Manager, Product Software Engineering, Frontend

The Walt Disney Company

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$182,400–$244,600 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
18 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Dec 12, 2026

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This role pays more than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $172,300–$223,450 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $214k versus about $198k 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 90 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $150,900–$202,400 across 90 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Product Software Engineering, Frontend

Manager, Product Software Engineering - Frontend will join the Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology team to lead the JavaScript-based Disney Media Player engineering team. This role involves providing technical and organizational leadership to deliver high-quality playback experiences across web browsers, connected TVs, and streaming devices. You will own the team roadmap, balancing feature delivery with platform reliability, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices. Key responsibilities include hiring, coaching, and performance management while partnering with Product and Design teams to align strategy. The role requires expertise in high-quality JavaScript, modern web application development, and media playback technologies like MSE/EME, HLS, MPEG-DASH, Transport Stream, and CMAF. You will solve complex problems regarding client-side performance, operability, and application availability for major streaming services including Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and ABC News.

What you'll do

  • Lead and grow the JavaScript Disney Media Player engineering team through hiring, coaching, and performance management.
  • Own the execution of the team roadmap by balancing feature delivery with technical investment and platform reliability.
  • Provide technical leadership for the player stack, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices.
  • Partner with Product, Design, and platform teams to align priorities and manage cross-functional dependencies.
  • Improve playback quality, performance, and reliability across web and connected-device surfaces using data-driven decisions.
  • Manage the full software delivery lifecycle, including development, release, and operational support of consumer-facing applications.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning within the engineering organization.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including significant experience leading and managing engineering teams.
  • 5+ years of hands-on, production experience with high-quality JavaScript and modern web application development.
  • Experience building or supporting media playback technologies in web-based or connected-device environments.
  • Experience leading teams through the full software delivery lifecycle for consumer-facing applications.
  • Experience owning application availability, reliability, and performance in production environments.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills to mentor engineers and collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
  • Familiarity with streaming media concepts (MSE/EME, HLS, MPEG-DASH, Transport Stream, CMAF) (preferred).

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