The Walt Disney Company

Senior Product Software Engineer - Linear Advertising Platform

The Walt Disney Company$141K — $190K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • Proficient in Java, Spring Boot, and ORMs
  • Experience with ReactJS or similar frontend frameworks
  • Familiar with MySQL, Postgres, DynamoDB, and Redis
  • Knowledge of AWS and modern DevOps tools like Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes
  • Experience with data streaming mechanisms like Apache Kafka and Kinesis
  • Understanding of AI coding tools like Cursor and GitHub Copilot

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement engineering solutions in a microservices environment
  • Enhance system observability with metrics and alerts
  • Translate product user stories into actionable engineering tasks
  • Take ownership of specific domain areas within the team
  • Utilize automated tools while adhering to company policy
  • Participate in On-Call rotations as per team support schedule

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on a high-impact ad technology platform
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Mentorship and continuous learning culture
  • Flexible work arrangements potentially available
  • Participation in on-call rotations, promoting teamwork and support
Full Job Description
Job Posting Title:
Senior Product Software Engineer - Linear Advertising Platform

Req ID:


Job Description:

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 team's 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.


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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

About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows. Using the company's portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services, and consumer products, Walt Disney seeks to develop creative, innovative, and profitable entertainment experiences and related products.

The Walt Disney Company Careers

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Learn more about The Walt Disney Company
Size
190,000 employees
Market Cap
$155.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$4.9 billion
Founded
1923
5 Year Trend
+3.9%
Revenue
$60.7 billion
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