Lead Software Engineer - Audience Targeting Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10124987 Location Santa Monica, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date posted Jul. 01, 2025 Job Summary: 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.

Ad Platforms is responsible for Disney’s industry-leading ad technology and products – driving advertising performance, innovation, and value in Disney’s sports, news, and entertainment content, across all media platforms. The Audience Targeting team is part of Ad Platforms, with a mission to help advertisers reach the right audience and deliver personalized, optimized experiences tailored to customer needs and interests. Our Audience Targeting Platform offers a unified solution for audience data exchange and enrichment, as well as high-concurrency, low-latency audience targeting services powered by advanced data technologies. This is a dynamic, cross-domain team delivering end-to-end solutions across diverse technical areas, including machine learning, big data, microservices, and data visualization. We are currently seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in big data, along with strong expertise in backend services or full-stack development. If you are proactive, dedicated, and passionate about these fields, this role offers an incredible opportunity to make an impact! Responsibilities: Build components of large-scale data platform for real-time and batch processing, and own features of big data applications to fit evolving business needs

Build next-gen cloud based big data infrastructure for batch and streaming data applications, and continuously improve performance, scalability and availability

Contribute to the best engineering practices, including the use of design patterns, CI/CD, code review and automated test

Chip in ground-breaking innovation and apply the state-of-the-art technologies

As a key member of the team, contribute to all aspects of the software lifecycle: design, experimentation, implementation and testing.

Collaborate with program managers, product managers, SDET, and researchers in an open and innovative environment

Basic Qualifications: Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related, or equitable work experience

7+ years of software development experience, and proficiency in Java, Python, or similar language and related service frameworks like Spring Boot.

3+ years of big data development experience with technical stacks like Spark, Flink, Singlestore, Kafka, Nifi, and AWS big data technologies

Experience in relational databases like MySQL or Postgres and NoSQL databases like DynamoDB or MongoDB.

Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills in order to efficiently drive resolution of critical issues.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills and ability to drive consensus across cross functional business partners.

Knowledge of system, application design and architecture

Experience of building industry level high available and scalable service

Passion about technologies, and openness to interdisciplinary work

Preferred Qualifications Masters Degree in a related field, and/or related certification/s

Experience with processing large amount of data at petabyte level

Demonstrated ability with cloud infrastructure technologies, includingTerraform, K8S, Spinnaker, IAM, ALB, and etc.

Experience with Databricks, Druid, Snowflake, Impala, Presto, Kinesis, etc.

Experience in front end development such as React or Angular

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The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is between $152,200 – $204,100 year and San Francisco, CA is between $166,800 - $223,600 and Seattle, WA is between $159,500 – $213,900 and New York is between $159,500 - $213,900. 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. About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology: At Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, we’re blending imagination and innovation to reimagine the ways people experience and engage with the world’s most beloved stories and products. Our work is wide-ranging and deeply sophisticated. We create amazing experiences, transform the future of media, and build products and platforms that enable the connection between people everywhere and the stories and sports they love. Disney’s ability to marry world-class technology with one-of-a-kind creativity makes us unique. It is at the heart of our past, present, and future. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. About The Walt Disney Company: The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished. This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC , which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology . Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world. Senior Software Engineer Glendale, California, United States / Santa Monica, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States Disability Accommodation For Employment Applications The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability. Sign up to receive new job alerts and company information based on your preferences. Set your preferences Set your preferences Select a job category from the list of options. Select a location from the list of options. Finally, click “Add” to create your job alert. Job Category Location Job Level

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