Sr Product Software Engineer - Ad Decisioning Engineering

The Walt Disney Company; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 141,900 - 190,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Medical benefits

Long-term incentives

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company seeks a Senior Full Stack Engineer – Ad Decisioning to join their Ad Serving Engineering organization. This position is focused on optimizing ad qualification processes across platforms like Hulu and ESPN.

Applicants should have a BS in Computer Science and experience in Java and ReactJS. Strong analytical and collaborative skills are essential, along with a commitment to mentoring and learning.

Office attendance is required four days a week, and competitive salaries start from $141,900 to $208,400 based on location.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficiency with Java.
• Experience with ReactJS or similar frontend frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test solutions for microservices.
• Enhance observability with metrics and monitoring.
• Translate product requirements into engineering tasks.

Skills

Java

ReactJS

Analytical skills

Communication

Collaboration

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

SpringBoot

DynamoDB

Redis

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

AWS

Job description

Senior Full Stack Engineer – Ad Decisioning

Job ID: 10152769 | Location: San Francisco, CA / Santa Monica, CA / Seattle, WA | Business: Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology | Date posted: Jun. 03, 2026

Job Summary

The Ad Serving Engineering organization within Disney Entertainment and the ESPN organization builds, enhances, and maintains the high‑performance, distributed, microservice‑based Digital Advertising Platform. The platform qualifies, delivers, and tracks Digital Advertising campaigns (Video on Demand, Live TV, and innovative interactive ads) across all of Disney’s online properties, including Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+.

Ad Serving teams also develop supporting components such as anti‑ad fatigue systems, impression‑counting pipelines, and ad experience flows, and integrate with critical entitlement, pacing, targeting, and third‑party services. As part of the Decisioning Fleet, you will directly contribute to optimizing ad qualification and selection to ensure viewers always see the right ad at the right time and build tools that analyze competing ads for ad breaks across Hulu, Disney+, ESPN+, and other platforms.

Daily, you should bring

• Willingness to communicate and collaborate across teams and systems
• Understanding of project ownership
• Passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment
• Understanding of micro‑service encapsulation and loose coupling
• Ability to define technical and operational metrics to measure system health and manage risk
• Use of AI tools responsibly to improve productivity while adhering to company policies
• Kindness and pragmatic optimism

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test solutions for high‑throughput, low‑latency microservices
• Enhance observability with metrics, monitoring, and alerting
• Translate product requirements into actionable engineering tasks
• Take ownership of one or more of the team’s domain areas
• Integrate AI‑assisted development practices into daily workflows
• Participate in on‑call rotations per team escalation policy

Basic Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant work experience
• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Proficiency with Java
• Experience with ReactJS or similar frontend frameworks, with the ability to quickly pick up new technologies
• Demonstrable analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent communication, collaboration skills, and a strong teamwork ethic with both technical and non‑technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SpringBoot and related Spring projects
• Modern frontend development practices
• Non‑relational database technologies like DynamoDB
• Caching datastores such as Redis, ValKey, or MemCache
• Data streaming mechanisms such as Apache Kafka and/or Kinesis
• Cloud platforms such as AWS
• Modern DevOps tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with AI productivity tools and their application in software development
• Domain knowledge in Ad Tech

Additional Information

• Engineers are expected to be in the office four days a week.
• This role is hiring in San Francisco, Santa Monica, Glendale, or Seattle.

Compensation

Hiring range within Los Angeles, California: $141,900 to $190,300 per year. Seattle, WA: $148,700 to $199,400 per year. San Francisco, CA: $155,400 to $208,400 per year. Base pay will also consider internal equity, geographic region, and individual experience.

Additional benefits may include a bonus or long‑term incentive units, medical, financial, and other benefits, depending on level and position.

Equal Opportunity

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, disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.

Disability Accommodation

The Walt Disney Company and its affiliates welcome job seekers, including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or apply, email [e-mail] with your request. This email is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence.