Senior Product Software Engineer - Linear Advertising Platform

Job Posting Title: Senior Product Software Engineer - Linear Advertising Platform Req ID: 10154377 Job Description: Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology 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 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

Ad Platforms is responsible for Disney’s industry-leading ad technology and products – driving advertising performance, innovation, and value in Disney’s sports, news, and entertainment content, across all media platforms.

Job Summary

As a Sr Product Software Engineer, you will help our team build our linear advertising platform On a daily basis you should bring: A willingness and desire to effectively communicate and collaborate across teams and systems

An understanding of the importance of project ownership A passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very dynamic and fast-paced environment An understanding of micro-service encapsulation and loose coupling, and why they are important

An understanding of how to define technical and operational metrics to measure system health and to manage risk Kindness and pragmatic optimism.

Responsibilities

and Duties of the Role: Designing, implementing, and testing solutions to various engineering problems in a high-throughput, low-latency microservices environment

Enhancing systems’ observability with proper metrics, monitors, and alerts Reading and understanding product user stories, and then translating them into actionable tasks

Taking ownership of one or more of the teams domain areas Understanding and using automated tools (AI) while adhering to company policy Available for On-Call rotations based on the team’s escalation policy and support schedule.

Basic Qualifications

• 5 years of software engineering experience. Proficiency with Java, Spring Boot and ORMs Experience with ReactJS or similar frontend frameworks, with the ability to quickly pick up new technologies. Relational databases, such as MySQL or Postgres NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB and Redis. Demonstrable analytical / problem-solving skills. Great communication, collaboration skills, and a strong teamwork ethic with both technical and non-technical audiences. Cloud platforms such as AWS. Modern DevOps tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes. Data Streaming Mechanisms such as Apache Kafka, Kinesis, and/or SNS/SQS. Familiarity with AI Coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code and/or Github Copilot along with Python programming language. Develop, refine, and evaluate prompts and workflows for LLM-based APIs.
• Build and support agentic workflows, including multi-step, tool-using agents and multiagent orchestration patterns (e.g., MCP, agent-to-agent). Domain knowledge in the Ad Tech industry. Required Education: BS or MS in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant work experience. Additional Information Will require to work 4 days in office Office Location - Bristol, CT (preferred) or NYC #disneytech The hiring range for this position in Bristol, CT is between $141,900 – $190,300 and New York, NY is between $148,700 - $199,400. 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. Job Posting Segment: Ad Platforms Job Posting Primary Business: AP - Engineering Primary Job Posting Category: Product Software Engineering Employment Type: Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code: Bristol, CT, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code: USA - NY - 7 Hudson Square Date Posted: 2026-06-30