Product Software Engineer II

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.

Ad Platforms is responsible for Disney’s industry-leading ad technology and products – driving advertising performance, innovation, and value in Disney’s sports, news, and entertainment content, across all media platforms.

Job Summary:
As a Product Software Engineer II, you will help our team build our linear advertising platform.

On a daily basis you should bring:
● A willingness and desire to effectively communicate and collaborate across teams and systems.
● A sense of ownership of the projects delivered by your team and department.
● A passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very dynamic and fast-paced environment.
● An understanding of how to define technical and operational metrics to measure system health and to manage risk.
● A keen eye for potential optimizations and enhancements to our services.
● Kindness and pragmatic optimism.
● Your unique view and experience.

Responsibilities:
● Actively participate in daily stand-ups and other scrum ceremonies.
● Collaborate with team members to design new solutions and drive alignment across partner teams.
● Participate in the breakdown and estimation of tasks.
● Communicate with team members on progress.
● Write code to implement new features or optimize existing services.
● Test code through various means: unit tests, integration tests, performance tests, etc.
● Participate in an on-call rotation and production support.
● Follow industry best practices for service operations regarding CI/CD, monitoring, and investigation of incidents.
● Perform code reviews for members of the team.