The Walt Disney Company · 5 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer - Platform Engineering
Glendale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$142K/yr - $190K/yr
5+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global leader in media and entertainment, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Platform Engineering squad. This role involves identifying and resolving issues to enhance engineering excellence, ensuring proper utilization of platforms, and collaborating with various teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
Responsibilities
Contribute to the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of stateful microservices and lambdas in a multi-region cloud environment
Work with modern platform technologies like Istio, Kubernetes, Spinnaker, Terraform, and AWS
Use Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, and Scrumban to plan day-to-day activities and drive continuous improvement over time
Mentor engineers within your squad (and beyond!) to help them improve their technical ability and build their profile within and outside of the organization
Collaborate with your squad, Product Managers, Designers, QA, Operations, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and articulate technical decisions and outcomes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
Minimum of 5 years related work experience
Familiarity with at least one of the following Java Virtual Machine (JVM) languages: Java, Scala, or Kotlin
Familiarity with at least one of the following cloud providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Compute (GCP), or Microsoft Azure
A willingness to learn and experiment with new technologies
Preferred
Practical working experience with Istio
Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Terraform, and infrastructure as code (IaC) best practices
Familiarity with both object oriented programming (OOP) and functional programming (FP) best practices
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
The full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-24
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