament Challenge, NFL Pick ‘Em etc) that scales to millions of individual users. As a Product Software Engineer, you will help drive the platform forward by delivering efficient back-end code on new and existing features, while collaborating directly with stakeholders on the client side and other engineering teams

We’re looking for a passionate, impactful, technical leader who wants to come here to do their very best work and make their mark, add their chapter to the long and storied history of The Walt Disney Company. Someone who holds themselves and their teammates accountable in a professional, collaborative manner. A collaborative technologist who seeks to bring the best out in themselves and those around them. Someone who can provide a fresh perspective and innovative insight to our initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Write efficient, reliable, and testable codefrom requirements given.
• Design and implement automated code and system tests.
• Review, analyze, and optimize code for readability, reliability, and performance.
• Instrument, monitor, and support live operations of systems your team owns.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems, and errors encountered across company platforms.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Contribute and review code, set standards, and work with engineers to ensure product and design specifications are met.
• Test code through various means: unit tests, integration tests, performance tests etc.
• Maintain a deep understanding of our core systems and how they interact with upstream and downstream dependencies.
• Responsible for fundamental platform performance, scalability, and resiliency.
• Contribute to cross-functional troubleshooting of complex issues as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Java programming language, Spring Framework, and Maven dependency management.
• Understanding of API design and distributed web service architecture.
• Expertise with full lifecycle of application development, including best practices of unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc.
• Awareness of dev-ops workflows and related technologies.
• Experience leveraging cloud platform services, preferably within AWS.
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies. Can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanations.
• Enjoy working within a team setting of engineers of varying experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience using modern AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, Cursor, or similar) to improve code quality, accelerate development, and enhance documentation.

The hiring range for this position in Bristol, CT is $119,200 to $159,800 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long‑term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Disclaimer

This position is with Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.

Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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