Sr Software Engineer

Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) brings together the Company''s best-in-class product, technology, and commercialization teams together into one global organization. DMED is responsible for the P&L management and all distribution, network and engineering operations, sales advertising, data and certain key technology functions worldwide for the Company''s content engines. DMED also manages operations of the Company''s streaming services including Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+Hotstar; and domestic broadcast and cable television networks.The DMED Ad Platform integrates with thousands of advertisers, with over a billion ads served per month. Before being served to a viewer, each one of these ads goes through a sophisticated workflow involving sales and planning, targeting, trafficking, and quality control, to deliver maximum value to our advertisers while maintaining an engaging experience for viewers.Operating at the intersection of entertainment and technology, we captivate and connect viewers with the stories they love, and are looking for people who are passionate about redefining advertising through collaboration, innovation, unconventional thinking, stellar execution, committed to lifelong learning and improving while still embracing fun. You''ll be joining a talented team that works interdependently toward aggressive goals to deliver technically sound solutions. We work to ensure that we share both accountability and credit as a team.Our Ad Serving teams specialize in the delivery of ad campaigns, and ensures the pacing of each campaign is healthy and daily delivery goals are met. Major focus areas for the team are; to ensure the ad is delivered to the right set of users, optimize for brand and industry to minimize ad fatigue, innovate pacing and ad selection algorithms, solve for Dynamic Ad Insertion on Live Streams, and to measure and report on Total Supply and monetizable opportunities for ad delivery. In addition to these core ad serving capabilities, the Ad Serving teams implement new ad formats and experiences focusing on viewer-first, less disruptive advertising solutions.As a member of our team, you will apply your knowledge and skills to help us deliver scalable, performant, maintainable, and testable software.On a daily basis you should bring;A willingness and desire to collaborate on all thingsA sense of ownership for the projects delivered by your new team and departmentA passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very dynamic and fast paced environmentAn understanding of how to define technical and operational metrics to measure system healthA keen eye for potential optimizations and/or enhancements to our servicesYour unique view and experienceResponsibilities : Writing and reviewing a lot of code and testsAvailable for a weekly-rotating On-Call support scheduleReading requirements documentation from Product and translating into implementation ticketsReviewing, learning, and documenting software and system designs in a high throughput, low latency microservices environmentEnhancing systems'' observability with proper metrics, monitors and alertsBasic Qualifications : 4+ years of software engineering experienceProficiency with JavaDemonstrable analytical / problem solving skillsGreat communication, collaboration skills and a strong teamwork ethic with both technical and non-technical audiencesPreferred Qualifications: SpringBoot and related Spring projectsNon-relational database technologies e.g. DynamoDBRedis and/or MemCacheApache Kafka and/or KinesisAWS or other cloud platformTerraform, Docker and KubernetesAd Tech industryAdditional Information : ADPLATFORMS

Created: 2025-11-15