Sr Software Engineer

Disney; New York (NY); On-site; USD 149,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Sr Software Engineer in New York. You will join a team building high-performance, scalable backend services in an enterprise setting.

Participate in architecture discussions, support production systems in on-call rotations, and mentor fellow engineers. You should have 5+ years delivering backend apps, strong knowledge of Scala APIs, async programming, and cloud experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years crafting backend architectures and backend apps in production
• Experience with JVM-based services and RESTful Scala APIs
• Strong knowledge of async programming and concurrency
• Solid CS fundamentals and design patterns
• Experience in public cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Proficient with Git, CI/CD, and deployment tooling
• Familiar with messaging systems (Kafka, Kinesis, SQS)
• Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Splunk, Grafana)
• Knowledge of caching technologies and AGILE/Scrum
• Strong written and verbal communication; self-learning mindset

Responsibilities

• Build high-performance, scalable backend systems for enterprise use
• Lead architecture discussions, set standards, review proposals and root-cause analyses
• Participate in on-call rotation during production incidents
• Mentor and advise other engineers
• Share knowledge through DSS technical community talks and sessions

Skills

Backend architectures

Scala REST APIs

Async programming

Concurrency

CS fundamentals

Cloud platforms

Git & CI/CD

Messaging systems

Observability tools

AGILE/Scrum

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Kafka

Kinesis

SQS

Datadog

Splunk

Grafana

Git

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Job Posting Title: Sr Software Engineer

Req ID: 10145073

Job Description: Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology 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.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team of engineers to build high-performance, stable, scalable systems to be deployed in an enterprise setting
• Lead high-level architecture discussions and planning sessions, author and share feedback on technical proposals and root cause analyses, and establish standards within the team to drive quality and excellence
• Participate in the on-call rotation, supporting systems and services during production incidents
• Provide mentoring and advice for other engineers
• Participate in the DSS technical community through presentations, tech talks, and other knowledge-sharing efforts

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years related experience crafting backend architectures and delivering backend applications in a production environment. Validated knowledge of operating large-scale high-availability backend services and JVM services
• Expertise in functional programming patterns and experience building RESTful services (Scala APIs)
• Understanding of async programming models (events, callbacks, promises, async/await) and threading/concurrency
• Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, databases, etc.) and strong understanding of design patterns and principles
• Experience operating within a Public Cloud Provider (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
• Understanding of source control concepts and systems, CI/CD pipelines and exposure to Git
• Experience with build and deployment technologies such as Jenkins and Docker. Experience with messaging technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, etc.)
• Experience with observability tools for metrics, logging, and monitoring (e.g., Datadog, Splunk, Grafana)
• Knowledge of caching technologies
• Knowledge of AGILE/Scrum practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-learner, independent, excellent problem-solving skills

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The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $148,700 to $199,400 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on