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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 here: 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. Media Engineering 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. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Media Security team within the Playback Services, Media Engineering organization! 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 rights services for facilitating playback and antipiracy technologies. If you enjoy streaming media, digital rights management, 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 Minimum of 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 (Scala APIs) 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 The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $148,700 to $199,400 per year and in Santa Monica, CA, $141,900 - $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.

Role Location: This is an on-site role requiring 4 days in-person at designated office location. 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. Job Summary: The Production Platform Foundations team is a horizontal service team providing both tools and guidance across the organization for operations in AWS. We strive to act as a productivity multiplier, providing consulting and operational support to Application teams to help them drive their adoption of AWS services in conjunction with their existing infrastructure. We work closely with those groups to offer a 'cloud-native' perspective on application architecture, infrastructure, and deployment strategies. A Senior Software Engineer on the Cloud Account Management (CAM) team is a security-focused cloud engineer responsible for designing, building, and supporting automation and tooling initiatives that further enable secure, compliant, self-service ways of working for both the team and the developer base. In addition, this role will provide operational and technical guidance to Application Development (DevOps) teams that are utilizing the AWS environment at Disney Streaming. This position will report to the Engineering Manager and will interact with other Software Engineers in the Cloud Account Management (CAM) team What you'll be doing Write automation tools for your team and other internal teams to self-service, deploy, detect, alert, and mitigate in our AWS environments Build on AWS, including hands-on work with IAM, security policies, and cloud-native services Champion and execute best practices and security standards for operating in the cloud Troubleshoot and implement appropriate IAM permissions for user access and workloads running in AWS Provide guidance and recommendations to development teams on service design and deployments Own initiatives and contribute to future solution designs and planning Be a go-to technical resource on the team, spanning across levels and cross functional teams Monitor and work on inbound issues Qualifications: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent practical experience Strong Python development skills, you write production-quality code, not just scripts Experience with deployment and CI/CD tools - Terraform, GitHub Actions, Spinnaker, and Jenkins. Experience with platform engineering, primarily backend development using Python Experience developing APIs and designing database schemas Hands-on AWS Security/IAM administration and policy-creation experience for many users and workloads Familiarity with Docker and containerization concepts Experience with Unix/Linux systems Exhibit clear, succinct written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Taking a practical, collaborative approach when working with engineers. Familiarity with operational troubleshooting tools and techniques Nice to have, but not required Experience leveraging AI as a productivity multiplier AWS Certifications Experience supporting DevOps teams in mid-to-large-sized organizations, especially in multitenant environments Familiarity with SSL Certificate management Familiarity with general and AWS-specific networking concepts, including VPC constructs, Firewalling, and DNS The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA and Glendale, CA is $141,900 to $190,300 per year and in New York, NY and Seattle, WA is $148,700 to $199,400 per year and in San Francisco, CA is $155,400 to $208,400. 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.

The Disney Decision Science and Integration (DDSI) team leverages advanced technologies, data analytics, and scientific approaches such as optimization and statistical modeling to build innovative tools that shape business decisions across The Walt Disney Company. We support Disney Entertainment (ABC, The Walt Disney Studios, Disney+, Hulu), ESPN, Disney Experiences (Theme Parks, Cruise Line, Consumer Products, DVC), and Corporate Finance with strategic applications that enable data-driven decision-making. This team works in office. What You Will Do As the Ontology/Semantic Librarian, you will lead the design, development, and governance of enterprise ontologies, semantic layers, and knowledge graphs that serve as the intelligent backbone for a modern federated data platform. This role combines deep semantic modeling expertise with hands-on implementation of graph technologies, vector databases, and federated data architectures to accelerate business value delivery. This role will make key contributions to the Data Unification initiative by enabling rapid discovery and utilization of our vast data assets across the Disney enterprise. Design and build enterprise ontologies and semantic models that align business objectives with technical implementation, ensuring rapid enablement of business use cases such as unified reporting, AI agents, data marketplaces, and cross-functional insights. Lead the creation and maintenance of semantic layer graphs, knowledge graphs, and entity graphs, clearly distinguishing and leveraging the strengths of each approach. Develop and implement strategies for using vector databases and graph databases (e.g., Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, Qdrant, or similar) to enable powerful LLM-augmented search and reasoning over highly federated, heterogeneous data stores. Partner with data engineering, AI, and business teams to translate business goals into ontological models that drive measurable outcomes. Design and evolve the enterprise Data Catalog with rich semantic metadata, lineage, and governance capabilities. Contribute to the development of a unified data access layer that supports querying across Snowflake, Databricks, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, S3, Kafka, and other sources through a single semantic interface. Implement and enforce enterprise security models (RBAC/ABAC, column/row-level security, and dynamic masking) through the ontology and semantic layer. Collaborate on AI integration initiatives, including building ontology-driven agents, RAG pipelines, and agent-to-agent communication protocols. Establish ontology governance processes, versioning, and lifecycle management to ensure scalability and consistency across the enterprise. Contribute to the internal Data Marketplace by defining semantic data products with clear business value and consumption models. Mentor team members on semantic technologies and best practices for ontology-driven data architecture. Required Qualifications & Skills 7+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, semantic technologies, knowledge engineering, or related fields with a strong technical implementation background. Deep expertise in ontology modeling (OWL, RDF, SKOS, SHACL) and graph technologies. Strong understanding of the differences between semantic layer graphs, knowledge graphs, and entity graphs and when to apply each. Hands-on experience with graph databases (Neo4j, Neptune, etc.) and vector databases for semantic search and LLM integration. Proficiency in designing and implementing Data Catalogs and semantic metadata management solutions. Experience building solutions on top of federated data architectures involving relational (PostgreSQL, Snowflake), document (MongoDB), object (S3), and streaming (Kafka) systems. Demonstrated ability to translate complex business goals into ontological designs that accelerate delivery of business value. Strong programming skills, particularly Python, SPARQL, Cypher, GraphQL, and SQL. Experience with modern data platforms, cloud services (AWS preferred), and infrastructure-as-code practices. Solid understanding of data governance, security (RBAC/ABAC, dynamic masking), and compliance in enterprise environments. Excellent communication skills with the ability to bridge business stakeholders and technical teams. Desired Qualifications Experience building ontologies in large, complex enterprises (especially with media, entertainment, hospitality, or consumer-focused businesses). Hands-on experience with Generative AI, LLMs, RAG architectures, and agentic systems. Familiarity with data marketplace or data product platforms. Prior work with Apache Iceberg, Trino/Presto, or similar federated query engines. Knowledge of semantic web standards and tools (Protégé, TopBraid, Stardog, etc.). Background in formal knowledge representation, taxonomy development, or master data management. Required Education Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent work experience Preferred Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Philosophy (with logic focus), Linguistics, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience). Master's degree or PhD in a relevant field (Semantic Technologies, AI, Data Science, or Computer Science). The hiring range for this position in Lake Buena Vista, FL is $148,300 to $198,800 per year, in Burbank, CA is $155,700 to $208,700 per year, and New York, NY or Seattle, WA is $163,100 to $218,700 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.

Role Location: This is an on-site role requiring 4 days in-person at designated office location. 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 assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity. The individual in this position will join the Data Stores team in an exciting and fast-paced environment where they will help build and maintain highly available relational database systems operating across multiple cloud and on-premise environments. These databases support many of the systems powering DEEP&T's digital media supply chain and consumer facing products. Job Summary: Join DEEP&T as a Senior Reliability Engineer, where you will analyze, design, program, debug, and modify software enhancements and new products for use in local, networked, cloud-based, or Internet-related computer programs. This role delivers large or highly complex software programs and systems that are critical to the organization's technology platforms and commercial applications. By leveraging in-depth knowledge of current programming languages and technologies, the Senior Reliability Engineer will write code, complete programming tasks, and perform testing and debugging of applications. The individual will interact with users to define system requirements and necessary modifications, conceive and implement software components, fixes, enhancements, and new systems. Their work directly impacts the organization by driving improvements in product quality, operational efficiency, and technical innovation, influencing future projects and technical direction We're looking for an individual who can apply software engineering principles to database engineering and administration to build processes and automation to help deliver infrastructure faster, safer, more consistently, and with the right level of observability required to operate at scale. Responsibilities and Duties of the Role: Responsible for building, deploying, and ensuring all DEEP&T database infrastructure is available 24/7/365. Leverage software development and automation to design, modernize, and deliver database infrastructure. Participates in setting the architectural direction for database platforms and projects. Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. Analyze, design, and deploy fault-tolerant, distributed, and highly available database infrastructure. Proactively plan and implement infrastructure changes through capacity forecasting, software release cycles, and right sizing. Provide database expertise through performance tuning, troubleshooting and administration. Develop, enhance, and adhere to engineering and administration standards. Develop automation and tooling to increase operational efficiency while ensuring system reliability and security. Build infrastructure and systems for scalability, resiliency, availability, and recovery though infrastructure as code and configuration management. Provide relevant insights of data store infrastructure through metrics, monitoring, and alerting. Maintain thorough and well-written documentation. Participate in live event support and on-call rotation. May provide oversight and direction to junior team members. Builds relationships with engineering teams and leads. Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training: Basic Experience Bachelor's degree, preferably in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). 5+ years of related work experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon RDS for SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Azure SQL MI. Fundamental understanding of Microsoft SQL Server database internals. Experience working in Agile software development. Experience with source control management tools (Git, GitLab, GitHub). Intermediate to advanced level of expertise in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go. General understanding and experience with Windows operating system, network, and containers. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience designing and deploying fault-tolerant, distributed, and highly available database infrastructure. Experience in database availability monitoring and status reporting using native monitoring tools. Well-versed in SQL Server backup, restore, and recovery strategies. Experience keeping a large environment compliant by deploying SQL Server patches and upgrades. Experience with disaster recovery planning and implementation. Carries out assignments with little coaching or guidance from others. Preferred Experience Experience operating within a database reliability engineering (DRE) and/or systems reliability engineering (SRE) role. Experience running, deploying, and maintaining production systems in Azure and Amazon Web Services. Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation). Experience building a proper path to production leveraging multiple lifecycles, testing, integration, and CI/CD pipelines. Experience with the configuration and implementation of SQL Server Always On availability groups. Experience with configuration management (Ansible, Chef). Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams providing guidance in SQL Server best practices. Experience with proactively identifying problems/areas of improvement and designing creative solutions to successfully remediate issues. The hiring range for this position in Bristol, CT is $141,900 to $190,300 and in New York is 148,700 to $199,400$ 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.

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.

Role Location: This is an on-site role requiring 4 days in-person at designated office location. 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 assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity. The individual in this position will join the Data Stores team in an exciting and fast-paced environment where they will help build and maintain highly available relational database systems operating across multiple cloud and on-premise environments. These databases support many of the systems powering DEEP&T's digital media supply chain and consumer facing products. Job Summary: Join DEEP&T as a Senior Reliability Engineer, where you will analyze, design, program, debug, and modify software enhancements and new products for use in local, networked, cloud-based, or Internet-related computer programs. This role delivers large or highly complex software programs and systems that are critical to the organization's technology platforms and commercial applications. By leveraging in-depth knowledge of current programming languages and technologies, the Senior Reliability Engineer will write code, complete programming tasks, and perform testing and debugging of applications. The individual will interact with users to define system requirements and necessary modifications, conceive and implement software components, fixes, enhancements, and new systems. Their work directly impacts the organization by driving improvements in product quality, operational efficiency, and technical innovation, influencing future projects and technical direction We're looking for an individual who can apply software engineering principles to database engineering and administration to build processes and automation to help deliver infrastructure faster, safer, more consistently, and with the right level of observability required to operate at scale. Responsibilities and Duties of the Role: Responsible for building, deploying, and ensuring all DEEP&T database infrastructure is available 24/7/365. Leverage software development and automation to design, modernize, and deliver database infrastructure. Participates in setting the architectural direction for database platforms and projects. Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. Analyze, design, and deploy fault-tolerant, distributed, and highly available database infrastructure. Proactively plan and implement infrastructure changes through capacity forecasting, software release cycles, and right sizing. Provide database expertise through performance tuning, troubleshooting and administration. Develop, enhance, and adhere to engineering and administration standards. Develop automation and tooling to increase operational efficiency while ensuring system reliability and security. Build infrastructure and systems for scalability, resiliency, availability, and recovery though infrastructure as code and configuration management. Provide relevant insights of data store infrastructure through metrics, monitoring, and alerting. Maintain thorough and well-written documentation. Participate in live event support and on-call rotation. May provide oversight and direction to junior team members. Builds relationships with engineering teams and leads. Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training: Basic Experience Bachelor's degree, preferably in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). 5+ years of related work experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon RDS for SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Azure SQL MI. Fundamental understanding of Microsoft SQL Server database internals. Experience working in Agile software development. Experience with source control management tools (Git, GitLab, GitHub). Intermediate to advanced level of expertise in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go. General understanding and experience with Windows operating system, network, and containers. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience designing and deploying fault-tolerant, distributed, and highly available database infrastructure. Experience in database availability monitoring and status reporting using native monitoring tools. Well-versed in SQL Server backup, restore, and recovery strategies. Experience keeping a large environment compliant by deploying SQL Server patches and upgrades. Experience with disaster recovery planning and implementation. Carries out assignments with little coaching or guidance from others. Preferred Experience Experience operating within a database reliability engineering (DRE) and/or systems reliability engineering (SRE) role. Experience running, deploying, and maintaining production systems in Azure and Amazon Web Services. Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation). Experience building a proper path to production leveraging multiple lifecycles, testing, integration, and CI/CD pipelines. Experience with the configuration and implementation of SQL Server Always On availability groups. Experience with configuration management (Ansible, Chef). Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams providing guidance in SQL Server best practices. Experience with proactively identifying problems/areas of improvement and designing creative solutions to successfully remediate issues. The hiring range for this position in Bristol, CT is $141,900 to $190,300 and in New York is 148,700 to $199,400$ 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.

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.

The Disney Decision Science and Integration (DDSI) team leverages advanced technologies, data analytics, and scientific approaches such as optimization and statistical modeling to build innovative tools that shape business decisions across The Walt Disney Company. We support Disney Entertainment (ABC, The Walt Disney Studios, Disney+, Hulu), ESPN, Disney Experiences (Theme Parks, Cruise Line, Consumer Products, DVC), and Corporate Finance with strategic applications that enable data-driven decision-making. This team works in office. What You Will Do As the Ontology/Semantic Librarian, you will lead the design, development, and governance of enterprise ontologies, semantic layers, and knowledge graphs that serve as the intelligent backbone for a modern federated data platform. This role combines deep semantic modeling expertise with hands-on implementation of graph technologies, vector databases, and federated data architectures to accelerate business value delivery. This role will make key contributions to the Data Unification initiative by enabling rapid discovery and utilization of our vast data assets across the Disney enterprise. Design and build enterprise ontologies and semantic models that align business objectives with technical implementation, ensuring rapid enablement of business use cases such as unified reporting, AI agents, data marketplaces, and cross-functional insights. Lead the creation and maintenance of semantic layer graphs, knowledge graphs, and entity graphs, clearly distinguishing and leveraging the strengths of each approach. Develop and implement strategies for using vector databases and graph databases (e.g., Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, Qdrant, or similar) to enable powerful LLM-augmented search and reasoning over highly federated, heterogeneous data stores. Partner with data engineering, AI, and business teams to translate business goals into ontological models that drive measurable outcomes. Design and evolve the enterprise Data Catalog with rich semantic metadata, lineage, and governance capabilities. Contribute to the development of a unified data access layer that supports querying across Snowflake, Databricks, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, S3, Kafka, and other sources through a single semantic interface. Implement and enforce enterprise security models (RBAC/ABAC, column/row-level security, and dynamic masking) through the ontology and semantic layer. Collaborate on AI integration initiatives, including building ontology-driven agents, RAG pipelines, and agent-to-agent communication protocols. Establish ontology governance processes, versioning, and lifecycle management to ensure scalability and consistency across the enterprise. Contribute to the internal Data Marketplace by defining semantic data products with clear business value and consumption models. Mentor team members on semantic technologies and best practices for ontology-driven data architecture. Required Qualifications & Skills 7+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, semantic technologies, knowledge engineering, or related fields with a strong technical implementation background. Deep expertise in ontology modeling (OWL, RDF, SKOS, SHACL) and graph technologies. Strong understanding of the differences between semantic layer graphs, knowledge graphs, and entity graphs and when to apply each. Hands-on experience with graph databases (Neo4j, Neptune, etc.) and vector databases for semantic search and LLM integration. Proficiency in designing and implementing Data Catalogs and semantic metadata management solutions. Experience building solutions on top of federated data architectures involving relational (PostgreSQL, Snowflake), document (MongoDB), object (S3), and streaming (Kafka) systems. Demonstrated ability to translate complex business goals into ontological designs that accelerate delivery of business value. Strong programming skills, particularly Python, SPARQL, Cypher, GraphQL, and SQL. Experience with modern data platforms, cloud services (AWS preferred), and infrastructure-as-code practices. Solid understanding of data governance, security (RBAC/ABAC, dynamic masking), and compliance in enterprise environments. Excellent communication skills with the ability to bridge business stakeholders and technical teams. Desired Qualifications Experience building ontologies in large, complex enterprises (especially with media, entertainment, hospitality, or consumer-focused businesses). Hands-on experience with Generative AI, LLMs, RAG architectures, and agentic systems. Familiarity with data marketplace or data product platforms. Prior work with Apache Iceberg, Trino/Presto, or similar federated query engines. Knowledge of semantic web standards and tools (Protégé, TopBraid, Stardog, etc.). Background in formal knowledge representation, taxonomy development, or master data management. Required Education Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent work experience Preferred Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Philosophy (with logic focus), Linguistics, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience). Master's degree or PhD in a relevant field (Semantic Technologies, AI, Data Science, or Computer Science). The hiring range for this position in Lake Buena Vista, FL is $148,300 to $198,800 per year, in Burbank, CA is $155,700 to $208,700 per year, and New York, NY or Seattle, WA is $163,100 to $218,700 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.

The Disney Decision Science and Integration (DDSI) team leverages advanced technologies, data analytics, and scientific approaches such as optimization and statistical modeling to build innovative tools that shape business decisions across The Walt Disney Company. We support Disney Entertainment (ABC, The Walt Disney Studios, Disney+, Hulu), ESPN, Disney Experiences (Theme Parks, Cruise Line, Consumer Products, DVC), and Corporate Finance with strategic applications that enable data-driven decision-making. This team works in office. What You Will Do As the Ontology/Semantic Librarian, you will lead the design, development, and governance of enterprise ontologies, semantic layers, and knowledge graphs that serve as the intelligent backbone for a modern federated data platform. This role combines deep semantic modeling expertise with hands-on implementation of graph technologies, vector databases, and federated data architectures to accelerate business value delivery. This role will make key contributions to the Data Unification initiative by enabling rapid discovery and utilization of our vast data assets across the Disney enterprise. Design and build enterprise ontologies and semantic models that align business objectives with technical implementation, ensuring rapid enablement of business use cases such as unified reporting, AI agents, data marketplaces, and cross-functional insights. Lead the creation and maintenance of semantic layer graphs, knowledge graphs, and entity graphs, clearly distinguishing and leveraging the strengths of each approach. Develop and implement strategies for using vector databases and graph databases (e.g., Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, Qdrant, or similar) to enable powerful LLM-augmented search and reasoning over highly federated, heterogeneous data stores. Partner with data engineering, AI, and business teams to translate business goals into ontological models that drive measurable outcomes. Design and evolve the enterprise Data Catalog with rich semantic metadata, lineage, and governance capabilities. Contribute to the development of a unified data access layer that supports querying across Snowflake, Databricks, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, S3, Kafka, and other sources through a single semantic interface. Implement and enforce enterprise security models (RBAC/ABAC, column/row-level security, and dynamic masking) through the ontology and semantic layer. Collaborate on AI integration initiatives, including building ontology-driven agents, RAG pipelines, and agent-to-agent communication protocols. Establish ontology governance processes, versioning, and lifecycle management to ensure scalability and consistency across the enterprise. Contribute to the internal Data Marketplace by defining semantic data products with clear business value and consumption models. Mentor team members on semantic technologies and best practices for ontology-driven data architecture. Required Qualifications & Skills 7+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, semantic technologies, knowledge engineering, or related fields with a strong technical implementation background. Deep expertise in ontology modeling (OWL, RDF, SKOS, SHACL) and graph technologies. Strong understanding of the differences between semantic layer graphs, knowledge graphs, and entity graphs and when to apply each. Hands-on experience with graph databases (Neo4j, Neptune, etc.) and vector databases for semantic search and LLM integration. Proficiency in designing and implementing Data Catalogs and semantic metadata management solutions. Experience building solutions on top of federated data architectures involving relational (PostgreSQL, Snowflake), document (MongoDB), object (S3), and streaming (Kafka) systems. Demonstrated ability to translate complex business goals into ontological designs that accelerate delivery of business value. Strong programming skills, particularly Python, SPARQL, Cypher, GraphQL, and SQL. Experience with modern data platforms, cloud services (AWS preferred), and infrastructure-as-code practices. Solid understanding of data governance, security (RBAC/ABAC, dynamic masking), and compliance in enterprise environments. Excellent communication skills with the ability to bridge business stakeholders and technical teams. Desired Qualifications Experience building ontologies in large, complex enterprises (especially with media, entertainment, hospitality, or consumer-focused businesses). Hands-on experience with Generative AI, LLMs, RAG architectures, and agentic systems. Familiarity with data marketplace or data product platforms. Prior work with Apache Iceberg, Trino/Presto, or similar federated query engines. Knowledge of semantic web standards and tools (Protégé, TopBraid, Stardog, etc.). Background in formal knowledge representation, taxonomy development, or master data management. Required Education Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent work experience Preferred Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Philosophy (with logic focus), Linguistics, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience). Master's degree or PhD in a relevant field (Semantic Technologies, AI, Data Science, or Computer Science). The hiring range for this position in Lake Buena Vista, FL is $148,300 to $198,800 per year, in Burbank, CA is $155,700 to $208,700 per year, and New York, NY or Seattle, WA is $163,100 to $218,700 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.

Role Location: This is an on-site role requiring 4 days in-person at designated office location. 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. Job Summary: The Production Platform Foundations team is a horizontal service team providing both tools and guidance across the organization for operations in AWS. We strive to act as a productivity multiplier, providing consulting and operational support to Application teams to help them drive their adoption of AWS services in conjunction with their existing infrastructure. We work closely with those groups to offer a 'cloud-native' perspective on application architecture, infrastructure, and deployment strategies. A Senior Software Engineer on the Cloud Account Management (CAM) team is a security-focused cloud engineer responsible for designing, building, and supporting automation and tooling initiatives that further enable secure, compliant, self-service ways of working for both the team and the developer base. In addition, this role will provide operational and technical guidance to Application Development (DevOps) teams that are utilizing the AWS environment at Disney Streaming. This position will report to the Engineering Manager and will interact with other Software Engineers in the Cloud Account Management (CAM) team What you'll be doing Write automation tools for your team and other internal teams to self-service, deploy, detect, alert, and mitigate in our AWS environments Build on AWS, including hands-on work with IAM, security policies, and cloud-native services Champion and execute best practices and security standards for operating in the cloud Troubleshoot and implement appropriate IAM permissions for user access and workloads running in AWS Provide guidance and recommendations to development teams on service design and deployments Own initiatives and contribute to future solution designs and planning Be a go-to technical resource on the team, spanning across levels and cross functional teams Monitor and work on inbound issues Qualifications: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent practical experience Strong Python development skills, you write production-quality code, not just scripts Experience with deployment and CI/CD tools - Terraform, GitHub Actions, Spinnaker, and Jenkins. Experience with platform engineering, primarily backend development using Python Experience developing APIs and designing database schemas Hands-on AWS Security/IAM administration and policy-creation experience for many users and workloads Familiarity with Docker and containerization concepts Experience with Unix/Linux systems Exhibit clear, succinct written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Taking a practical, collaborative approach when working with engineers. Familiarity with operational troubleshooting tools and techniques Nice to have, but not required Experience leveraging AI as a productivity multiplier AWS Certifications Experience supporting DevOps teams in mid-to-large-sized organizations, especially in multitenant environments Familiarity with SSL Certificate management Familiarity with general and AWS-specific networking concepts, including VPC constructs, Firewalling, and DNS The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA and Glendale, CA is $141,900 to $190,300 per year and in New York, NY and Seattle, WA is $148,700 to $199,400 per year and in San Francisco, CA is $155,400 to $208,400. 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.

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 execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news. 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. Disney, a global leader in entertainment, is seeking a talented and dedicated Senior Software Engineer to join our Payments team. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team within the Commerce, Growth and Identity organization that manages the payment transactions of millions of customers across our celebrated platforms - Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu. What we're looking for We value engineers who demonstrate a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and initiative. Success in this role requires proactively identifying problems, driving solutions with minimal direction, collaborating effectively across teams, and taking responsibility for the long-term health and reliability of the systems you build and operate . Role Location: This is an on-site role requiring 4 days in-person at designated office locations. Responsibilities: Own the stability, scalability, and reliability of our multi-tenant payment platform supporting Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu, proactively identifying and resolving issues before they impact customers. Demonstrate strong ownership by driving technical solutions from design through implementation and operation, collaborating across teams to evolve the architecture of Tier 1 payment services. Build deep expertise in Global Payments, taking initiative to understand international payment ecosystems and solve the unique challenges of serving a global streaming audience. Deliver at scale by designing, building, and operating high-throughput systems that process millions of payment transactions while maintaining performance, resilience, and operational excellence. Lead reliability and performance improvements for mission-critical payment services, including integrations with new payment processors and support for SCA and other regional payment requirements. Champion security best practices for payment data storage, tokenization, and PCI compliance, ensuring the platform meets the highest security standards. Maintain a high engineering bar by writing well-tested, maintainable code, actively participating in design discussions and code reviews, and continuously improving system quality. Take initiative to identify opportunities for innovation, operational improvements, automation, and technical debt reduction, helping shape the future of our payment platform. Operate with an ownership mindset, supporting critical production systems through on-call rotations, incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term corrective actions to improve service health. 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 Minimum of 5 years of related work experience Proven hands-on experience with Scala, Java, or similar programming languages. Proven hands-on experience with API design, including REST and gRPC . Demonstrated analytical and strong system design skills. Hands-on experience with event-driven systems using technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or AWS SNS/SQS. Exposure to cloud infrastructure, such as AWS, Spinnaker, and Kubernetes Strong communicator and team player, able to adapt quickly and effectively in dynamic, fast-paced environments. A commitment to continuous learning, mentorship, and striving for excellence. Preferred Qualifications: Experience working in functional programming environments, especially with Scala and the Cats Effect ecosystem Experience managing Tier 1 production services, including participation in on-call rotations and incident response. Experience mentoring interns and junior engineers The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $148,700 to $199,400 and in Los Angeles, 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.

Role Location: This is an on-site role requiring 4 days in-person at designated office location. 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 assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity. The individual in this position will join the Data Stores team in an exciting and fast-paced environment where they will help build and maintain highly available relational database systems operating across multiple cloud and on-premise environments. These databases support many of the systems powering DEEP&T's digital media supply chain and consumer facing products. Job Summary: Join DEEP&T as a Senior Reliability Engineer, where you will analyze, design, program, debug, and modify software enhancements and new products for use in local, networked, cloud-based, or Internet-related computer programs. This role delivers large or highly complex software programs and systems that are critical to the organization's technology platforms and commercial applications. By leveraging in-depth knowledge of current programming languages and technologies, the Senior Reliability Engineer will write code, complete programming tasks, and perform testing and debugging of applications. The individual will interact with users to define system requirements and necessary modifications, conceive and implement software components, fixes, enhancements, and new systems. Their work directly impacts the organization by driving improvements in product quality, operational efficiency, and technical innovation, influencing future projects and technical direction We're looking for an individual who can apply software engineering principles to database engineering and administration to build processes and automation to help deliver infrastructure faster, safer, more consistently, and with the right level of observability required to operate at scale. Responsibilities and Duties of the Role: Responsible for building, deploying, and ensuring all DEEP&T database infrastructure is available 24/7/365. Leverage software development and automation to design, modernize, and deliver database infrastructure. Participates in setting the architectural direction for database platforms and projects. Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. Analyze, design, and deploy fault-tolerant, distributed, and highly available database infrastructure. Proactively plan and implement infrastructure changes through capacity forecasting, software release cycles, and right sizing. Provide database expertise through performance tuning, troubleshooting and administration. Develop, enhance, and adhere to engineering and administration standards. Develop automation and tooling to increase operational efficiency while ensuring system reliability and security. Build infrastructure and systems for scalability, resiliency, availability, and recovery though infrastructure as code and configuration management. Provide relevant insights of data store infrastructure through metrics, monitoring, and alerting. Maintain thorough and well-written documentation. Participate in live event support and on-call rotation. May provide oversight and direction to junior team members. Builds relationships with engineering teams and leads. Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training: Basic Experience Bachelor's degree, preferably in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). 5+ years of related work experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon RDS for SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Azure SQL MI. Fundamental understanding of Microsoft SQL Server database internals. Experience working in Agile software development. Experience with source control management tools (Git, GitLab, GitHub). Intermediate to advanced level of expertise in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go. General understanding and experience with Windows operating system, network, and containers. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience designing and deploying fault-tolerant, distributed, and highly available database infrastructure. Experience in database availability monitoring and status reporting using native monitoring tools. Well-versed in SQL Server backup, restore, and recovery strategies. Experience keeping a large environment compliant by deploying SQL Server patches and upgrades. Experience with disaster recovery planning and implementation. Carries out assignments with little coaching or guidance from others. Preferred Experience Experience operating within a database reliability engineering (DRE) and/or systems reliability engineering (SRE) role. Experience running, deploying, and maintaining production systems in Azure and Amazon Web Services. Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation). Experience building a proper path to production leveraging multiple lifecycles, testing, integration, and CI/CD pipelines. Experience with the configuration and implementation of SQL Server Always On availability groups. Experience with configuration management (Ansible, Chef). Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams providing guidance in SQL Server best practices. Experience with proactively identifying problems/areas of improvement and designing creative solutions to successfully remediate issues. The hiring range for this position in Bristol, CT is $141,900 to $190,300 and in New York is 148,700 to $199,400$ 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.

Department 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. The Global Information Security (GIS) organization strives to secure the magic by employing best-in-class services to assess, prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats that present risk to The Walt Disney Company. We enable the business by integrating enterprise and business segment-specific supported services to create a robust, efficient, and adaptable cybersecurity program. Our key objectives are to: Secure the Magic by protecting information systems and platforms. Reduce Risk by proactively assessing, preventing, and detecting to prevent harm to the Company and our Guests. Strengthen the business through optimizing execution, application, and technology used to protect the Company. Innovate by investing in core capabilities to enhance operational efficiency. Team Description: Our DevOps Platform Team builds and ships shared security infrastructure, governance tooling, and enterprise automation at scale - with a relentless focus on production quality and engineering craft. This team designs, develops and implements security automation tools and sites to help our customers focus on areas of risk. This role involves taking ownership of technical projects, collaborating with team members, and contributing to security automation initiatives What You'll Do: The Senior Security Engineer - Software Engineer will: Work within the Security Development and Design team that is responsible for protecting the network and company assets from any security threats or attacks through the development of security automation capabilities. Architect and implement code deployment pipelines using GitLab or similar CI/CD processes Design and optimize security tool deployments, introducing scalable processes across Cyber Security capabilities Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and contribute to Information Security team efforts across the broad spectrum of information security programs Design, develop, and implement reliable platforms needed to host Applications with security requirements Build, maintain, and improve runbooks for application support and incident response procedures Design and implement monitoring solutions for all aspects of applications, including alerting capabilities Communicate effectively with stakeholders and contribute to technical decision-making Take ownership of security automation projects and contribute to team initiatives Research and evaluate new technologies and security tools to enhance team capabilities Required Qualifications & Skills: 5+ years of experience with scripting languages like Python, Bash, and PowerShell with ability to build reliable automation Strong knowledge of OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, and other data storage platforms including basic optimization techniques Proficient knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools (CloudFormation, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager, Google Deployment Manager) with experience managing multi-environment deployments Proven ability to learn and maintain cutting-edge skills across multiple technical areas (Unix/Linux, Application Security, Vulnerability Management, etc.) Experience with deployment of new software and maintenance of deployed software in production environments Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to troubleshoot distributed systems Proven ability to design solutions for complex problems and contribute to process improvement initiatives Experience handling confidential information and understanding of security best practices Preferred Qualifications: Strong expertise in Cloud Platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) with experience in cloud architecture Proficiency in Terraform with experience managing infrastructure across environments Python/YAML/JSON with backend development experience Designing and implementing CICD pipelines through Jenkins, GitLab, or other enterprise tools Container technologies (Kubernetes, Docker) and orchestration concepts Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST) Security scanning tools integration and vulnerability management platforms Monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) Understanding of network security concepts and implementation 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 Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CISM, AWS Security, etc.) preferred . The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $135,400-$181,600 and in Burbank, CA is $129,300-$173,300 per year and in Orlando, FL is $123,100-$165,100 . 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.

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we are 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 is 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 would love working here: Building the future of Disney's Streaming, Sports, and Entertainment business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the backend systems, API's and mobile applications that will power Disney's media, advertising, and distribution businesses. Reach and Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates on 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. Engineering Services designs, builds, and sustains technology that powers DE&E Technology's worldwide content production and distribution platforms. In doing so, they contribute to a series of cross-functional services and technologies, including Quality Engineering, Data Analytics, Software Development, Broadcast Infrastructure, and Networking & Security. The Quality Engineering team validates all work before production, including web, mobile, living room applications, media, services, non-consumer-facing products and more. As a member of our team, you will strive to accomplish the following goals: Contributing to the successful implementation of solutions for complex technical problems with DE &ET engineering teams Owning the development and maintenance of one or more functional areas of test automation and tooling, execution environments, build systems and tooling used across multiple products Contribute to the successful design & implementation of one or more project features with input from senior engineers Check-in valuable, clean code daily that adds new features and capabilities Becoming a member of our Quality Engineering team, increasing quality through innovation, automated test creation, curiosity, and thoughtful debate. Responsibilities: Work with engineering teams to implement a full stack quality solution. Develop test automation frameworks, CI/CD infrastructures, build systems, and reporting tools to support flagship streaming mobile apps D+ and Hulu. Maintain documentation meant for end user consumption as well as project contributor documentation. Supplying end-user and developer training on automation tools and frameworks. Investigating and resolving any framework or execution of environmental issues affecting our services. Becoming a core member of our Platform & Date Engineering team, helping others increase productivity through innovation, and championing the core value of Disney Quality Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent work experience Minimum of 3 years of related work experience in software development, including test automation for both front-end and back-end services Minimum of 1 year of experience in test automation and unit testing frameworks for iOS or Android apps Proficiency in object-oriented design and expertise in one or more programming languages: Swift, Kotlin, Java, or Node.js/TypeScript. Excellent problem-solving skills Strong collaboration skills and familiarity with standard Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) tools such as Jira, Confluence, and version control systems like GitLab or GitHub Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to deliver project tasks on time Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an elevated level of motivation and a self-starting attitude Preferred Qualifications: Experience delivering production iOS/Android apps Experience developing applications in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) Experience working with cloud-based testing infrastructures (e.g., SauceLabs) Experience working with Agile methodologies Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, Spinnaker, and continuous integration/delivery systems Experience writing Gherkin syntax to facilitate the development of automated test scenarios Experience developing advanced mocking mechanisms (e.g., rule-based proxies and dummy-services) Experience with test suite/case/run management tools (e.g., JIRA Xray, etc.) The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $102,100 to $136,900 per year, and in Los Angeles, CA is $97,500 to $130,700 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.

Department Description At Disney, we're storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company 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 Solutions & Products group is part of Enterprise Technology. We are responsible for designing and developing enterprise solutions and managing a diverse portfolio of products and tools related to Data, Analytics and Automation used by business teams across The Walt Disney Company. The Lead Data Platform Engineer position is one of the key technical leadership roles on the team. You will have the opportunity to be the Lead Engineer for major development projects related to data & analytics solutions and platforms. The first project this role will be responsible as the Lead Engineer for leading is the implementation of a Finance Data Layer-a data lakehouse that provides data to Finance systems and applications including an EPM system, BI reporting & analytics, and AI/ML applications. You will be working in a challenging, fast-paced, highly collaborative and rewarding environment, as a member of product and project teams that work closely with each other and with our business partners to deliver innovative and industry-leading business solutions. What You'll Do: Leading teams of developers (both Disney Cast Members and external vendors) in major software/data development projects. Designing and developing highly scalable, distributed enterprise data platform solutions. Design, develop and implement scalable distributed enterprise data platform solutions, focusing on multi-cluster warehousing, data sharing, and optimized storage. Write code that establishes and enhances frameworks and design proof of concepts, and review code for correctness, and its impact on software architecture. Lead the development of high-performance ETL/ELT pipelines using tools like dbt, Python, Airflow and more to integrate diverse data sources. Provide mentorship and direction to more junior software engineers on the team; serve as an advanced resources for other engineers on the team. Being the ongoing technical lead for data platform products (post-implementation)-leading engineering support for the production platform, leading ongoing enhancement projects, guiding technical product roadmap Partner with Data Science, Analytics, and Product teams to ensure the platform meets evolving business requirements. Establish standards for data modeling (Vault, Star Schema), security (RBAC), and data quality frameworks. Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate well to both technical and business audiences Strong collaboration skills Required Qualifications & Skills: 7+ years of professional programming and design experience in Scala, Java, Python etc.; demonstrated experience designing and developing enterprise data solutions and platforms Demonstrated experience leading engineering initiatives on major software and data development projects Experience with medallion-based data Lakehouse architectures Experience with high-scale cloud data platforms and with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Expert knowledge of data integration, dimensional modeling and data warehousing techniques. Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for data Proficiency in Java, SQL Experience with Snowflake Preferred Qualifications: Experience with enterprise data domains is preferred (especially Finance and HR data) Experience with AI/ML Experience with SAP Systems (S4, BW, HANA, BDC) Experience with EPM Systems (e.g. Oracle EPM) Experience with Data Governance Experience with Master Data Management Experience with BI tools 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 Master's Degree a Plus The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $155,700 - $208,700 per year and in Seattle, WA is $163,100 - $218,700 per year and in Orlando, FL is $148,300 - $190,200 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.

Role Location: This is an on-site role requiring 4 days in-person at designated office location. 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. Job Summary: The Production Platform Foundations team is a horizontal service team providing both tools and guidance across the organization for operations in AWS. We strive to act as a productivity multiplier, providing consulting and operational support to Application teams to help them drive their adoption of AWS services in conjunction with their existing infrastructure. We work closely with those groups to offer a 'cloud-native' perspective on application architecture, infrastructure, and deployment strategies. A Senior Software Engineer on the Cloud Account Management (CAM) team is a security-focused cloud engineer responsible for designing, building, and supporting automation and tooling initiatives that further enable secure, compliant, self-service ways of working for both the team and the developer base. In addition, this role will provide operational and technical guidance to Application Development (DevOps) teams that are utilizing the AWS environment at Disney Streaming. This position will report to the Engineering Manager and will interact with other Software Engineers in the Cloud Account Management (CAM) team What you'll be doing Write automation tools for your team and other internal teams to self-service, deploy, detect, alert, and mitigate in our AWS environments Build on AWS, including hands-on work with IAM, security policies, and cloud-native services Champion and execute best practices and security standards for operating in the cloud Troubleshoot and implement appropriate IAM permissions for user access and workloads running in AWS Provide guidance and recommendations to development teams on service design and deployments Own initiatives and contribute to future solution designs and planning Be a go-to technical resource on the team, spanning across levels and cross functional teams Monitor and work on inbound issues Qualifications: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent practical experience Strong Python development skills, you write production-quality code, not just scripts Experience with deployment and CI/CD tools - Terraform, GitHub Actions, Spinnaker, and Jenkins. Experience with platform engineering, primarily backend development using Python Experience developing APIs and designing database schemas Hands-on AWS Security/IAM administration and policy-creation experience for many users and workloads Familiarity with Docker and containerization concepts Experience with Unix/Linux systems Exhibit clear, succinct written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Taking a practical, collaborative approach when working with engineers. Familiarity with operational troubleshooting tools and techniques Nice to have, but not required Experience leveraging AI as a productivity multiplier AWS Certifications Experience supporting DevOps teams in mid-to-large-sized organizations, especially in multitenant environments Familiarity with SSL Certificate management Familiarity with general and AWS-specific networking concepts, including VPC constructs, Firewalling, and DNS The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA and Glendale, CA is $141,900 to $190,300 per year and in New York, NY and Seattle, WA is $148,700 to $199,400 per year and in San Francisco, CA is $155,400 to $208,400. 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.

Department 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. The Global Information Security (GIS) organization strives to secure the magic by employing best-in-class services to assess, prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats that present risk to The Walt Disney Company. We enable the business by integrating enterprise and business segment-specific supported services to create a robust, efficient, and adaptable cybersecurity program. Our key objectives are to: Secure the Magic by protecting information systems and platforms. Reduce Risk by proactively assessing, preventing, and detecting to prevent harm to the Company and our Guests. Strengthen the business through optimizing execution, application, and technology used to protect the Company. Innovate by investing in core capabilities to enhance operational efficiency. Team Description: Our DevOps Platform Team builds and ships shared security infrastructure, governance tooling, and enterprise automation at scale - with a relentless focus on production quality and engineering craft. This team designs, develops and implements security automation tools and sites to help our customers focus on areas of risk. This role involves taking ownership of technical projects, collaborating with team members, and contributing to security automation initiatives What You'll Do: The Senior Security Engineer - Software Engineer will: Work within the Security Development and Design team that is responsible for protecting the network and company assets from any security threats or attacks through the development of security automation capabilities. Architect and implement code deployment pipelines using GitLab or similar CI/CD processes Design and optimize security tool deployments, introducing scalable processes across Cyber Security capabilities Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and contribute to Information Security team efforts across the broad spectrum of information security programs Design, develop, and implement reliable platforms needed to host Applications with security requirements Build, maintain, and improve runbooks for application support and incident response procedures Design and implement monitoring solutions for all aspects of applications, including alerting capabilities Communicate effectively with stakeholders and contribute to technical decision-making Take ownership of security automation projects and contribute to team initiatives Research and evaluate new technologies and security tools to enhance team capabilities Required Qualifications & Skills: 5+ years of experience with scripting languages like Python, Bash, and PowerShell with ability to build reliable automation Strong knowledge of OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, and other data storage platforms including basic optimization techniques Proficient knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools (CloudFormation, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager, Google Deployment Manager) with experience managing multi-environment deployments Proven ability to learn and maintain cutting-edge skills across multiple technical areas (Unix/Linux, Application Security, Vulnerability Management, etc.) Experience with deployment of new software and maintenance of deployed software in production environments Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to troubleshoot distributed systems Proven ability to design solutions for complex problems and contribute to process improvement initiatives Experience handling confidential information and understanding of security best practices Preferred Qualifications: Strong expertise in Cloud Platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) with experience in cloud architecture Proficiency in Terraform with experience managing infrastructure across environments Python/YAML/JSON with backend development experience Designing and implementing CICD pipelines through Jenkins, GitLab, or other enterprise tools Container technologies (Kubernetes, Docker) and orchestration concepts Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST) Security scanning tools integration and vulnerability management platforms Monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) Understanding of network security concepts and implementation 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 Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CISM, AWS Security, etc.) preferred . The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $135,400-$181,600 and in Burbank, CA is $129,300-$173,300 per year and in Orlando, FL is $123,100-$165,100 . 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.

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. Job Summary: The Senior Engineer will contribute to both backend and frontend development, designing and implementing high-performance applications and seamless user interfaces that deliver Disney's content to audiences worldwide. In this role, you will build scalable solutions and collaborate closely with management, business partners, engineering teams, product, and design to create innovative and engaging viewing experiences. Your work will support streaming, digital products, advertising, and content distribution. You will also participate in code reviews, promote best practices, and uphold high standards in architecture, performance, and code quality, helping ensure maintainable and accessible solutions across the team. This position requires strong expertise in modern Java Spring Boot and Vue.js, along with a passion for building high-quality, scalable digital experiences. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance applications across both backend and frontend systems supporting Disney's digital platforms. Build robust Java Spring Boot services and APIs alongside modern Vue-based user interfaces to deliver seamless, user-centric experiences. Partner closely with product managers and cross-functional engineering teams to define requirements and deliver end-to-end solutions. Ensure alignment with architectural standards, security, and best practices across the full stack. Drive code quality through reviews, mentorship, and consistent development practices. Optimize system performance and reliability by implementing efficient data processing, caching, asynchronous workflows, and modern state management techniques. Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, continuously improving system scalability, latency, and stability. Collaborate with DevOps and QA teams to support CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring. Contribute to evolving engineering practices by adopting new technologies, tools, and frameworks across both backend and frontend ecosystems. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). 5+ years of full stack development experience, with a strong emphasis on Java, SpringBoot and VUE JS frameworks. Experience supporting development efforts and contributing to best practices through peer mentorship and code reviews. Proven experience building scalable back-end and front-end solutions for large-scale, high-traffic applications. Hands-on experience working in agile development environments as part of cross-functional teams. Strong experience integrating UI components with RESTful APIs. Proficient in Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, and VueJS framwork. Solid understanding of microservices architecture, dependency injection, and application lifecycle management within the Spring ecosystem Solid understanding of state management patterns, component lifecycle, and Vuetify library. Knowledge of backend performance optimization techniques such as connection pooling, distributed caching, asynchronous processing, and efficient database access patterns Knowledge of front-end performance optimization techniques such as lazy loading, code splitting, and caching. Familiarity with design systems, component libraries, and UI frameworks. Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases, schema design, and query optimization Experience with containerization and deployment tools such as Docker and Kubernetes, along with cloud platforms (AWS) Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization tools (e.g., Docker), and cloud deployment (AWS). Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with developers, designers, product and QA teams. Effective communicator with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Ability to translate business and design requirements into performant, maintainable solutions. Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive, detail-oriented approach. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with distributed systems, messaging technologies, or event-driven architectures (Kafka, SNS/SQS, ActiveMQ, or similar) Experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate software development, debugging, and code quality improvement Familiarity with AWS CloudFront, S3 bucket. Knowledge of streaming workflows, video content delivery, or media distribution pipelines Previous experience working in media, or entertainment environments The hiring range for this position in New York, New York is $148,700 - $199,400 per year and in Bristol, CT $141,900 - $190,300. 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 the Role 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. At Disney Experiences Technology, our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company's premier vacation brands including Disney's Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club. We are seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to lead through influence - shaping strategy, driving enterprise alignment, and guiding our most critical technology initiatives across the Commerce, Ticketing, and Guest Experience domains. This is not an ivory-tower role. Our Principal Architects work shoulder-to-shoulder with business leaders, solution teams, and technologists to connect strategy with execution. The ideal candidate blends executive presence, architectural depth, and collaboration mastery, inspiring teams to deliver technology that scales the Disney magic globally. What You Will Do Lead Through Influence: Operate as a senior advisor and strategic influencer to executives and domain leaders, helping align technology investments with business outcomes. Advance Repository Practices: Ensure architectural metadata and taxonomy integrity within the BlueDolphin repository, enabling enterprise transparency and decision support. Foster Collaboration: Build partnerships with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Security teams to co-own outcomes, not dictate them. Mentor and Inspire: Coach solution architects across federated business domains to raise the bar on architecture quality, reusability, and scalability. Communication and Influence: Translate architectural strategy into compelling business narratives that resonate with executive audiences and technical teams alike. Champion Modernization and Platform Thinking: Lead initiatives that simplify, modernize, and integrate platforms across Commerce, Payments, Ticketing, and Entitlements. Balance Short-Term Delivery with Long-Term Strategy: Facilitate informed trade-offs, track technical debt decisions, and ensure alignment with enterprise objectives. What We're Looking For: Required Qualifications & Skills Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field required. 10+ years of increasing levels of responsibility in architecture-oriented roles. 5+ years of experience as an Enterprise Architect 8+ years of Software Engineering experience across multiple languages, both front-end and back-end. Expertise with enterprise architecture repository tools (e.g., tools similar to BlueDolphin or LeanIX) Strong leadership experience mentoring architecture teams Proven ability to influence without authority across technical and business domains Experience defining and applying metadata models, taxonomy relationships, and governance Demonstrated ability to lead cross-domain architectural initiatives and guide decision processes Understanding of both front-end and back-end technologies Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical decisions to business stakeholders Deep understanding of governance frameworks (TOGAF or similar) and experience if Architecture Review Board both reviewing and presenting Experience developing and managing architecture taxonomies, patterns, and standards. Proven ability to align architecture with strategic objectives, OKRs, and scorecards. Hands-on familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), API-led integration, security-by-design, and data architecture principles. Experience integrating emerging platforms or modernizing legacy systems at scale. Evaluate emerging technologies within your area of expertise to guide strategic recommendations. Shape scalable architectures and support planning for complex enterprise projects. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to define requirements and influence technical direction. Core Leadership Capabilities Demonstrate executive presence: can influence VP and SVP level leaders without authority. Proven collaboration leader who mobilizes teams across organizational boundaries. Skilled storyteller who can articulate the "why" behind architectural direction in simple, business-relevant terms. Diplomatic and pragmatic - a trusted advisor who aligns people as effectively as systems. Business and Cultural Alignment Thrives in a federated, creative, and high-visibility environment, where technology enables storytelling and guest experience. Comfortable operating in matrixed organizations and partnering with multiple business units. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills - clear, concise, and outcome-oriented. Preferred Qualifications 6+ years of experience in an organization architecturally supporting commerce, payments, ticketing, or entitlements domains Advanced degree in Computer Science or similar (MBA, MS) preferred. Experience delivering architecture in platform-oriented and product-led organizations Background in API design and messaging standards Knowledge of security-by-design principles and secure architecture practices Experience integrating SaaS solutions and working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) Familiarity with architecture maturity models and scorecards Certifications such as TOGAF, ArchiMate, or equivalent enterprise architecture frameworks are desirable. 8+ years of experience working with cloud vendors 8+ years of experience with databases (relational and non-relational) Experience with SaaS vendor implementations Experience with messaging patterns and API design best practices Experience implementing security best practices and security-by-design The Ideal Candidate A Principal Enterprise Architect at Disney Experiences: Thinks strategically like an executive and acts pragmatically like a builder. Is as comfortable on stage presenting to VPs as in workshops with engineers. Believes architecture is a team sport - driven by collaboration, context, and clarity. Measures success not by control, but by influence and adoption. The hiring range for this position in Orlando, Florida is $175,000-$210,000 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.

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we are 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 is 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 would love working here: Building the future of Disney's Streaming, Sports, and Entertainment business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the backend systems, API's and mobile applications that will power Disney's media, advertising, and distribution businesses. Reach and Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates on 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. Engineering Services designs, builds, and sustains technology that powers DE&E Technology's worldwide content production and distribution platforms. In doing so, they contribute to a series of cross-functional services and technologies, including Quality Engineering, Data Analytics, Software Development, Broadcast Infrastructure, and Networking & Security. The Quality Engineering team validates all work before production, including web, mobile, living room applications, media, services, non-consumer-facing products and more. As a member of our team, you will strive to accomplish the following goals: Contributing to the successful implementation of solutions for complex technical problems with DE &ET engineering teams Owning the development and maintenance of one or more functional areas of test automation and tooling, execution environments, build systems and tooling used across multiple products Contribute to the successful design & implementation of one or more project features with input from senior engineers Check-in valuable, clean code daily that adds new features and capabilities Becoming a member of our Quality Engineering team, increasing quality through innovation, automated test creation, curiosity, and thoughtful debate. Responsibilities: Work with engineering teams to implement a full stack quality solution. Develop test automation frameworks, CI/CD infrastructures, build systems, and reporting tools to support flagship streaming mobile apps D+ and Hulu. Maintain documentation meant for end user consumption as well as project contributor documentation. Supplying end-user and developer training on automation tools and frameworks. Investigating and resolving any framework or execution of environmental issues affecting our services. Becoming a core member of our Platform & Date Engineering team, helping others increase productivity through innovation, and championing the core value of Disney Quality Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent work experience Minimum of 3 years of related work experience in software development, including test automation for both front-end and back-end services Minimum of 1 year of experience in test automation and unit testing frameworks for iOS or Android apps Proficiency in object-oriented design and expertise in one or more programming languages: Swift, Kotlin, Java, or Node.js/TypeScript. Excellent problem-solving skills Strong collaboration skills and familiarity with standard Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) tools such as Jira, Confluence, and version control systems like GitLab or GitHub Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to deliver project tasks on time Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an elevated level of motivation and a self-starting attitude Preferred Qualifications: Experience delivering production iOS/Android apps Experience developing applications in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) Experience working with cloud-based testing infrastructures (e.g., SauceLabs) Experience working with Agile methodologies Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, Spinnaker, and continuous integration/delivery systems Experience writing Gherkin syntax to facilitate the development of automated test scenarios Experience developing advanced mocking mechanisms (e.g., rule-based proxies and dummy-services) Experience with test suite/case/run management tools (e.g., JIRA Xray, etc.) The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $102,100 to $136,900 per year, and in Los Angeles, CA is $97,500 to $130,700 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.