Sr Product Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$148,700–$199,400 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Closes
Dec 31, 2026

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This role $174k
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This role pays more than 50% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$202,675 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $174k versus about $173k 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 · Sr Product Software Engineer

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As a Senior Software Engineer at Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology’s Media Security team within the Playback Services division, you will work on building high-performance, scalable backend systems for delivering content to subscribers. Your day-to-day responsibilities include leading architecture discussions, mentoring fellow engineers, and contributing to the DSS technical community through presentations and tech talks. You must have extensive experience in crafting large-scale backend services using Scala APIs, functional programming patterns, and RESTful service design. Additionally, proficiency with public cloud providers like AWS or Azure, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and observability tools such as Datadog is essential. This role involves tackling complex challenges in digital rights management and live sports streaming, making it ideal for those passionate about the intersection of technology and entertainment.

Skills

AWS Azure Google Cloud Scala RESTful services Docker Jenkins Kafka Kinesis SQS Datadog Splunk Grafana CI/CD Git AGILE Scrum

What you'll do

  • Lead high-level architecture discussions and planning sessions for backend systems.
  • Build high-performance, scalable services to be deployed in an enterprise setting.
  • Author technical proposals and provide feedback on root cause analyses.
  • Mentor other engineers and participate in knowledge-sharing efforts within the team.
  • Operate large-scale high-availability backend services using JVM technologies.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in backend architecture and application delivery in production environments.
  • Expertise in functional programming patterns and building RESTful services using Scala APIs.
  • Proficiency in asynchronous programming models, threading, and concurrency.
  • Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals and design patterns.
  • Experience with public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Knowledge of observability tools for metrics, logging, and monitoring.
  • Familiarity with caching technologies and Agile/Scrum practices.

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