Job Posting Title:
Lead Product Software Engineer (DevOps)Req ID:
10157741Job Description:
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.
Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.
Role OverviewThis role is designed to align with the Engineering strategy of standardizing web delivery architectures across the consumer-facing brands' infrastructure layer. By reducing complexity and aligning web stacks across the N&E Alliance, this role enables feature teams to focus on delivering strategic business goals and OKR-driven initiatives. This is a growth role, and we will look to hire someone whom we can mentor into an Architect role. This role will serve as an expert in Web infrastructure components, like DNS, Route53, WAF, reverse caching tools like Varnish and CloudFront, ensuring that engineering efforts drive velocity and innovation. Risk of not filling this role will be tied to failing behind on P&T-level OKRs for reliability.
Job ResponsibilitiesTechnical Strategy & Planning: Define and execute a long-term technical strategy across all brand sites, with a specific focus on Reliability, Observability, and delivering high quality on business priorities.
Architecture & Standards: Research, evangelize, and drive the adoption of paved-paths architecture patterns and widespread engineering standards.
Collaboration & Mentorship: Provide high-level technical guidance and mentoring to senior engineers, conducting effective design reviews and solving advanced technical issues. Collaborate with P5-level Engineering Leads on standardization of the stack.
System Integrity: Take accountability for fundamental platform performance, scalability, and resiliency of mission-critical cloud-based services.
Compliance & Risk Management: Influence department-wide technical planning, including managing technical risks for critical site projects.
Industry Experience: 7+ years of relevant experience as a software engineer or architect.
Deep Web Expertise: Strong command of web architecture principles, including HTTP, DNS, caching, and API delivery paradigms such as REST and GraphQL.
Expert Cloud Proficiency: Hands-on experience developing and maintaining high-volume distributed services on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Leadership Track Record: Proven ability to drive technical decisions across multiple teams and communicate complex technical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders.
Bachelorʼs degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
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Job Posting Segment:
Product EngineeringJob Posting Primary Business:
PE - Streaming FrontendPrimary Job Posting Category:
Product Software EngineeringEmployment Type:
Full timePrimary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Glendale, CA, USAAlternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - WA - 925 4th AveDate Posted:
2026-09-02Skills Required
- 7+ years of relevant experience as a software engineer or architect
- Strong command of web architecture principles, including HTTP, DNS, caching, and REST and GraphQL API delivery
- Hands-on experience developing and maintaining high-volume distributed services on Amazon Web Services AWS
- Proven ability to drive technical decisions across multiple teams and communicate complex technical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
The Walt Disney Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Walt Disney Company and has not been reviewed or approved by The Walt Disney Company.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Recent union agreements raised wage floors for large groups of park cast members—e.g., Disneyland’s $24/hour minimum rising to $26 over the contract and Walt Disney World’s path from $18 toward about $20–$20.50 by 2026—signaling upward movement in hourly pay. These steps are described as meaningful improvements for many frontline roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials outline medical, dental, and vision coverage for many full‑time roles, wellness resources, and (in Central Florida) access to Centers for Living Well clinics and pharmacy. References to mental‑health support and paid time off reinforce a strong core health offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Complimentary theme‑park admission and discounts on hotels, dining, merchandise, and recreation are positioned as signature perks. Education support through Disney Aspire adds notable lifestyle value for eligible hourly employees.
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What We Do
The Walt Disney Company is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that operates through segments including entertainment, sports, and experiences.
