5014 Disney Streaming Technology LLC

Build and maintain robust, scalable test automation frameworks and quality processes for data pipelines and ETL systems across Disney's media platforms. | 5+ years experience validating data pipelines, expert SQL skills, proficiency with Snowflake, Hive, Databricks, Python test automation, and strong collaboration skills. | Job Posting Title: Senior Data Engineer - Quality Req ID: 10127314 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. The team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our expanding quality engineering efforts across the Ads, Data, and eCommerce domains. As part of our mission to scale automation and enhance quality across diverse systems, this role will focus on building robust test automation frameworks and quality processes tailored to each team’s unique needs. In Ads, your work will help ensure that ad delivery systems serve relevant, timely, and high-quality advertisements, maximizing both viewer satisfaction and business revenue. For Data, you’ll ensure the integrity and performance of large-scale pipelines that power analytics and insights used across the organization. In eCommerce, you’ll help maintain seamless shopping experiences by catching integration and service-level issues early in the development cycle. When these systems work as intended, they drive better customer experiences, increase trust in our platform, and reduce costs associated with bugs in production. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in strengthening test automation strategies, leading quality initiatives, and championing a culture of engineering excellence. This is a great opportunity to be part of a talented and collaborative team, with the autonomy to influence test architecture and the support to drive meaningful change. The ideal candidate is innovative, proactive, and thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments. If you’re excited by the opportunity to shape quality across core pillars of our business and want your work to be impactful and visible at all levels, we’d love to hear from you. Role Location: This is a Hybrid role requiring 4 days onsite (Monday-Thursday) in one of the following office locations: Santa Monica, Glendale, CA Seattle, WA New York, NY Responsibilities include: Validate ETL logic, business logic, and data quality in Snowflake, Databricks, and other data platforms before code changes are released to production. Partner with data engineers to identify potential failure points and proactively help catch issues early. Ensure the quality of every release using rigorous, data-driven testing practices. Develop automated and reusable tests to improve coverage, development velocity, and reduce regression risk. Translate business and technical requirements into test scenarios to validate KPIs, metrics, and business rules. Contribute to and enhance the existing test automation framework, with a focus on scalability and maintainability. Collaborate closely with Data Analysts, Product Managers, and Engineering teams to ensure accuracy, completeness, and usability of the data. Responsibilities and Duties of the Role: Part of product teams in building architectures which are robust, fault-tolerant, and cloud- native. Builds solutions for problems of sizeable scope and complexity that have been successfully deployed to customers/users. Influences and drives software engineering best practices within the team Technically lead and deliver multiple projects utilizing an Agile methodology while reviewing team members code. Participates in developing technical and/or business approaches; and new/enhanced technical tools. Owns the design of software programs or systems within the team, and within the organization. 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. Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training: 5+ years of relevant experience Strong experience validating data pipelines, ETL processes, and data warehouses in production environments. Expert-level SQL skills and hands-on experience working with large datasets (terabytes or more), capable of identifying data anomalies through efficient queries. Proficiency with Snowflake, Hive, Databricks, and other modern data platforms. Solid Python skills and experience with test automation for data pipelines. Familiarity with tools like Airflow and Spark and understanding of CI/CD principles. Strong collaboration and communication skills; able to work effectively across cross-functional teams. B.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent degree or work experience) Nice to have: Experience with BDD frameworks (e.g., Behave) Experience working in AWS or other cloud environments Familiarity with open-source data quality tools like Deequ, Great Expectations, or similar custom frameworks The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is $138,900 to $186,000 per year, is $145,400 to $195,000 per year in Seattle, WA and is $145,400 to $195,000 per year in New York City, NY. 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: Software Engineer Employment Type: Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code: Santa Monica, CA, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code: USA - CA - 1200 Grand Central Ave, USA - NY - 7 Hudson Square, USA - WA - 925 4th Ave Date Posted: 2025-08-13 Learn more about us.

Lead and define UX research strategy, conduct generative and evaluative research, influence executives with insights, mentor researchers, and collaborate across product, design, and engineering teams. | 12+ years in product or design research, deep expertise in generative research, strong mixed-methods skills, executive influence, and preferably experience in streaming or consumer digital products. | Job Posting Title: Sr Principal UX Researcher Req ID: 10132277 Job Description: About the Role Disney Streaming is reimagining the future of entertainment, bringing together Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and more into a unified streaming experience for millions of fans worldwide. As a Sr. Principal User Experience Researcher (UXR), you will be a senior thought leader embedded within our Streaming organization. You will champion the voice of the user across product, design, and engineering ensuring that every decision we make is grounded in deep human understanding and rich storytelling. This role is both highly strategic and hands-on. You will shape vision work that defines the future of streaming, conduct generative and evaluative research on our most critical initiatives, and guide executives with evidence-based insights. Your work will influence everything from how we personalize Disney+ for GenAlpha, to how we create seamless experiences across live sports, entertainment, and commerce. Responsibilities ● Set Research Strategy: Define and own the long-term research agenda for Streaming. Ensure both generative and evaluative insights inform product decisions. Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering leaders to anticipate user needs and guide the future of Disney’s streaming ecosystem. ● Lead Generative Research: Personally drive generative research in the most ambiguous and high-stakes areas. Uncover unmet needs and opportunities that shape long-term vision and inspire bold product directions. ● Stand Up Evaluative Practice: Establish the evaluative research practice by setting standards, frameworks, and measures of success. Hire and mentor specialists to run ongoing evaluative programs, ensuring results are trusted and actionable across the org. ● Executive Influence: Translate complex insights into clear narratives and frameworks that drive alignment with senior leadership. Use research to shape vision, strategy, and prioritization. ● Elevate Craft and Scale Impact: Model best-in-class methods and mixed-method rigor. Mentor other researchers and create connective tissue across qualitative, quantitative, and behavioral science practices. ● Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with product managers, designers, engineers, and data scientists to embed research throughout the product lifecycle. Ensure insights flow from discovery to execution. ● Thought Leadership: Represent Disney Streaming as a senior voice on human-centered innovation. Shape product vision internally and contribute externally to the broader research community. Basic Qualifications ● 12+ years of applied product or design research in consumer-facing digital products at scale ● Proven success influencing executives and shaping business-critical decisions through research ● Deep expertise in generative research, with focus in either qualitative or quantitative methods ● Strong fluency across complementary methods (e.g., a qualitative lead who can frame and interpret quant, or a quant lead who can design and integrate qual) ● Ability to connect generative and evaluative insights to guide product strategy and decision-making ● Exceptional communication and storytelling skills to make complex insights clear and actionable Preferred Qualifications ● Prior experience working in streaming, gaming, social platforms, or other high-engagement consumer ecosystems. ● Familiarity with behavioral science, human-computer interaction, and AI-driven personalization. ● Experience building research practices or frameworks at the Principal+ level. Education ● Master’s or Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Psychology, Anthropology, Behavioral Science, or related field (or equivalent practical experience). The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $184,300.00 to $247,100.00 per year and in New York, NY is $193,100.00 - $258,900.00 per year and in San Francisco, CA is $201,900.00 - $270,700.00. 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: Design Job Posting Primary Business: Design - Streaming Primary Job Posting Category: User Experience Designer Employment Type: Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code: Santa Monica, CA, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code: USA - CA - Market St, USA - NY - 7 Hudson Square Date Posted: 2025-09-18 Learn more about us.

Lead backend engineering projects including design, development, deployment, and mentoring within a high-availability streaming service environment. | 7+ years experience with Java backend services, caching technologies, asynchronous and object-oriented programming, cloud deployment, and Agile methodologies. | Título del aviso de empleo: Lead Software Engineer - Back End/Java ID de req.: 10121258 Descripción del empleo: 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. ***This is an on-site position and must sit in our Santa Monica technology office*** The User Foundations team builds critical User Capabilities that are shared across all experiences on the streaming services: Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and Star+. We implement reliable, high-throughput services and pipelines for gathering information about our users, and delivering personalized experiences. We're a fast-paced, dynamic, collaborative and fun team, and are looking for someone who can slot right in and start delivering from day 1. Job Summary: As a Lead Software Engineer, you will collaborate closely with engineers, project managers, and product managers to find the best solution for our viewers. You will drive projects end-to-end: designing the initial solution; finding alignment with partner teams; execution of the necessary code; and overseeing the deployment of code to production. Members of the team look to your code and documentation as examples of excellence. You value good-faith collaboration, driving best practices, and promoting excellence on your team. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! Responsibilities and Duties of the Role: Actively participate in daily stand-ups and other scrum ceremonies. Design new solutions and drive alignment across engineering and product teams. Expertly break down work at the epic level, setting project milestones with reasonable deadlines. Prioritize work within a project to deliver on the most necessary or urgent requirements. Anticipate and mitigate risk on projects. Effectively communicate with stakeholders on project progress. Write code to implement new features or optimize existing services. Determine the most efficient means to sufficiently test new code: unit tests, integration tests, performance tests, etc. Set best practices for the team for on-call responsibilities such as deployments, monitoring, and investigating incidents Use logs, monitoring tools, and work with developers to determine root causes across distributed components. Perform code reviews for members of the team, bearing a sense of responsibility for approved code. Coach and mentor teammates in an open, respectful, flexible, empathetic manner. Help onboard new team members. Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training: Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience 7+ years of related experience crafting and operating large-scale, high-availability backend services. Experience crafting and operating JVM services (such as Java, Scala, Kotlin). Proven track record of designing and driving consensus on backend architectures. Deep understanding of and experience using caching technologies (such as Redis, Memcached, EHcache). Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, databases, etc). Strong understanding of design patterns and principles. Experience with asynchronous programming. Experience with object-oriented programming patterns. Experience with functional programming patterns. Experience using source control systems and CI/CD pipelines (such as git, Github, Jenkins). Experience with AGILE/Scrum practices. Skilled at work breakdown and task estimation. 1+ years practicing operational best practices for service maintenance. Experience deploying and scaling within a cloud infrastructure. Experience with observability tools for metrics, logging, and monitoring (such as Datadog, Grafana). Strong communication skills and a desire to share your knowledge with team members and others across Disney Streaming The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is $152,200 - $204,100 per year, and San Francisco, CA is $166,800 - $223,600 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. Segmento del aviso de empleo: Product Engineering Segmento principal del aviso de empleo: PE - Streaming Backend Categoría del aviso de empleo principal: Ingeniero de software Tipo de empleo: A tiempo completo Ciudad principal, estado, región, código postal: Santa Monica, CA, USA Ciudad alternativa, estado, región, código postal: Fecha del aviso: 2025-05-15 Learn more about us.

Design, implement, and test microservice-based ad platform solutions, enhance observability, take ownership of domain areas, and participate in on-call rotations. | 5+ years experience with Java, ReactJS or similar, relational databases, strong communication skills, and preferably experience with SpringBoot, AWS, DevOps tools, and ad tech domain knowledge. | Job Posting Title: Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack), Ad Platforms Req ID: 10123904 Job Description: About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology (DEEP&T) 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: The ad platform engineering organization within the Disney Entertainment/ESPN Product & Technology organization is fully responsible for building, enhancing, and maintaining the high-performance, distributed, microservice-based, cutting-edge digital advertising platform. The platform enables the configuration, qualification, delivery, and tracking of digital advertisements globally across Disney video-on-demand and Live TV properties, including Hulu, Disney+, ESPN, and more. As part of ad platform engineering, the programmatic teams build and maintain Disney’s programmatic advertising suite of products and services that comprise Disney's Real-time Ad Exchange (DRAX). DRAX is an award-winning, in-house SSP that enables the configuration of programmatic deals and integrates programmatic demand from multiple third-party sources into the Disney ad server in real time. As a Full-Stack Senior Software Engineer, you will collaborate with cross-functional partners and engineering teams on the design and implementation of innovative products and features, contributing to the evolution of user-centric advertising at scale. On a daily basis you should bring: A willingness and desire to effectively communicate and collaborate across teams and systems An understanding of the importance of project ownership A passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very dynamic and fast-paced environment An understanding of micro-service encapsulation and loose coupling, and why they are important An understanding of how to define technical and operational metrics to measure system health and to manage risk Kindness and pragmatic optimism Responsibilities: Designing, implementing, and testing solutions to various engineering problems in a high-throughput, low-latency microservices environment Enhancing systems’ observability with proper metrics, monitors, and alerts Reading and understanding product user stories, and then translating them into actionable tasks Taking ownership of one or more of the team's domain areas Understanding and using automated tools (AI) while adhering to company policy Available for On-Call rotations based on the team’s escalation policy and support schedule Basic Qualifications: 5+ years of software engineering experience. Proficiency with Java and ORMs Experience with ReactJS or similar frontend frameworks, with the ability to quickly pick up new technologies. Relational databases, such as MySQL or Postgres Demonstrable analytical / problem-solving skills. Great communication, collaboration skills, and a strong teamwork ethic with both technical and non-technical audiences. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with: SpringBoot and related Spring projects. Cloud platforms such as AWS. Modern DevOps tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes. Data Streaming Mechanisms such as Apache Kafka, Kinesis, and/or SNS/SQS. Domain knowledge in the Ad Tech industry Required Education: BS or MS in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant work experience Additional Information #DISNEYTECH The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, California is $136,038 to $182,490 per year and in Glendale, California is $136,038 to $182,490 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: Ad Platforms Job Posting Primary Business: AP - Software Engineering Primary Job Posting Category: Software Engineer Employment Type: Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code: Glendale, CA, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code: USA - CA - 2450 Broadway Date Posted: 2025-09-17 Learn more about us.

Develop and maintain scalable media applications using C++ on browser-based streaming devices, collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and improve user experience. | 7+ years of front-end development with C++, leadership skills, strong computer science fundamentals, experience with large codebases, and a BS in Computer Science or related field; on-site work required. | Job Posting Title: Lead Software Engineer - C++ Req ID: 10100476 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. 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. **This is an on-site position and must sit in one of our offices listed above Job Summary: As part of the Living Room Devices, Browser Based Device, Client Application Engineering Team, you will help us push the boundaries of what is possible on some of the most interesting 10-foot devices and TVs in the marketplace! You’ll be part of the team that builds our Direct-to-Consumer client apps, such as Disney+, Star+, ESPN and Hulu on a wide range of devices that run on browser and C++ technologies. We’re seeking a Lead Software Engineer who will be an outstanding addition to our browser-based devices team. The right person for this role is highly motivated, collaborative, and technical, with the ability to coordinate across teams and empower both themselves and others in striving for and achieving excellence. Everything we do directly affects millions of global consumers, their experience with our service, and impacts our business. Responsibilities: Rapidly prototype and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable media applications using C++ and other technologies. Work closely with UX designers, product managers, and engineering leadership to build best-of-class, delightful streaming experiences. Collaborate with other developers to build, review, and deliver modern media applications to Samsung, LG, and other streaming-media devices. Use data and experimentation to reinforce the value of new product functionality, ensure that we are providing the best experience possible for our viewers, and continuously improve our applications. Adding platform observability and interfacing with partners/clients. Triaging bugs from open beta, prioritizing and helping to fix those bugs as needed Provide mentorship to junior software engineers Basic Qualifications: 7+ years of experience in front-end application development with proficiency in writing optimized C++ Leadership, the ability to identify problems and drive towards solutions, and an eagerness to learn and teach new technologies & solve novel problems. A deep understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, etc.). Experience developing sophisticated user interfaces in a large and organized codebase. Work samples demonstrating experience in building great user interfaces. Preferred Qualifications Experience with our common development tools such as: GitHub, Jenkins, Webpack, AWS, Confluence, JIRA. Experience building applications backed by web-services is a plus. Experience developing for Samsung, LG, or similar devices is also a plus. Strong experience with Scrum methodology Required Education BS Computer Science or related technical discipline or its equivalent The hiring range for this position in Seattle, Washington and New York City is $156,300 - $209,600 per year and in Bristol, Connecticut, Santa Monica, California and Glendale, California is $149,300 - $200,200 per year and in San Francisco, California is $163,500 - $219,200 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 Frontend Primary Job Posting Category: Software Engineer Employment Type: Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code: Seattle, WA, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code: USA - CA - 1200 Grand Central Ave, USA - CA - Market St, USA - CT - ESPN Building 11 - 220 Ronzo Rd, USA - NY - 1211 Avenue of the Americas Date Posted: 2024-09-23 Learn more about us.