Lead Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

Remote Actively hiring

Remote, USA · Glendale, CA · Bristol, CT Posted 23 days ago $155,700–$208,700 / year

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At a glance

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TL;DR

The Lead Software Engineer role at Disney’s Content Platform Engineering team involves leading the development of content inspection pipelines that use computer vision and vision language models to analyze video and image assets, extracting detailed metadata for improved content quality and operational efficiency. This position requires expertise in translating complex product requirements into scalable technical solutions, designing high-quality code, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure systems are reliable and production-ready. Key responsibilities include developing distributed systems, providing production support, and mentoring peers to uphold engineering best practices. Preferred skills encompass experience with computer vision systems, visual search technologies, and prompt engineering for large language models, all while leveraging AWS and cloud-native design principles in a fast-paced global content ecosystem.

Skills

Python AWS REST GraphQL Docker Kubernetes CI/CD PostgreSQL Redis Elasticsearch Computer_Vision Visual_Search LLMs Prompt_Engineering

What you'll do

Lead the development of systems applying computer vision and VLMs to video and image content.
Design, write, test, and deploy high-quality code for reliable software solutions.
Ensure systems are scalable, production-ready, and support automated inspection workflows.
Mentor peers and promote best practices in design reviews, testing, and documentation.
Provide production support through issue investigation and remediation of defects.

What we're looking for

7+ years of industry experience in software engineering
Strong proficiency in core programming languages like Java or Python
Experience designing and building distributed systems and APIs (REST/GraphQL)
Expertise with AWS and cloud-native system design
Proven ability to translate product requirements into scalable technical solutions
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies in production environments

Market check

Salary context

This $155,700–$208,700 range sits above 49% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$148,300–$217,200

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$151,450–$213,125

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 $141,900–$190,300 across 110 roles with salary data.

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