Senior Software Engineer, Ad Platforms

The Walt Disney Company; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative entertainment company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will contribute to the development of cutting-edge big data solutions that power the future of media and advertising. You will collaborate with talented engineers to create scalable, high-performance applications that delight millions of users. This position offers a unique opportunity to work with advanced technologies in a fast-paced environment, where your contributions will directly impact the way audiences experience beloved stories. Join a forward-thinking team that values creativity and innovation!

Benefits

Medical benefits

Flexible work hours

Employee discounts

Retirement plans

Wellness programs

Qualifications

• 5+ years of programming experience in Java, Scala, or Python.
• 3+ years of big data development experience with Spark and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to big data and backend projects delivering high value.
• Build large-scale data platform for batch and real-time processing.

Skills

Java

Scala

Python

Big Data

Machine Learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Spark

Hive

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Datadog

Grafana

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Ad Platforms

Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10105530 Location Santa Monica, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney Entertainment Date postedMar. 31, 2025

Job Summary:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

• Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
• Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Ad Platforms organization within Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology is fully responsible for building, enhancing and maintaining the high-performance, distributed, microservice-based Advertising Platform across all of Disney online properties, including Hulu and ESPN+. We build and maintain proprietary technology, ranging from ad serving and ad delivery, campaign management, reporting as well as all the integrations internal and external that come with evolving and maintaining a best-in-class video advertising business.

The Forecasting team is under Ad Platforms, and its mission is to support Ads Inventory Forecasting business requirements. The Inventory Forecasting Platform provides unified inventory forecasting modelling and result accessing. This is a strong cross-domain team to deliver E2E solutions covering tech areas ranging from machine learning, big data, microservices to data visualization.

Our team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer. The right person for this role should have extensive experience on big data as well as solid expertise on backend services or full stack. If you are someone who is proactive, hardworking, and enthusiastic in these domains, this is a phenomenal role for you!

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Contribute to a team of big data and backend engineers to deliver high value projects

• Build components of large-scale data platform for batch and real-time processing, and own features of big data applications to fit evolving business needs

• Build next-gen cloud based big data infrastructure for batch and streaming data applications, and continuously improve performance, scalability and availability

• Balance architectural and design considerations such as performance, scalability, reusability and flexibility issues

• Advocate the best engineering practices, including the use of design patterns, CI/CD, code review and automated test

• Collaborate with researchers to productize cutting edge innovations at scale

• Collaborate with program managers, product managers, SDET, and researchers in an open and innovative environment

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in C omputer Science, Electronics Engineering, or related field

• 5+ years of professional programming in Java, Scala, Python, etc.

• 3+ years of big data development experience with technical stacks such as Spark, Hive, SingleStore, Airflow, and AWS

• Strong knowledge of system / application design and architecture

• Experience building industry level high available and scalable service

• Experience with processing large amount of data at petabyte level

• Passionate about technologies, and openness to interdisciplinary work

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability with cloud infrastructure technologies, including Terraform, K8S, Spinnaker, etc.

• Experience with Grafana, Datadog.

• Experience in widely used Web framework (React.js, Vue.js, Angular, etc.) and good knowledge of Web stack HTML, CSS, Webpack

• Ads domain knowledge

The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica/LA, CA is $138,900.00 to $186,200.00 per year, in San Francisco, CA is $152,100.00 to $203,900.00 per year, and in Seattle, WA is $145,400.00 to $195,000.00 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:

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

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 Streaming Technology LLC , which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment .

Disney Streaming Technology 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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