Sr Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

Closes tomorrow Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $148,700–$199,400 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Closes: Jun 16, 2026 (soon)
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $173k

This role $174k

$134k most similar roles pay here $218k

This role pays more than 50% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$203,200 — 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 Software Engineer

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Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join the API Services team within Product Engineering. This role involves collaborating with team members and stakeholders to identify requirements and drive the implementation of solutions that support business goals, focusing on building highly available, high-throughput services for streaming content delivery. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and reporting tools for flagship apps like Disney+ and Hulu. The ideal candidate has significant experience with Java, Scala, AWS products, and cloud technologies such as Kubernetes and Terraform, alongside a strong understanding of software development fundamentals and the ability to work in ambiguous environments.

Skills

AWS Kubernetes Terraform Jenkins Python Java Scala Redis Lua NGINX DynamoDB CI/CD CloudFormation Elasticache S3 Lambda EC2 WAF Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Collaborate with team members to identify requirements and provide technical solutions.
Design and develop test automation frameworks for flagship streaming apps.
Build CI/CD pipelines and reporting tools to support app development.
Enhance systems continuously by identifying opportunities in each iteration.
Advocate and implement engineering best practices, including code reviews.
Write unit and integration tests to ensure robust testing strategies.
Experience with AWS products or other cloud providers is preferred.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in a technical field.
Strong understanding of software development fundamentals and architecture.
Experience with unit and integration testing and creating robust testing strategies.
Significant knowledge of web technologies and systems architecture.
Proficiency in Java, Scala, and associated technologies.
Experience building and maintaining highly automated systems using tools like Jenkins, Kubernetes, and Terraform.