Senior Product Software Engineer

Metadata & Artwork Team

Join us at the Metadata & Artwork team, a driving force within the Media Engineering organization, where we fuel the magic of Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology. Our team is dedicated to crafting, refining, and disseminating content metadata across our platforms with unparalleled precision.

           

Imagine being part of a mission to ensure that every piece of content is not just showcased, but gloriously represented, enhancing the viewer experience across Disney Streaming platforms and beyond. We're not just revolutionizing streaming video; we're reshaping it entirely.

We’re changing the world of streaming video and looking for a skilled Senior Software Engineer to be a key contributor to the team while driving the technical design, implementation, and improvement of services.

Responsibilities

This role involves a range of responsibilities related to software development and management within the Content Metadata domain, emphasizing technical ownership and team impact.

Technical Leadership & Ownership

• Develop, test, and deploy high-quality, scalable software with code that is easy to evolve and maintain.
• Plan and execute technical design and implementation of complex and well-architected new solutions.
• Drive technical ownership of new features and epics that may require coordination with other services or teams.
• Take a user-centric approach to improving our content management systems and data flows.
• Partner in project phasing and delivery together with your Manager, Team Leads, Product Managers, and Program Managers.

Engineering Quality & Operational Excellence

• Contribute to maintain the engineering quality bar by performing detailed, constructive code reviews focused on design, security, and maintainability.
• Write defensive and robust tests, and implement practices to ensure continuous high-quality delivery.
• Identify and implement technical improvements in our systems and workflows to enhance operational stability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
• Own the production environment, including participating in on-call rotation, debugging and resolving complex, cross-service production incidents, and leading Root Cause Analysis (RCA).

Mentorship & Influence

• Act as a technical force multiplier by influencing software engineering best practices and standards across the team.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on technical design, best practices, and ownership.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a closely related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in software development, with a focus on designing and operating high-scale, distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of core Computer Science fundamentals, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles, data structures, and algorithms.
• Expert proficiency in primary backend languages, including Java and Python.
• Demonstrated expertise in AWS cloud services (e.g., Lambda, Kinesis, SQS/SNS, DynamoDB), including the ability to architect, secure, and scale solutions within the cloud environment.
• Full proficiency in Relational databases (MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB).
• Proven ability to design and implement event-driven architecture and streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis, SNS/SQS).
• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform, for provisioning and managing cloud resources.
• Strong technical communication and collaboration skills necessary to lead design reviews and drive technical alignment across cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

●      Practical experience with Graph databases (e.g., Neo4j) and query languages like GraphQL for complex metadata structures.

●      Familiarity with Full-Stack frameworks (e.g., React, Vue).

●      Experience with MCP servers.

The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $141,900 - $190,300 per year and in New York, NY is $148,700 - $199,400 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.