Senior Backend Engineer for Scalable News Platform

Disney

Glendale (CA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Senior Product Software Engineer to shape the News Distribution Platform. You will lead the design and delivery of scalable backend services, influence architectural decisions, and collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to power guest experiences.

We expect ownership, accountability, and a drive to improve reliability, performance, and developer efficiency across distributed systems.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study.
5+ years of experience building and operating highly available, distributed backend systems.
Strong experience designing and developing large-scale backend services using Golang (preferred) and/or Java.
Experience deploying and scaling services within

Responsibilities

Own complex technical initiatives end-to-end, from technical design through production deployment and operational excellence.
Set the architectural direction of backend distribution APIs and services to ensure high availability, resiliency, and low latency at scale.
Partner with product, editorial, and engineering stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
Strategically prioritize initiatives and technical workstreams to deliver the highest-impact and most time-sensitive outcomes, while proactively identifying, communicating, and mitigating risks to ensure successful execution.
Champion engineering best practices across code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability, and incident response.
Set standards for operational excellence, including monitoring, alerting, on-call processes, and post-incident analysis.
Perform thorough code reviews and uphold a high standard of technical rigor and maintainability.
Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Drive performance optimization initiatives across services, caching layers, and data stores.
Contribute to technical documentation and promote knowledge sharing across teams.