Sr Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

Actively hiring
Remote (Usa - Ny - 7 Hudson Square, US) Posted 62 days ago $148,700–$199,400 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Playback Services team within Disney’s Media Engineering organization, you will work closely with other engineers to build high-performance and scalable systems for delivering media content. Your responsibilities include leading architecture discussions, participating in on-call rotations, mentoring junior engineers, and contributing to knowledge-sharing efforts through presentations and tech talks. You will leverage your expertise in functional programming patterns, RESTful services using Scala APIs, and asynchronous programming models to develop robust backend solutions. Additionally, you should be proficient with public cloud providers like AWS or Azure, CI/CD pipelines, observability tools such as Datadog and Grafana, and caching technologies. This role is ideal for someone passionate about streaming media and live sports who wants to contribute to a fast-growing team that plays a critical part in the core functionality of Disney’s streaming products.

Skills

AWS Azure Google Cloud Scala RESTful services Jenkins Docker 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, stable, scalable systems for enterprise deployment.
  • Participate in on-call rotation to support production incidents and system stability.
  • Mentor other engineers by providing guidance and technical advice.
  • Present at DSS technical community events to share knowledge and insights.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in backend architecture and application development in production environments.
  • Expertise in functional programming patterns and building RESTful services using Scala APIs.
  • Proficient in asynchronous programming models, threading, and concurrency techniques.
  • Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, design patterns, and principles.
  • Experience operating within a public cloud provider like AWS or Azure.
  • Knowledge of observability tools for metrics, logging, and monitoring (e.g., Datadog).
  • Familiarity with build and deployment technologies such as Jenkins and Docker.

Market check

Salary context

This $148,700–$199,400 range sits above 49% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$135,650–$209,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400–$195,250

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 121 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $141,900–$190,300 across 113 roles with salary data.

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