Manager, Software Engineering - Ad Platforms

The DMED Technology organization plays a central role in the future growth of The Walt Disney Company. Our team is responsible for worldwide linear and digital media distribution, design and development of all consumer-facing digital products, advertising technology, consumer data, and international broadcast operations. Our employees are leading, creating, and innovating, making bold moves in unexpected directions that redefine not just what a media company does, but what it can do. With The Walt Disney Company, you can be part of media''s evolution, helping us create what''s next.Ad Serving Engineering organization within Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution organization is fully responsible for building, enhancing and maintaining the high-performance, distributed, microservice-based Digital Advertising Platform. The platform is charged with the qualification, delivery, and tracking of Digital Advertising campaigns (Video on Demand, Live TV, and innovative interactive ads) across all of Disney online properties, including Hulu and addition, Ad Serving teams collaborate in the development of supporting components, such as anti-ad fatigue systems, impression counting pipelines, and ad experience flows. We also work on integrations with critical services responsible for the correct pacing, targeting, and selection of ads.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 effectively communicate and collaborate across teams and systemsDemonstrated ownership for the projects delivered by your team and departmentKnowledge of system design and implementation best practices to guide and mentorA passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very dynamic and fast paced environmentA proven ability to work with product teams to translate requirements into well-defined technical implementations, as well as the ability to define technical and operational metrics to measure system healthA keen eye for potential optimizations and enhancements to our servicesKindness and pragmatic optimismYour unique view and experienceResponsibilities : Reviewing code and testsAvailable for a weekly-rotating On-Call support scheduleReading requirements documentation from Product and translating into implementation tickets, and leading the team through executionDefining, reviewing, documenting, and estimating LOE for software and system designs in a high throughput, low latency microservices environmentDefining and prioritizing sprintable work for your team, as well as working with other leads on cross-functional projectsEnhancing systems'' observability with proper metrics, monitors and alertsWeekly 1:1 meetings with team members to guide them through personal and career developmentAnnual reviews for direct reportsBasic Qualifications : 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years of technical and engineering leadership experienceAdvanced proficiency with Java, such as understanding heap, multi-threading, profilingDemonstrable analytical / problem solving skillsGreat communication, collaboration skills and a strong teamwork ethic with both technical and non-technical audiencesDemonstrated experience leading a software development teamPreferred Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications:Experience with: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 industryRequired Education : BS in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant work experiencePreferred Education : MS in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant work experienceAdditional Information : ADPLATFORMS

Created: 2025-10-04