Distinguished Product Software Engineer (VP level)

The Walt Disney Company

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$304,900–$408,900 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Closes
Jul 31, 2026

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $357k
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This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$204,837 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $357k versus about $174k for comparable roles.

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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

The Walt Disney Company currently has 169 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$198,800 across 165 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Distinguished Product Software Engineer (VP level)

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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.

Skills

API CI/CD Cloud-Native Infrastructure Docker Kubernetes Python PostgreSQL AWS Azure GCP Prometheus GitLab Terraform GraphQL Mentoring Machine Learning Monitoring Alerting Incident Response Scalability Observability

What you'll do

  • 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

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