Sr Software Engineer at The Walt Disney Company | Seattle, WA | Rezi

Sr Software Engineer at The Walt Disney Company

Sr Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company · Seattle, WA

2 months ago

Sr Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company · Seattle, WA

2 months ago
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About the Role

The Growth, Commerce & Identity (GCI) organization drives subscriptions, engagement, and monetization across Disney's streaming and digital products, enabling unified consumer identity. The Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology (DEE&T) Growth, Commerce and Identity Client Engineering organization delivers user experiences across Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Star+ on a common platform. The mission is to build inclusive, user-centered experiences for seamless login, sign-up, and account management. This role involves solving complex technical challenges and improving systems, products, and services.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with product and project management to translate requirements into technical specifications and timelines, partnering with engineering teams for solutions.
  • Lead by example in writing, maintaining, and enforcing code quality through test-driven development.
  • Contribute to project needs and team practice evolution, recommending changes in development, coding, maintenance, and system standards.
  • Efficiently support software throughout its lifecycle.
  • Add new implementations and technical maintenance while maintaining clear documentation.
  • Apply experience and judgment to select methods and techniques for identifying, resolving, and developing solutions to complex architectural application changes.
  • Support and mentor developers through code reviews, knowledge-sharing, and technical leadership.
  • Review code and pull requests to ensure product and design specifications are met.

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience building highly scalable and performant modern Javascript/Typescript web applications.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
  • Writes well-documented, clear, and robust code.
  • Proven track record to integrate API specifications while collaborating with service teams.
  • Highly diligent with the ability to see projects from beginning to end; designing workflows and completing tasks.
  • Exhibits emotional intelligence, supervising oneself under high pressure situations and meets urgent timelines.
  • Ability to support and mentor other developers by building trust, encouraging, instructing, and providing constructive feedback.
  • Shipped production level React/Node.js application with high availability and throughput deployed to cloud platforms (e.g. AWS).
  • Solid understanding of web accessibility fundamentals.
  • Strong knowledge of web standards and new technologies.

Skills

  • Javascript
  • Typescript
  • Web applications
  • Test driven development
  • API integration
  • React
  • Node.js
  • Cloud platforms (e.g. AWS)
  • Web accessibility
  • Web standards
  • New technologies

Location

  • San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Seattle, WA, USA

Work Type

  • Full time

Experience Level

  • 5+ years experience

Education Level

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

Salary/Compensations

  • San Francisco: $155,400 - $208,400 per year
  • Seattle: $145,400 - $195,000 per year
  • A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package.
  • Base pay may vary depending on internal equity, geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

  • Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

About the Company

  • Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology reimagines magical viewing experiences and transforms the media business for the future.
  • Technologists design and build infrastructure powering media, advertising, and distribution businesses.
  • Products and platforms, including Disney+, Hulu, ABC News, Entertainment, ESPN, and ESPN+, delight millions of consumers daily.
  • The company develops and implements groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance audience experience.

Equal Opportunity

  • Disney is an equal opportunity employer.
  • The company supports Women/Cultural minority/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
  • The goal is to create an inclusive workplace for all.