As a Site Reliability Engineer II at Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, you will join the Streaming SRE squad to enhance the reliability and scalability of critical backend systems. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and implementing automation for deployment, monitoring, and operational workflows; collaborating with software engineering teams to enforce SRE best practices; and developing tools to improve observability across metrics, logs, and distributed tracing. You will also participate in incident response and root cause analysis while maintaining Infrastructure-as-Code definitions and cloud environment configurations. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with AWS, Python, Go, Bash, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD systems like GitHub Actions or GitLab CI. Familiarity with observability stacks such as Prometheus and Grafana is preferred, along with a strong understanding of distributed system fundamentals and performance optimization in large-scale enterprise environments.
Design and implement systems to enhance reliability, scalability, and performance.
Build automation for deployment, monitoring, alerting, and operational workflows.
Develop tools and dashboards to improve observability across metrics, logs, and distributed tracing.
Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
Assist in capacity planning, performance tuning, and scaling strategies for distributed systems.
Maintain Infrastructure-as-Code definitions and cloud environment configurations.
What we're looking for
3+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or related field.
Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, Azure cloud platforms and Docker/Kubernetes.
Proficiency in Python, Go, JavaScript, Bash scripting languages.
Working knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions/GitLab CI.
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and observability stacks.
Strong analytical skills for diagnosing complex system issues.
Market check
Salary context
This
$123,000–$165,000
range sits above
42%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$119,900–$198,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$126,125–$195,000
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 238 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
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