Software Engineer
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10126637 Ubicación Gran Mánchester, Reino Unido Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Fecha de publicación 18/07/2025Detalles del empleo:
About the Role & Team
At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. From streaming platforms and sports broadcasting to news, animation, and immersive experiences, we continue to shape the future of storytelling and viewer engagement. Every product, every experience, and every innovation is powered by a team driven by passion, creativity, and a commitment to excellence.
Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology powers the digital experiences that bring Disney’s iconic content to viewers around the globe. Whether it’s evolving our streaming platforms, innovating advertising and content delivery infrastructure, or delivering cutting-edge sports and news experiences, we are at the forefront of redefining how stories are told and experienced.
The User Foundations team plays a pivotal role in delivering key user capabilities shared across Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Star+. We build high-throughput, reliable services and data pipelines that gather user insights and power personalization across all our platforms. We're a dynamic, fast-paced, and collaborative team looking for a skilled Software Engineer who thrives in a high-impact environment.
What You Will Do
As a Software Engineer on the User Foundations team, you will:
Build and maintain scalable, resilient, and high-performance backend services
Collaborate cross-functionally to design and deliver robust user-facing capabilities
Participate in the design, breakdown, and estimation of new features and services
Write clean, maintainable code, backed by thorough testing (unit, integration, performance)
Engage in CI/CD practices to ensure seamless deployment and operation of services
Contribute to operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, and incident response
Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation for mission-critical services used by millions of users
Foster a culture of engineering excellence through code reviews, documentation, and mentorship
Identify optimization opportunities to improve performance, reliability, and scalability
Champion collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and team growth
Required Qualifications & Skills
3+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong understanding of distributed, message-based, scalable systems
Fluent in multiple programming languages; expertise in at least one of: Java, Python, or JavaScript
Experience writing, testing, and deploying production-quality backend services
Familiarity with service design, documentation, and software delivery best practices
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Effective problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues
Ability to thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments with shifting priorities
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with SpringBoot and the broader Spring ecosystem
Knowledge of non-relational databases (e.g., DynamoDB), and caching solutions (Redis, Memcached)
Experience with streaming technologies like Apache Kafka or Amazon Kinesis
Familiarity with Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes
Proficiency in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Exposure to performance tuning and testing of distributed systems
Experience working on diverse teams and mentoring junior engineers
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
Acerca de Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:
En Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, fusionamos imaginación e innovación para reinventar las formas en las que las personas disfrutan e interactúan con los cuentos y los productos más queridos del mundo. Nuestro trabajo tiene un gran alcance y es sumamente sofisticado. Brindamos experiencias increíbles, transformamos el futuro de los medios de comunicación y creamos productos y plataformas que permiten la conexión entre las personas de cualquier lugar del mundo y los cuentos y los deportes que más les gustan.
Disney tiene la capacidad de combinar tecnología de primer nivel con una creatividad inigualable, y eso nos hace únicos. Es la esencia de nuestro pasado, presente y futuro. Somos narradores e innovadores. Creadores y constructores. Artistas e ingenieros.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en The Walt Disney Company Limited , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.
The Walt Disney Company Limited es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes recibirán la consideración de empleo sin distinción de edad, raza, color, religión o creencia, sexo, nacionalidad, origen étnico o nacional, orientación sexual, reasignación de género, estado civil o de pareja civil, discapacidad, embarazo o maternidad. Disney fomenta una cultura empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo que cambia rápidamente.