Product Software Engineer II

The Walt Disney Company; Glendale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company seeks a Product Software Engineer II to design, develop, and operate scalable backend services for Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology in Glendale, CA. You will collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver robust news and media platforms, emphasizing reliability, performance, and observability.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years of distributed backend experience, proficiency in Golang (preferred) or Java, AWS, and solid CI/CD and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 3+ years of experience building and operating highly available distributed backend systems.
• Experience with Golang (preferred) and/or Java in production environments.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with stakeholders on project progress.
• Design and develop new solutions and drive alignment across teams.
• Test strategy: unit, integration, performance tests.
• Follow on‑call practices including deployments and monitoring.
• Analyze logs and incidents to identify root causes across distributed components.
• Participate in code reviews and promote quality.
• Collaborate with product, editorial, and engineering to translate requirements into solutions.
• Champion best practices for code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability, and incident response.
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing across teams.

Skills

Golang

Java

Distributed systems

Backend scaling

CI/CD

Observability

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Git

GitLab

Jenkins

Datadog

Grafana

Redis

Job description

Product Software Engineer II

Job ID 10157837 Location Glendale, California, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date postedAug. 21, 2026

Job Summary:

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 News Distribution Platform team is responsible for building the data pipelines and core distribution services that deliver trusted journalism and breaking news experiences to millions of guests across ABC News, Good Morning America, and local television stations in eight major markets, including Los Angeles and New York. Our services enable real-time publishing, syndication, and distribution of content across web, mobile, and connected TV platforms.

We operate systems that sit in the critical path of the News organization, where performance, scalability, and reliability are paramount—especially during high-profile live events and breaking news moments. Our mission is to ensure seamless, resilient, and low-latency content delivery at scale while continuously modernizing and evolving our platform.

As a Product Software Engineer, you will participate in the design, development and testing of these platforms responsible for delivering news experiences to our guests. You will partner across product, design, and engineering teams to deliver solutions efficiently and on-time. You value good-faith collaboration, driving best practices, and promoting excellence on your team. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Effectively communicate with stakeholders on project progress.
• Design and develop new solutions and drive alignment across engineering and product teams.
• Determine the most efficient means to sufficiently test new code: unit tests, integration tests, performance tests, etc.
• Follow best practices for the team for on‑call responsibilities such as deployments, monitoring, and investigating incidents
• Use logs, monitoring tools etc. and work with developers to determine root causes across distributed components during production incidents.
• Participate in code reviews for members of the team, bearing a sense of responsibility for approved code.
• Partner with product, editorial, and engineering stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Champion engineering best practices across code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability, and incident response.
• Contribute to technical documentation and promote knowledge sharing across teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Comp Sci, Info Systems, Software Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of experience building and operating highly available, distributed backend systems in production environments.
• Experience developing large‑scale backend services using Golang (preferred) and/or Java.
• Experience deploying and scaling services within cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.
• Understanding of caching technologies (such as Redis, Memcached, or similar).
• Strong problem‑solving skills with a proactive, detail‑oriented approach.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and source control systems (e.g., Git, Gitlab, Jenkins).
• Experience with observability tools for metrics, logging, and monitoring (e.g., Datadog, Grafana).
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Strong communication skills and a commitment to collaboration in a fast‑paced, guest‑focused environment.

The hiring range for this position in California is $117,500.00 to $157,500.00 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.

About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:

At Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, we’re blending imagination and innovation to reimagine the ways people experience and engage with the world’s most beloved stories and products. Our work is wide‑ranging and deeply sophisticated. We create amazing experiences, transform the future of media, and build products and platforms that enable the connection between people everywhere and the stories and sports they love.

Disney’s ability to marry world‑class technology with one‑of‑a‑kind creativity makes us unique. It is at the heart of our past, present, and future. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world‑class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

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, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. 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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