Sr Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: Bay Lake, FL
Salary: $135,200–$165,000 / yr
Posted: 39 days ago
Closes: Jul 4, 2026

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $171k

This role $150k

$126k most similar roles pay here $223k

This role pays less than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $139,075–$203,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $150k 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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The Sr. Software Engineer role at Disney Experiences (DXT) Technology & Digital involves designing and building real-time, event-driven systems that ingest and process data from edge devices using technologies like Kinesis, Kafka, and MQTT. This cross-disciplinary engineer will develop backend services and streaming pipelines in Java to transform model outputs into reliable events while architecting scalable and cost-efficient production systems on AWS. Responsibilities include leading technical decisions, mentoring junior developers, and ensuring operational excellence for owned components. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience with distributed production systems, expertise in real-time data pipelines, and deep hands-on knowledge of AWS services such as ECS/EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, and CloudWatch. Strong understanding of event-driven architecture and the ability to design observable, resilient, and scalable systems are essential.

Skills

AWS Kinesis Kafka MQTT Java Docker CI/CD Event-driven architecture Schema evolution Observability Resilience Scalability Stream processing frameworks High-throughput messaging systems Sensitive data handling Security and access controls ECS/EKS Lambda DynamoDB S3 CloudWatch

What you'll do

Design and build real-time event-driven systems using Kinesis, Kafka, and MQTT.
Develop backend services and streaming pipelines in Java to process model outputs.
Architect and operate scalable, cost-efficient production systems on AWS.
Lead technical decisions and own critical components of the platform.
Build clean, versioned event schemas and APIs for downstream integration.

What we're looking for

5+ years of professional software engineering experience with distributed production systems
Expertise in building real-time or streaming data pipelines using event ingestion and aggregation techniques
Deep hands-on experience with AWS services including ECS/EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, and CloudWatch
Expert-level proficiency in Java for developing backend services and streaming pipelines
Strong understanding of event-driven architecture, schema evolution, and downstream consumer integration
Proven ability to design observable, resilient, and scalable systems