Software Engineer II

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.

Job Summary:

As a Software Engineer II, you will use your coding and data skills to write and test code that delivers enhancements and new features for our applications portfolio. You will be an important part of a motivated team where we’ll be looking for you to collaborate with multiple teams to help drive application architecture, code quality, and make sure we are building the right things for our users. We want someone that is proficient at working with Java/Kotlin to build web applications. The ideal candidate would possess skills in both server and client-side technology (RESTful Web Services, Node.js, and React), coupled with experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle. A plus would be experience with data streaming technologies such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, or SQS/SNS, orchestration and containerization platforms like Docker and Kubernetes, and No-SQL data stores like Elastic Search, Redis, and Memcache.

While The Walt Disney Company is a large company, this team operates somewhat like a U.S. startup. We strive to get things done quickly, with high quality, and we are committed to the agile methodology. Our work is guided by lean principles (looking at value and looking for waste; not doing anything ‘for the sake of doing it’).

We’re looking for a hard-working, and impactful engineer who wants to come here to do their best work and make their mark. Adding their chapter to the long and storied history of The Walt Disney Company. Someone who holds themselves and their teammates accountable in a professional, collaborative manner. A collaborative technologist who seeks to bring the best out in themselves and those around them. Someone who can provide a fresh perspective and innovative insight to our initiatives.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Be part of product teams in building architectures which are robust, fault-tolerant, and cloud-native. Build solutions for problems of sizeable scope and complexity that have been successfully deployed to customers/users.
• Deliver multiple projects utilizing an Agile methodology, following the principals set forth by the team, but wanting to bring a fresh perspective to our processes and new/enhanced technical tools.
• Writes codes that establishes and enhances frameworks. Reviews code for the design, testability, and clear usability. Builds solutions that scale and perform. Identifies opportunities to improve the system/product/services with each iteration.

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications

• Have 3+ years of experience in web application development or software engineering using Java/Kotlin and JavaScript, including familiarity with modern UI frameworks (e.g., React, Node.js, Atomic Design) and platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS. Python is a plus.
• Be able to demonstrate proficiency working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL. Pluses include knowledge of NoSQL data stores such as Elastic Search or MongoDB, and messaging and event streaming platforms like Kubernetes and RabbitMQ.
• Care about your craft and have opinions about the “right” way to do things with technology.

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience with CI/CD tools and platforms such as GitLab, Jenkins, Team City, etc.
• Be familiar with various Amazon Web Services such as S3 buckets, EKS, EC2, SQS/SNS, Lambdas, RDS, and more.
• Be familiar with security technologies such as OAuth, OpenID, SAML, and Mutual SSL.
• Possess knowledge of performance and application profiling.
• Have a strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a desire to be a part of it.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering, or another technical field.