Software Engineer II (Cloud Platform AWS)

The Walt Disney Company; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company in Santa Monica, CA is seeking a Software Engineer II (Cloud Platform AWS) to join its Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology division. You will help build and operate cloud infrastructure, automation, and developer tooling on AWS.

The role requires hands-on experience with public cloud, IaC, and modern languages, with a focus on reliability, security, and scalable delivery in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain cloud automation and developer tooling that supports provisioning, deployment, and day 2 operations in AWS
• Create and evolve reusable infrastructure as code modules and patterns that teams can safely adopt
• Improve reliability and operability through observability, alerting, and actionable signals over noise
• Participate in incident response, investigations, and RCAs, then turn learnings into permanent platform improvements
• Partner with teams to unblock delivery by improving platform capabilities and developer experience, including documentation and paved road workflows

Skills

Python/Go/Java/TypeScript

Networking fundamentals

CI/CD

Linux

Containers

Security & reliability

Education

BS Computer Science or related technical discipline

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Software Engineer II (Cloud Platform AWS)

Job ID 10157289 Location Santa Monica, California, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date postedAug. 28, 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.

Job Summary:

Cloud Infrastructure is a horizontal platform team that builds internal products,

automation, and guardrails that make it easier and safer for engineering teams to build and run on AWS . We partner with application teams across the organization to provide a cloud native perspective on architecture, infrastructure, security, and delivery.

What You Will Do

• Build and maintain cloud automation and developer tooling that supports provisioning, deployment, and day 2 operations in AWS

• Create and evolve reusable infrastructure as code modules and patterns that teams can safely adopt

• Improve reliability and operability through observability, alerting, and actionable signals over noise

• Participate in incident response, investigations, and RCAs, then turn learnings into permanent platform improvements

• Partner with teams to unblock delivery by improving platform capabilities and developer experience, including documentation and paved road workflows

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience

• 2+ years building on public cloud, preferably AWS

• Experience writing production quality code in at least one general purpose language such as Python, Go, Java, or TypeScript

• Solid fundamentals in networking and distributed systems, including VPC concepts, DNS, TLS, and service to service connectivity

• Hands on experience with infrastructure as code and automation workflows, Terraform preferred

• Understanding of CI CD concepts and how to build repeatable delivery pipelines

• Working knowledge of Linux and container-based workloads

• Ability to balance security, reliability, and delivery by proposing pragmatic solutions with clear tradeoffs

• Clear written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Comfort operating in ambiguity, shifting priorities, and a fast changing environment

Required Education

• BS Computer Science or related technical discipline or its equivalent

Nice to have, but not required

• AWS Certification (Associate or above).

• Experience with Terraform Cloud / Terraform Enterprise

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Spinnaker

#DISNEYTECH

The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $117,500 to $157,500 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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