Software Engineer II

工作 ID 10122800 地點布里斯托尔, 康乃狄克州, 美國 / 圣莫尼卡, 加利福尼亚州, 美國 / 格倫代爾, 加利福尼亚州, 美國 / 旧金山, 加利福尼亚州, 美國 / 西雅圖, 华盛顿州, 美國 有意工作的公司 Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology 日期已公佈 Aug. 27, 2025

申請

工作概要:

Overview

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.
Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.

Job Summary

We’re seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join the Watch Experience team, responsible for powering the APIs and infrastructure used across client platforms—tvOS, Web, Mobile, Smart TVs, and Game Consoles—for ESPN, Disney+, Hulu, and more. You’ll work on the systems that deliver content metadata, playback configurations, personalization, and curated experiences at scale. Our stack includes Java Spring Boot APIs, HAProxy, AWS ECS, Angular apps, and observability tools like DataDog, CloudWatch, and New Relic.

This is a backend-leaning full stack role with opportunities to contribute across API design, system architecture, CI/CD, DevOps practices, observability, and client performance.

Responsibilities and Duties

Build, maintain, and scale backend APIs (Java Spring Boot) that serve personalized content experiences to millions of users
Collaborate with client app teams (e.g., tvOS, Roku, Android TV, mobile, Web) to ensure seamless API integration and consistent playback experiences
Enhance infrastructure resiliency across live sporting events and major media moments by participating in LiveOps and OnCall rotations
Contribute to the development of internal tools and dashboards (Angular/JavaScript) to support monitoring, content curation, and system health
Work with CDN, proxy, and cache layers including HAProxy, Varnish, and others to optimize performance and availability
Participate in production triage and root cause analysis using observability tooling such as DataDog, New Relic, AWS CloudWatch, and custom logs
Help automate CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity and AWS for ECS and cloud deployments
Champion best practices around alerting, auto-scaling, canary deployments, and system redundancy

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent experience
3+ years experience developing backend systems or APIs in Java (Spring Boot preferred)
Familiarity with cloud-native development, particularly in AWS (ECS, Lambda, CloudFront, S3, etc.)
Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability stacks (DataDog, New Relic, CloudWatch)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, build systems (e.g., TeamCity, Jenkins), and containerized deployments
Strong understanding of REST APIs, caching strategies, and performance optimization
Comfortable working in high-stakes environments with live event traffic and tight SLAs

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with frontend development using Angular or similar frameworks for internal tools
Experience with HAProxy, Varnish, CDN configuration, and edge caching strategies
Exposure to media/streaming workflows (e.g., content metadata, playback services, personalization APIs)
Experience working on large-scale distributed systems in high-availability environments
Comfortable in fast-paced environments with agile ceremonies, triage sessions, and cross-team coordination
Strong communication skills with a passion for collaborative problem-solving

Additional Details

This role is part of our LiveOps and OnCall rotation, especially during major sports and media events

The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles is $114,900 to $154,100 per year, in New York/Seattle is $120,300 to $161,300 per year and in San Francisco] is $125,800 to $168,700 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

申請

關於Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:

在Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology，我們結合想像力與創新，以重新想像人們體驗和參與世上最受歡迎故事和產品的方式。我們的工作內容廣泛，且精深細密。我們創造令人驚豔的體驗、改變媒體的未來，並打造產品和平台，讓世界各地的人們都能與自己喜愛的故事和體育活動緊密相連。

Disney結合世界級技術與獨特創意，因而與眾不同。這是我們過去、現在和未來的核心。我們是故事敍述者和創新者。創作者和創建者。表演者和工程師。

關於 The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Company 連同其子公司和聯營公司，是領先的多元化國際家庭娛樂和媒體企業，其業務主要涉及三個範疇：Disney Entertainment、ESPN 及 Disney Experiences。Disney 在 1920 年代的起步之初，只是一間卡通工作室，至今已成為娛樂界的翹楚，並昂然堅守傳承，繼續為家庭中每位成員創造世界一流的故事與體驗。Disney 的故事、人物與體驗傳遍世界每個角落，深入人心。我們在 40 多個國家/地區營運業務，僱員及演藝人員攜手協力，創造全球和當地人們都珍愛的娛樂體驗。

這個職位隸屬於 Disney Streaming Technology LLC，其所屬的業務部門是 Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology。

Disney Streaming Technology LLC 是提供平等就業機會的僱主。求職者都會獲得聘僱考量的機會，不分種族、宗教、膚色、生理性別、性傾向、社會性別、性別認同、性別表達、原國籍、血統、年齡、婚姻狀態、軍人或退伍軍人身份、醫療狀況、遺傳資訊或殘疾狀況、或者聯邦、州級或地方法律所禁止的其他任何基本特徵。Disney 提倡讓所有人的想法和決策都有助我們發展、創新、創造最好故事的商業環境，並與瞬息萬變的世界息息相關。

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