As a Distinguished Product Software Engineer at Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology, you will join a team dedicated to creating state-of-the-art platforms for sports, news, and developer tools. Your role involves defining technical strategies that integrate machine learning into consumer experiences, ensuring robust system stability and reliability through proactive monitoring and incident response. You will architect scalable solutions, optimize APIs and CI/CD pipelines, and set engineering standards across teams while mentoring senior engineers to foster innovation. Key responsibilities include translating product goals into measurable outcomes, driving cross-functional alignment, and leveraging advanced AI capabilities to enhance user engagement and retention in large-scale consumer platforms. This role requires extensive experience with cloud-native infrastructure, API design, and a background in sports or news products for added context.
Guide technical strategy and vision for ESPN, ABC News, and Developer Platform.
Implement robust monitoring and proactive incident response to ensure system stability.
Architect scalable systems optimizing latency, availability, throughput, and observability.
Elevate platform standards for APIs, coding practices, CI/CD, and responsible AI.
Mentor senior engineers and drive cross-alliance design reviews and decision records.
Translate live-sports moments and breaking-news dynamics into ML problems with metrics.
Influence roadmaps and OKRs to align investment with high-leverage opportunities.
What we're looking for
15+ years of experience building large-scale consumer systems
Extensive background in advanced AI capabilities and consumer-facing products at tech companies
Proven ability to set engineering standards and lead cross-functional initiatives at organizational scale
Advanced proficiency in API design, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native infrastructure
Demonstrated success in mentoring senior engineering talent across multiple teams
Experience translating live-sports moments and breaking news into ML problems with clear metrics
Market check
Salary context
This
$304,900–$408,900
range sits above
100%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$130,650–$214,950
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$142,437–$203,995
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
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About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is a diversified global entertainment and media enterprise operating in segments including Disney Parks, Experiences and Products; Entertainment (ABC, Hulu, Disney+); and ESPN. Industry: Entertainment & Media
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