Job Posting Title:

Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Req ID:

10143264

Job Description:

This is not a remote role. You must be in the local area or willing to relocate.

Department/Group Overview:

The cross-media measurement and advanced analytics organization is responsible for data strategy & management, cross-platform content measurement, Content marketing measurement, and linear and digital inventory forecasting. The team provides advanced analytics and actionable insights related to Disney entertainment's content, monetization, and audience development.

The Data and Analytics Operations team is part of the Cross-Media

Measurement and Advanced Analytics organization (CMMAA). Reporting to the Executive Director of Data and Analytics Operations, this team leverages advanced machine learning techniques to deliver a robust suite of analytics solutions. Their portfolio includes descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics, underpinned by strong data management practices and an interoperability layer. These capabilities are structured to support a range of business goals, such as content production, marketing and monetization.

Job Summary:

The Lead Machine Learning Engineer is a senior individual contributor who provides technical leadership for complex machine learning systems and the data foundations required to operate them. This role applies machine learning techniques in code (e.g., supervised/unsupervised learning, deep learning/neural networks where appropriate, and advanced modeling approaches) to build predictive systems at scale for identity, audience, and cross-platform measurement. The position also leads architecture and standards for ML pipelines that capture, manage, store, and utilize large-scale structured and unstructured data, ensuring data integrity, interoperability, and reliability across production environments.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Lead development, training, and deployment of advanced ML models for identity resolution, look-alike modeling, and cross-platform measurement; translate algorithms into production-quality code; optimize for scale and performance.

• Architect scalable ML platforms and reusable components (training/inference pipelines, feature/label foundations, model serving patterns) that operate across distributed cloud and platform environments

• Lead data and feature foundations: define data contracts, metadata/lineage expectations, and automated quality controls to maintain data integrity across structured/unstructured sources in Snowflake/Databricks.         

• MLOps & reliability: establish CI/CD patterns, model versioning/registry practices, automated evaluation, drift detection, monitoring dashboards/alerts, and operational playbooks for sustained production health.    

• Cross-functional technical leadership: drive design reviews, clarify technical requirements, and lead multi-quarter initiatives with product, analytics, and platform engineering stakeholders.

• Mentorship & enablement: mentor engineers through code/design reviews; build shared libraries and best practices to improve team velocity and quality.

• Privacy, governance & compliance: ensure privacy-by-design practices, PII safeguards, documentation, and audit readiness across ML workflows (GDPR/CCPA).

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have 7+ years of professional experience delivering production ML systems (models + pipelines + monitoring) at scale

• Must have advanced coding skills in Python and SQL; strong software engineering discipline (testing, CI/CD, code review, design documentation)

• Must have demonstrated experience applying ML techniques in code to develop predictive systems at scale (including deep learning where appropriate)

• Must have hands-on expertise with cloud-native data platforms and distributed compute (Snowflake/Databricks/Spark/BigQuery) and container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes)

• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives across teams and influence architecture and standards

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years total experience, with hands-on work in media, advertising technology, or cross-platform audience measurement

• Strong production experience with deep-learning, genAI, or retrieval-augmented systems (PyTorch, vector databases) and real-time data pipelines (Kafka, Pub/Sub, Kinesis)

• Strong understanding with modern MLOps stacks (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, Vertex AI, SageMaker) and model-governance practices (metadata, lineage, drift detection)

• Certifications such as Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer, AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty, or equivalent cloud/data credentials

• Contributions to open-source ML or data-engineering projects, conference presentations, or peer-reviewed publications

• Experience in media/ad tech, identity graphs, audience measurement, or interoperability layers

• Experience with modern MLOps platforms (MLflow, Kubeflow, Vertex AI, SageMaker) and model governance practices

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical or science field (e.g. computer science, data science, mathematics, or a related discipline)

Preferred Education:

• Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant field (e.g., Applied Math, Computer Science, Computational Science, Operation Research, Data Science)

DISNEYTECH

The hiring range for this position in New York City is $179,700.00 - $225,000.00 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.

Job Posting Segment:

Networks and News Groups

Job Posting Primary Business:

Research, Insights & Analytics

Primary Job Posting Category:

Machine Learning

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

New York, NY, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-02-25

Job Posting Title:

Data Center Site Manager

Req ID:

10143246

Job Description:

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences.

The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation. Our group drives competitive advantage by enhancing our consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence.

Team Description:

The Data Center Operations (DCO) organization provides physically secure, environmentally stable, high availability data center services. In conjunction with the rest of the Enterprise Technology organization, DCO delivers managed facility, server, storage, authentication, and DNS services to Enterprise Technology clients. The DCO team plays a dual role, managing the data center physical environment, its assets and providing break/fix support as directed by the Platform and or Network Operations team.

What You’ll Do:

The Data Center Site Manager is responsible for managing and performing the Data Center Operations services at the New York and New Jersey data center locations (currently 3 locations). This includes both collocation and owned data center facilities. This role will both manage and directly perform infrastructure and IT Equipment installations, moves, changes, decommission, repair and incident response for our clients.

Primary purpose of this role is to oversee the delivery of physically secure, high availability data center services through the use of modern platforms and facilitate open access to information for our New York and New Jersey data center locations. This role will both manage and directly perform infrastructure and IT Equipment installations, moves, changes, decommission, repair and incident response for our clients.

The Data Center Site Manager will be the primary contact and is accountable for all data center services provided by Data Center Operations for the New York and New Jersey locations. This role will either manage, directly perform or act as the liaison to the appropriate teams to deliver all Data Center Operations Services; vendor management, mechanical, electrical, plumping (MEP) and fire-life-safety (FLS), physical security,  Infrastructure Moves, Adds and Changes (IMAC), logistics (shipping, receiving & storage), eWaste, media destruction and data center design consultation. The Data Center Site Manager will work with the rest of the Data Center Operations staff, clients, peer teams and work on independent projects as assigned. The successful candidate will:

• Provide support to the Enterprise Technology Customer Base and to Enterprise Technology team members.
• Manage and directly perform vendor & contract management (Colocation provider services & service providers).
• Manage and directly perform Financial Management – Annual Operating Plan (budget), requests for proposals, quotes, purchase orders, invoicing, forecasts and accruals.
• Manage and directly perform monitoring, auditing & reporting – capacity, activity, adherence to operating level agreements, etc.
• Manage and directly perform documentation management – creation, maintenance and retirement of Policies, Procedures, Processes, tool data, etc.
• Manage and directly perform Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) updates and reporting.
• Manage and directly perform 24x7x365 IMAC Services (Infrastructure and IT Equipment installations, changes, decommissions, repairs and incident support)
• Manage and directly perform material management and ordering.
• Manage and perform maintenance activities.
• Manage and directly perform change activities.
• Manage and directly perform logistics (shipping, receiving and storage).
• Manage and directly perform eWaste and media destruction.
• Manage and directly perform on-call support and 1-hour on-site response for incidents or support issues.
• Manage and directly perform support for business continuity preparation, site “ride out” support for hurricanes and other threats, and damage assessments and recovery support.
• Manage and directly perform data center design consultation (provide clarification, guidance, current processes, procedures and standard in support of data center design, engineering and operations.
• Manage and directly perform training.
• Manage assigned workflow tasks in order to provide timely turnaround to clients, timely resolution and/or escalation of client issues.
• Interface with other team members in the Enterprise Technology organization to support deployments, technology evaluations, or other efforts requiring Data Center Operations involvement.
• Troubleshoot, document and process technical issues using the Enterprise Technology ticketing system.
• Maintain a level of professionalism while engaging with clients.
• Follow Enterprise Technology policies, processes and procedures.
• Follow Data Center Operations policies, processes and procedures.
• Work on tasks assigned by leadership.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum 7 years data center support experience.
• Knowledge & practical experience in data center infrastructure systems including cabling, infrastructure and IT equipment installation and environmental monitoring, power, cooling, fire suppression and physical security.
• Solid knowledge of data center infrastructure, physical security operations, Data Center Infrastructure Management tools, IT equipment installation, general application and system support.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10 years data center support experience.
• Expert knowledge & practical experience in data center infrastructure systems including cabling, infrastructure and IT equipment installation and environmental monitoring, power, cooling, fire suppression and physical security.
• Advanced knowledge of data center infrastructure, physical security operations, Data Center Infrastructure Management tools, IT equipment installation, application/system support and project management.
• Proficiency with ServiceNow, Patch Manager, Power IQ, MS Power Point and MS Excel
• Preferred to be certified or affiliated with:
• ITIL V4, ITIL Practitioner, or Master
• The Green Grid
• Uptime Institute
• 7x24 Exchange
• ASHRAE

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

Preferred Education:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

Additional Information:

• Must be able to work weekends and holidays.
  Must be able to withstand walking, standing, stooping, bending and climbing on ladders for an extended period of time with reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 75 lbs. with reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to participate in On-Call rotation and fill in for others if needed.
• Ability to climb ladders and work aloft.
• Ability to work in cold temperature environments.
• Ability to maneuver pallet jacks and lift heavy objects.
• Ability to pull and install cabling.
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and listening.
• Process oriented individual with strong grasp of continuous improvement.
• Analytical and statistical processes and principals
• Attention to detail

DISNEYTECH

The hiring range for this position in New York is $135,400 to $181,600 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. 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.

Job Posting Segment:

Enterprise Technology

Job Posting Primary Business:

Services and Platforms

Primary Job Posting Category:

Data Center Facilities

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

New York, NY, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-03-03

Job Posting Title:

Senior Software Engineer

Req ID:

10145069

Job Description:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

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.

Media Engineering is an innovative organization that is focused on providing the best possible video playback experience, art, and metadata to customers around the world, powered by exceptional technology. This strategic work requires streamlining and repurposing technology across different business and distribution channels – including streaming, linear, and theatrical – so that technology can ebb and flow across the needs of the business.

Playback Experience Manager is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the team! Our mission is to build highly available, high throughput services that are crucial to delivering high quality content to our subscribers. We are responsible for the backend of media playback, facilitating media selection, device customization, and antipiracy technologies. If you enjoy streaming media, are interested in live sports and entertainment, or just want to join a fast-growing team that plays a significant role in the core functionality of our streaming products, then this role is for you!

Responsibilities

• Work with a team of engineers to build high-performance, stable, scalable systems to be deployed in an enterprise setting
• Lead high-level architecture discussions and planning sessions, author and share feedback on technical proposals and root cause analyses, and establish standards within the team to drive quality and excellence
• Participate in the on-call rotation, supporting systems and services during production incidents
• Provide mentoring and advice for other engineers
• Participate in the DSS technical community through presentations, tech talks, and other knowledge-sharing efforts

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years related experience crafting backend architectures and delivering backend applications in a production environment. Validated knowledge of operating large-scale high-availability backend services and JVM services
• Expertise in functional programming patterns and experience building RESTful services in Java or Kotlin
• Understanding of async programming models (events, callbacks, promises, async/await) and threading/concurrency
• Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, databases, etc.) and strong understanding of design patterns and principles
• Experience operating within a Public Cloud Provider (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
• Understanding of source control concepts and systems, CI/CD pipelines and exposure to Git
• Experience with build and deployment technologies such as Jenkins and Docker. Experience with messaging technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, etc.)
• Experience with observability tools for metrics, logging, and monitoring (e.g., Datadog, Splunk, Grafana)
• Knowledge of caching technologies
• Knowledge of AGILE/Scrum practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-learner, independent, excellent problem-solving skills

DISNEYTECH

The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $141,900 to $190,300 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.

Job Posting Segment:

PE - Media Platform

Job Posting Primary Business:

PE - Media Platform - Content Distribution & Playback Services

Primary Job Posting Category:

Software Engineer

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Santa Monica, CA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-03-15

Job Posting Title:

Sr PM II - Acquisition, Experimentation, Subscription & Monetization

Req ID:

10140958

Job Description:

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.

Commerce, Data & Identity provides the core product management functions for areas crucial to Disney’s media businesses. These include initiatives and products that power digital commerce, identity, and growth, as well as those that reach uniquely across The Walt Disney Company enterprise, such as messaging and privacy, among others. Additionally, it is responsible for the data engineering, science, and products for Disney Entertainment & ESPN, along with their interconnection with other parts of The Walt Disney Company.

At Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product and Technology, we are experiencing explosive growth, reaching 225M total subscriptions globally across our streaming product portfolio. As we continue acceleration across all our streaming services (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Star+) we are looking for a Senior Product Manager who will focus on acquiring new and returning subscribers through our sign-up flows.

The Senior Product Manager will own the strategy and execution across the commerce organization to create first-class experiences to acquire new subscribers to our services within Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology. This is a global role with broad scope across all platforms that our products are offered — website, mobile app, and streaming devices. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of user motivations and the variables that influence purchase decisions among a multitude of product offerings. They must also be passionate about acquisition and build for scale, while being flexible enough to adapt for regional requirements.

If you are someone whose dream job sits between business strategy and engineering, you are an expert in both crafting a vision and driving successful execution, and are excited to build scalable features that will drive global growth for years to come, we invite you to apply for this role.

Responsibilities

• Define the vision and priorities to maximize subscriber acquisition within our Commerce sign-up flows by focusing on business outcomes and delightful consumer experiences.
• Continuously analyze KPIs and acquisition performance to identify and execute on A/B experiments. Leverage both quantitative and qualitative data to target the right offer to the right customer.
• Partner with engineering, design, and program management teams to deliver work on time and with high quality.
• Socialize and gain alignment for requirements across other product management domains such as identity, billing, and payments.
• Communicate and document plans effectively to organize work for execution, both feature releases and experiments.
• Partner with regional stakeholders around the world to address consumer, legal, and regulatory nuances while solving for global scale.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, design, marketing, legal, user research, data science, platform and media delivery teams.
• Identify new opportunities and effectively influence the Product roadmap with executives and workstream leads through the use of data and strong Product sense.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of product management experience or advanced degree, focusing on driving business outcomes through executive alignment and flawless execution.
• Detail-oriented, technical, can design and interpret data, and can propose high-yield bets to drive and exceed goals.
• Solid understanding of statistics concepts (e.g., hypothesis testing, regression analysis) and UX best practices.
• Exceptional written and verbal skills, a proven ability to articulate a team vision and translate technical concepts into material that can be broadly understood across the company.
• Ability to make decisions in ambiguous situations and a fast-paced environment with constantly evolving business needs.

Required Education

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, finance, economics or related disciplines required, MBA preferred

Disneytech

The hiring range for this position in New York City, NY is $163,100 to $218,700 per year and in San Francisco, CA is $170,500 to $228,600 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.

Job Posting Segment:

Commerce, Data & Identity

Job Posting Primary Business:

CGI - Growth, Experience, & Monetization

Primary Job Posting Category:

Product Management

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

New York, NY, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

USA - CA - Market St

Date Posted:

2026-01-29

Job Posting Title:

Software Engineer II - Data Ingestion & Data Store

Req ID:

10141160

Job Description:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

The Product & Data Engineering team is responsible for end to end development for Disney’s world-class consumer-facing products, including streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, and digital products & experiences across ESPN, Marvel, Disney Studios, NatGeo, and ABC News. The team drives innovation at scale for millions of consumers around the world across Apple, Android, Smart TVs, game consoles, and the web, with our platforms powering core experiences like personalization, search, messaging and data.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

• Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
• Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

The Data Transformation team builds systems that provide data to teams across Disney Streaming. We implement reliable services that deliver data that helps power user experiences for Disney Streaming clients including Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+, across web, mobile, and living room devices.

Job Summary for the Data Ingestion & Data Store (DIDS) Team:

The DIDS Team is part of the derivative authority distribution platform (ADDP), which derives new types based on business rules and consumer needs. The DIDS team is responsible for ingesting data from root authorities and making it available for both offline and online transformation.

As a Software Engineer on the team, they would collaborate closely with engineers, project managers, and product managers to find the best solution for our viewers. They would be responsible for building high-performance, stable, and scalable systems in which the code is easy to read, well tested, and adheres to best practices.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Write code to implement new features or optimize existing services.
• Test code through various means: unit tests, integration tests, performance tests, etc.
• Participate in the code review process by providing feedback on pull requests
• Participate in on-call rotation, supporting systems and services during production incidents.
• Actively participate in team ceromancies and activities like stand-ups, scrum-ceremonies, high-level architecture discussions and breakdown and estimation of tasks.

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering
• Proficient in Java and at least one other OOP language such as Kotlin, Scala, Python, Go, JavaScript or TypeScript
• Experience using source control systems and CI/CD pipelines.
• Able to design backend architectures.
• Knowledge of caching technologies.
• Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, databases, etc.)
• Strong understanding of design patterns and principles.
• Knowledge of asynchronous programming.
• Strong communication skills and a desire to share your knowledge with team members and others at Disney.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience deploying and scaling within a cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with messaging technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, etc.).
• Experience with functional programming patterns.

Experience with:

• Datadog, New Relic or similar application monitoring software
• Interacting with relational databases as well as NoSQL databases
• Understanding of async programming models (events, callbacks, promises, async/await)
• Understanding of source control concepts and exposure to Git
• Build and deployment technologies such as Jenkins and Docker

Required Education  

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.

The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $123,000 - $165,000 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.

Job Posting Segment:

Product Engineering

Job Posting Primary Business:

PE - Streaming Backend

Primary Job Posting Category:

Software Engineer

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

New York, NY, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-02-06

Job Posting Title:

Software Engineer II - Data Transformation

Req ID:

10141158

Job Description:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

The Product & Data Engineering team is responsible for end to end development for Disney’s world-class consumer-facing products, including streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, and digital products & experiences across ESPN, Marvel, Disney Studios, NatGeo, and ABC News. The team drives innovation at scale for millions of consumers around the world across Apple, Android, Smart TVs, game consoles, and the web, with our platforms powering core experiences like personalization, search, messaging and data.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

• Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
• Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

The Data Transformation team builds systems that provide data to teams across Disney Streaming. We implement reliable services that deliver data that helps power user experiences for Disney Streaming clients including Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+, across web, mobile, and living room devices.

Job Summary:

The DTT Team is part of the derivative authority distribution platform (ADDP), which derives new types based on business rules and consumer needs. It serves as the primary metadata catalog source for the Browse experience.

As a Software Engineer on the team, you would collaborate closely with engineers, project managers, and product managers to find the best solution for our viewers. You would be responsible for building high-performance, stable, and scalable systems, where the code is easy to read, well-tested, and adheres to best practices.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Write code to implement new features or optimize existing services.
• Test code through various means: unit tests, integration tests, performance tests, etc.
• Participate in the code review process by providing feedback on pull requests
• Participate in on-call rotation, supporting systems and services during production incidents.
• Actively participate in team ceromancies and activities like stand-ups, scrum-ceremonies, high-level architecture discussions and breakdown and estimation of tasks.

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering
• Proficient in Java and at least one other OOP language such as Kotlin, Scala, Python, Go, JavaScript or TypeScript
• Experience using source control systems and CI/CD pipelines.
• Able to design backend architectures.
• Knowledge of caching technologies.
• Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, databases, etc.)
• Strong understanding of design patterns and principles.
• Knowledge of asynchronous programming.
• Strong communication skills and a desire to share your knowledge with team members and others at Disney.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience deploying and scaling within a cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with messaging technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, etc.).
• Experience with functional programming patterns.

Experience with:

• Datadog, New Relic or similar application monitoring software
• Interacting with relational databases as well as NoSQL databases
• Understanding of async programming models (events, callbacks, promises, async/await)
• Understanding of source control concepts and exposure to Git
• Build and deployment technologies such as Jenkins and Docker

Required Education

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.

The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $123,000 - $165,000 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.

Job Posting Segment:

Product Engineering

Job Posting Primary Business:

PE - Streaming Backend

Primary Job Posting Category:

Software Engineer

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

New York, NY, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-02-02

Job Posting Title:

Sr Software Engineer - Media Platform Alliance

Req ID:

10145062

Job Description:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

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:

1.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.

2.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. 

3.Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

The Work:

We build and operate Disney’s end-to-end media platform - acquisition, processing, metadata, and delivery readiness. When someone hits play on Disney+, Hulu, or ESPN+, our systems make it happen. Fast, reliable, at scale.

This isn’t a greenfield project where you’ll spend months in planning meetings. We have real traffic, real constraints, and real problems to solve. You’ll ship code that matters.

What You’ll Actually Do:

• Design and build backend services that process and serve media at scale
• Write code, review code, debug production issues—the usual engineering loop
• Work on systems handling video pipelines across multiple streaming platforms
• Collaborate with other teams when our work intersects (it often does)
• Help teammates grow—share knowledge, give honest feedback, be someone others can learn from.

What We’re Looking For:

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience building production systems
• Strong JVM fundamentals – we recently moved to JDK 25 (Java or Scala, ideally both)
• Real experience with distributed systems—not just “I read about it”
• Solid understanding of AWS services (DynamoDB, SNS/SQS, S3), PostgreSQL
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Claude, Kiro, or similar)—we use them every day and expect engineers to leverage AI to move faster
• You can debug across service boundaries and actually enjoy figuring out why something broke
• You communicate clearly—in code, in docs, in conversation

Good to have:

• Experience with Kafka or similar event streaming platforms
• Background in media/video processing pipelines
• Hands-on Kubernetes experience (deploying, scaling, debugging workloads)
• Familiarity with observability tooling (distributed tracing, metrics, logging)
• You’ve operated what you’ve built and care about how it runs in production

What We’re Not Looking For:

• Engineers who need detailed specs for every task
• People who throw code over the wall and hope someone else deals with production
• Anyone who thinks “that’s not my job” when something’s broken

Why This Might Be Interesting:

You’d be working on infrastructure that powers some of the biggest streaming platforms in the world. The scale is real. The problems are interesting. And you’d be joining a team that actually ships.

Our new NYC office is pretty great too.

If this sounds like your kind of work, let’s talk.

The hiring range for this position in New York is $145,400 to $195,000 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.

Job Posting Segment:

PE - Media Platform

Job Posting Primary Business:

PE - Media Platform - Media Processing & Metadata Platform

Primary Job Posting Category:

Software Engineer

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

New York, NY, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-03-19

Job Posting Title:

Principal Software Development Engineer in Test

Req ID:

10145526

Job Description:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology 

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 engineering, and the engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity. 

Job Summary:

The DEEP & Technology team is seeking a visionary Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to spearhead quality engineering across our streaming, data and advertising systems. As a trusted engineering leader and technical authority, you will set the strategic direction for automation, quality practices, and test architectures organization-wide. You will partner cross-functionally to align quality strategy with company objectives, lead innovation in automated testing processes, and ensure our systems robustly deliver relevant and reliable products to all viewers. Your decisions and leadership will have a substantial impact on revenue, user experience, and operational efficiency.

Ideal candidates are highly proactive, influential, and passionate about transforming quality engineering through cutting-edge technology and thought leadership.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Quality Leadership

• Define and drive the vision, strategy, and roadmap for test automation and quality engineering across multiple business units and product lines.
• Influence organizational decisions regarding test architecture, process improvements, and adoption of modern testing paradigms (shift-left, CI/CD, observability, etc.).
• Establish and maintain enterprise-wide standards for quality, automation, and operational excellence in collaboration with executive stakeholders.
• Own the end-to-end quality strategy for large-scale, business-critical projects, including test metrics, release criteria, and automation objectives.

Architecture & Technical Authority

• Lead the architecture of scalable, resilient, and cloud-native test automation solutions that empower teams and improve defect prevention.
• Make high-impact technical decisions on frameworks, toolsets, and integrations to enable richer and more effective testing.
• Oversee technical reviews, mentorship, and hands-on guidance in complex areas such as distributed systems, data pipelines, and ad technologies.
• Partner with Platform Architects and DevOps to ensure seamless integration of quality gates and automated validation throughout deployment pipelines

Cross-Functional Influence & Mentorship

• Serve as a coaching resource to SDETs, engineers, and leadership, regularly conducting technical deep-dives, training, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Build consensus across product teams for standardization of test tools, frameworks, and reusable components.
• Facilitate root cause analysis for high-severity incidents, drive preventative and corrective actions, and communicate technical findings to senior leadership.
• Represent DEEP & Technology quality interests within company-wide engineering and business forums.

Program Management & Delivery Excellence

• Lead delivery of multiple concurrent, cross-team testing initiatives in fast-paced Agile environments.
• Manage test budgets, resource allocation, roadmap goals, and risk mitigation strategies across programs.
• Ensure rigorous governance over traceability, compliance, and test reporting, supporting company-wide accountability.
• Continuously identify bottlenecks and drive organization-wide solutions to improve efficiency, coverage, and reliability.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Champion research and adoption of emerging technologies (AI/ML in testing, autonomous testing, advanced observability, etc.) to keep test practices ahead of industry standards.
• Define and track advanced quality metrics (escape rates, flakiness, system reliability), implementing data-driven improvements.
• Lead efforts to mature organization’s quality posture in performance, security, and reliability engineering.
• Inspire a culture of innovation, experiment with new tools and practices, and help set the direction for the future of engineering quality.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years experience in quality engineering, automation, or software development, with recent leadership responsibilities in large, complex engineering environments
• Passion around driving best practices in the testing space
• Knowledge of software engineering practices and agile approaches
• Strong desire for establishing and improving product quality
• Proven expertise architecting and scaling test automation for distributed, cloud-native systems
• Track record of influencing enterprise strategy and leading transformation initiatives
• Advanced proficiency with Python or modern OO languages; experience with ad-tech or large-scale systems is a plus
• Willingness to take challenges head on while being part of a team
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent work experience)

The hiring range for this position in California is $171,600 - $230,100 per year and in New York is $179,700 - $241,000 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.

Job Posting Segment:

PE - Sports, News & Entertainment, Enablement

Job Posting Primary Business:

PE - Sports, News & Entertainment, Enablement - News & Entertainment Engineering

Primary Job Posting Category:

Quality Assurance Engineering

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

New York, NY, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

USA - CA - 1200 Grand Central Ave

Date Posted:

2026-03-23

Job Posting Title:

Manager - Software Engineering

Req ID:

10144740

Job Description:

At Disney Experiences Technology (DXT), we believe the heart of our Guest experience starts with a conversation. We are looking for a Manager, Software Engineering to lead the delivery and ongoing sustainment of our Contact Center platforms across Disneyland Resort (DLR), Walt Disney World (WDW), and Disney Vacation Club (DVC).

Based on-site in Orlando, you will be the cultural and technical anchor for a high-performing engineering team.

This role requires a unique blend of technical depth and organizational skill. You are a technologist who relishes hands-on contribution, and a leader who builds high-trust environments and shows the way for your team. You will be a key partner in shaping our technical architecture and own the implementation of that vision, driving results with a relentless bias toward action. You’ll collaborate with architects to set the technical design and direct the work of Cast and contractors across multiple time zones and vendors to ensure quality, delivery, and operational excellence. All the while also contributing hands-on in the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Implementation: Own the technical execution and delivery of the Contact Center roadmap, ensuring new capabilities are robust, scalable, and guest-centric.
• Roadmap Partnership: Collaborate closely with Product and Business leadership to influence and refine the innovation roadmap, providing technical feasibility and strategic insight.
• Service & Data Cloud Integration: Lead the critical implementation and integration between Salesforce Service Cloud and Data Cloud to provide a seamless, 360-degree view of the Guest journey.
• GenAI Execution: Partner on the development of GenAI strategies and own the technical rollout of AI-driven capabilities that modernize agent workflows and enhance Guest support.
• People-First Leadership: Manage, mentor, and advocate for your engineers. You value team members as individuals and prioritize their growth, aptitude, and professional excellence.
• Roadblock Removal: Act as the primary "pathfinder" for the team. You identify hurdles early and find creative, optimistic ways to maintain progress and ensure successful delivery. Lead the way by doing, not just telling.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Build strong, collaborative relationships with business partners across DLR, WDW, and DVC. You excel at translating technical roadmaps into business success.

Who You Are

• Likable & Influential: You can connect with people at all levels. You handle high-pressure situations with grace and maintain a positive, optimistic team environment.
• Bias for Action: You don’t wait for permission to solve a problem. You see a gap and you fill it, always pushing for tangible progress and excellence in execution.
• Technically Curious: You remain close to the code to guide your Full Stack and Salesforce engineers. You understand the "how" behind Apex, Java, and Node.js.
• Aptitude-Focused: You hire and develop for potential. You aren't intimidated by new technology, and you empower your team to become proficient in new tools quickly.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with 3+ years in a formal leadership or management role.
• Data Integration: Proven track record of implementing integrations between Salesforce Service Cloud and Data Cloud (or similar CDP) to drive personalized Guest experiences.
• Local Presence: Ability to work onsite in Orlando, FL, to foster close collaboration with local teams and business partners.
• Technical Breadth: Previous hands-on experience with Java, JavaScript, Node.js, HTML/CSS and modern frameworks like Angular, React, Next.js etc. Public cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Agile Mastery: Deep experience leading teams through complex deliveries using Scrum/Kanban and TDD.

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce Expertise: experience managing and delivering within Salesforce Service Cloud, writing Apex code, customer triggers, flows, etc.
• AI/ML Implementation: Familiarity with implementing GenAI features (LLMs, automated transcription, or intelligent routing) in a live environment.
• AI development experience with cutting edge tools like Claude Code, Cursor, Codex. Lead the way on leveraging them to accelerate your team’s results.
• Multi-Site Operations: Experience managing technology that spans multiple distinct business units or geographical resorts.

Required Education

• Bachelor's or foreign equivalent Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

DISNEYTECH

Job Posting Segment:

DX Technology

Job Posting Primary Business:

Tech Delivery, Platforms, & Core Systems

Primary Job Posting Category:

Software Engineer

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Orlando, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-03-27

Job Posting Title:

Senior Media Systems Engineer

Req ID:

10134556

Job Description:

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.

Job Summary:

Disney Media Systems Engineers have a clear charter: to transform the capability and flexibility of how Disney acquires, produces, and distributes content worldwide, all while ensuring the highest levels of quality, efficiency, and resiliency.

Disney Media Systems Engineers often find themselves at the crossroads between hardware and software-based technology and must possess a comprehensive theoretical and practical understanding of the technology that powers the generation, monetization, and distribution of all forms of consumer- facing linear and digital video/audio content.

Responsibility includes numerous systems such as Playout Technology, Studios, Production Control Rooms, Remote Production, Post-Production, Contribution/Distribution Systems, Networking, Cloud Compute, Production Software and Virtual Environment and more. The Sr. Media Systems Engineer acts as a technical leader and is responsible for the design and implementation working closely with management and Executive Leadership to make recommendations and advance Disney’s technical posture.

The Media Systems Engineer will work with vendors and industry trade organizations to define and evolve industry standards, solutions that impact our business. The Sr. Media Systems Engineer will lead and own all aspects of the design and build of Disney’s most impactful projects and will leverage their experience to create documentation, procedures, and standards that drive all our technological development.

Responsibilities

• Responsible and play lead role for technical implementation of traditional broadcast production systems and cloud -based infrastructure that support content acquisition, production, encoding, decoding, and content distribution across multiple DE&E Technology networks (linear, digital, and streaming platforms).
• Take lead role on projects to modernize our legacy media production infrastructure systems to make way for advancements such as SMPTE ST 2110, 4K, UHD HDR, JPEGxs, NDI, ProRes Raw, H.265, AV1, including multi resolution support across broadcast facilities (720p/1080/4K/UHD/HDR), metadata conversion, audio mapping, system outages, microservices architecture tunning and related technical problems.
• Take lead role and coordinate the construction of facilities, upgrades and the installation of equipment including core routing, intercom, playout, distribution systems, non-linear edit systems, graphics, video servers, storage solutions, file acquisition, file transcode, file transfer, media asset management and automation systems. Collaborate closely with installation engineers, equipment manufacturers, vendors, technical operations staff, and others involved in the projects.
• Collaborate closely with DE&ET and operations’ management to assess facility needs. Develops project plans, schedules, and capital planning, forecasting and estimations. Collaborates closely with equipment manufacturers and vendors to understand the range of equipment that might be relevant to support broadcasting facilities and operations.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of broadcast engineering experience
• Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Engineering or Computer Science, or comparable field of study and/or equivalent work experience
• Strong understanding of baseband/IP video, audio and digital compression, transport systems, audio/video encoding/transcoding techniques and formats.
• Knowledge of file transfer acceleration technologies and techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in AutoCAD
• Working knowledge of DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, HTTP, UDP, SSL, and SNMP.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: Perl, Python, Ruby, Shell, C or C++.
• Familiar with SMPTE standards for broadcast television and video production/streaming environments with a current certification such as not limited to ST 292M, ST 424M, ST 2110, ST 2059, IEE1588, ST 2022-7, SCTE-104, etc.
• Knowledge and experience with on-prem and cloud-based storage and compute infrastructure platforms and current technological offerings. File-based workflows like enterprise Media Asset Management systems (Cloud-based Cloud Compute or Local Network-based) including storage, compute, encode and distribution.
• Knowledge and experience with compression techniques such as MPEG2/4, HEVC, JPEG 2000, and JPEG XS.
• Knowledge and experience with major media systems and the vendors that supply them in areas such as signal routing infrastructure, intercom, playout, asset management systems, file-based workflows, media acquisition, transcoding/encoding, graphics, and NAS/SAN technologies.

DISNEYTECH

Job Posting Segment:

CPO - Live Ops & Engineering

Job Posting Primary Business:

CPO - Live Ops & Engineering - Media Systems Engineering

Primary Job Posting Category:

Media Systems Engineering

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Bristol, CT, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2025-10-21