Lead Software Engineer

Job SummaryDisney Entertainment & ESPN Product & TechnologyOn 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 for Disney Entertainment & ESPN TechnologyBuilding 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 novation: 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 Assurance, Data Analytics, Software Development, Broadcast Infrastructure, and Networking & SecurityAbout The RoleThe Data Foundations Platform and Governance Engineering team within the Commerce, Data, and Identity organization within the larger Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product and Technology organization is in search of a Lead Software Engineer. The role of this Lead Engineer will focus on privacy solutions and data subject rights automation, working cross-functionally with analytics, data architecture, legal and security partners to build scalable solutions to solve complex privacy related challenges. You'll get to understand the challenges of how data is being used at Disney's world-class streaming services while pushing the boundaries of what is possible using the latest technologies available in AWS, Databricks, and beyond.ResponsibilitiesBe a key player in a cross-functional team of engineers who build software for a large-scale data processing ecosystem, supporting real-time and batch data pipelines for analytics, data science, and operations.Architect, design, and code shared libraries in Scala and Python that abstract complex business logic to allow consistent functionality across all data pipelines across the Data organizationWork to architect and build world class modularized tooling to understand our very complex environments to come up with plans for simplification, migration, and maintenance.Maintain software engineering and architecture best practices and standards within the team and wider organization, along with a culture of quality, innovation, and experimentationEvangelize and evolve the platform, best-practices, data driven decisions; identify new use cases and features and drive adoptionBuild out a robust observability, alerting, logging, and system control plane that allows easy diagnosis of any issues across all our data pipelines.Contribute to maintaining, updating, and expanding existing software deployments while maintaining strict uptime SLAsContribute to developing and documenting both internal and external standards and best practices for software deployments, configurations, naming conventions, partitioning strategies, and more.Maintain detailed documentation of your work and changes to support data quality and data governance requirementsBe an active participant and advocate of agile/scrum ceremonies to collaborate and improve processes for our teamBe a part of the magic: Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineers to drive the success of the Foundational PlatformBasic Qualifications7+ years of data engineering experience in software engineering in the data spaceStrong software algorithmic problem-solving expertiseStrong fundamental Scala and Python software programming skillsGood understanding of AWS or other cloud provider resources (S3)Strong SQL skills and ability to creatively problem solve and dive deep into our data and software ecosystemHands-on production environment experience with distributed processing systems such as Apache SparkHands-on production experience with workflow orchestration systems such as Airflow for creating and maintaining data pipelinesScripting language experience (Bash, PowerShell)Technologies such as OneTrust, Databricks, Jupyter, Snowflake, Redshift, Airflow, DynamoDB, Redis, Kubernetes, Kinesis, REST APIs, Terraform, GoSQL, Python, Scala, other computer software languagesWillingness and ability to learn and pick up new skillsetsSelf-starting problem solver with an eye for detail and excellent analytical and communication skillsPreferred QualificationsMaster's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems preferredExperience with at least one major Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) or cloud database technology (Snowflake, Redshift, Big Query)Experience in developing APIs with GraphQLExperience in developing microservicesDeep Understanding of AWS or other cloud providers as well as infrastructure as codeFamiliarity with Data Modeling techniques and Data Warehousing standard methodologies and practicesFamiliar with Scrum and Agile methodologiesFamiliarity with privacy regulations and/or data subject rightsRequired EducationBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experienceAdditional Information#DISNEYTECH#CDIThe hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $152,200 - $204,100 per year and in New York, NY is $159,500 - $213,900 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.About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:The text continues with general company information and an equality statement. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-21