Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Publishing & AI Platforms

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

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Lead Software Engineer on the Marvel Comics Technology team within Studio Technology. You will own backend and frontend development, architect scalable applications, and deliver AI-enabled products that power Marvel's publishing ecosystem.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, and Disney partner teams to build end-to-end solutions, drive code quality, and align with security and performance standards across publishing, asset management, and AI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of full-stack development experience.
• Expertise with Java Spring Boot.
• Node.js experience highly valued.
• Proven experience building scalable backend and frontend solutions.
• Experience working within agile product teams.
• 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.

Job description

The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Lead Software Engineer on the Marvel Comics Technology team within Studio Technology. You will own backend and frontend development, architect scalable applications, and deliver AI-enabled products that power Marvel's publishing ecosystem.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, and Disney partner teams to build end-to-end solutions, drive code quality, and align with security and performance standards across publishing, asset management, and AI