Sr Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

Remote

Quick summary

Work type: Remote
Location: Seattle, WA · NY
Salary: $148,700–$199,400 / yr
Posted: 15 days ago
Closes: Jun 22, 2026

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Similar $171k

This role $174k

$130k most similar roles pay here $223k

This role pays less than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $139,075–$203,225 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $174k versus about $171k 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 154 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $141,900–$190,300 across 150 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Sr Software Engineer

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Quality, Targeting, and Experience team at Disney Streaming, you will work with data engineers, researchers, and product managers to develop automated feedback loops that enhance video delivery quality for services like Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu. Your daily tasks include building high-performance, scalable software, participating in code reviews, and mentoring less experienced developers. You should be proficient in Scala, Java, Go, or Python, familiar with AWS, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and observability tools such as Datadog and Grafana. Experience with RESTful and gRPC services, large-scale distributed systems, and stream processing frameworks like Flink or Spark is preferred. This role involves addressing complex business challenges in a high-impact environment where you will contribute to the continuous improvement of media delivery quality and customer experience at scale.

Skills

AWS Kubernetes CI/CD Python Scala Java Go RESTful services gRPC Datadog Splunk Grafana Databricks Flink Spark Kinesis SQS

What you'll do

Design and deliver backend architectures for high-performance, stable software.
Build and maintain data-intensive applications to bridge service and data teams.
Develop RESTful or gRPC services for communication between distributed components.
Mentor less experienced developers and lead cross-functional initiatives.
Use observability tools like Datadog and Grafana to monitor system health.
Participate in code reviews by providing feedback on pull requests.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
5+ years of backend architecture design and delivery in production environments.
Experience building RESTful/gRPC services for distributed component communication.
Proficient in Scala, Java, Go, or Python, with AWS, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes.
Expertise in observability tools like Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, Databricks for monitoring.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to mentor less experienced developers.