Lead Product Software Engineer, DevOps

The Walt Disney Company

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$155,700–$208,700 / yr
Posted
9 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Sep 19, 2026

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $164k
This role $182k
$117k most similar roles pay here $219k

This role pays more than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$201,712 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $182k versus about $164k 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 118 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,700–$199,400 across 118 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Product Software Engineer, DevOps

Lead Product Software Engineer (DevOps) joins the Product Engineering team to standardize web delivery architectures across consumer-facing brands' infrastructure layers. This role focuses on reducing complexity and aligning web stacks to enable feature teams to meet strategic business goals. The engineer will define technical strategies for reliability and observability, research paved-path architecture patterns, and provide high-level guidance and mentoring to senior engineers while conducting design reviews. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing technical risks for critical projects and ensuring the performance of mission-critical cloud services. The role requires expertise in web infrastructure components including DNS, Route53, WAF, Varnish, CloudFront, HTTP, REST, and GraphQL. Candidates must possess deep experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to manage high-volume distributed services while solving complex technical problems related to the scalability and resiliency of digital and streaming products.

What you'll do

  • Define and execute a long-term technical strategy focused on reliability, observability, and high-quality business delivery.
  • Standardize web delivery architectures across the infrastructure layer to reduce complexity for feature teams.
  • Manage and optimize core web infrastructure components including DNS, Route53, WAF, Varnish, and CloudFront.
  • Research and drive the adoption of paved-path architecture patterns and widespread engineering standards.
  • Provide high-level technical guidance and mentorship to senior engineers through design reviews and problem-solving.
  • Ensure the performance, scalability, and resiliency of mission-critical cloud-based services on AWS.
  • Manage technical risks for critical site projects and influence department-wide technical planning.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
  • At least 7 years of relevant experience as a software engineer or architect.
  • Strong command of web architecture principles including HTTP, DNS, caching, and REST/GraphQL API delivery.
  • Hands-on experience developing and maintaining high-volume distributed services on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  • Expertise in web infrastructure components such as Route53, WAF, Varnish, and CloudFront.
  • Proven ability to drive technical decisions across multiple teams and communicate complex trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to provide high-level technical guidance and mentoring to senior engineers.

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