Software Engineer II

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:

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.

Content Platforms & Operations is responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of the technical and operational functions driving the worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney’s linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney’s media supply chain and storage, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, network transmission and origination, and more. The global team also plays a critical role as the primary collaboration point for Product & Technology with Disney’s EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regional business teams.

As a Software Engineer II, you will use your coding and data skills to write and test code that delivers enhancements and new features for our Rights & Accounting applications portfolio. You will be an important part of a motivated team where we’ll be looking for you to collaborate with multiple teams to help drive application architecture, code quality, and make sure we are building the right things for our users. We are looking for a Web UI Engineer to join our team and help build intuitive, performant, and accessible web applications. You will work closely with product designers, backend engineers, and stakeholders to create engaging user experiences using modern web technologies.

We’re looking for a passionate, and impactful engineer who wants to come here to do their best work and make their mark. Adding their chapter to the long and storied history of The Walt Disney Company. Someone who holds themselves and their teammates accountable in a professional, collaborative manner. A collaborative technologist who seeks to bring the best out in themselves and those around them. Someone who can provide a fresh perspective and innovative insight to our initiatives.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Develop responsive and high-performance web applications using React, TypeScript, JavaScript and modern CSS frameworks

• Collaborate with UX/UI designers and take ownership of user experience decisions to implement elegant and usable interfaces.

• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices.

• Optimize front-end performance for scalability and responsiveness.

• Integrate with APIs and backend services, ensuring seamless communication.

• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing.

• Stay up to date with emerging web technologies and contribute to improving our front-end architecture.

• set forth by the team, but wanting to bring a fresh perspective to our processes and new/enhanced technical tools.

• Writes codes that establishes and enhances frameworks. Reviews code for the design, testability, and clear usability. Builds solutions that scale and perform. Identifies opportunities to improve the system/product/services with each iteration.

Basic Qualifications:

• •Have 3+ years of experience in web application development or software engineering using JavaScript, TypeScript, React, HTML, and CSS, including familiarity with modern UI frameworks.

• Knowledge of UI performance optimization techniques.

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with Git and CI/CD workflows.

• Experience with testing frameworks.

• Care about your craft and have opinions about the “right” way to do things with technology.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Be familiar with various Amazon Web Services such as S3 buckets, EKS, EC2, SQS/SNS, Lambdas, RDS, and more.

• Understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and WebSockets.

• Possess knowledge of performance and application profiling.

• Have a strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a desire to be a part of it.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering, or another technical field.

The hiring range for this position in California is $114,900 to $154,100 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.