Job Posting Title:
Senior Software Engineer, Back-End
Req ID:
Job Description:
Job Summary: As a Senior Software Engineer, you will participate in the design, development and testing of extremely high throughput, low latency user generated content systems.
As a member of the agile development team you will:
- apply your pragmatic and proven software skills to predictably deliver well-crafted code
- demonstrate your passion for technology by solving unique challenges within the industry
- rely on your sense of ownership and professional pride to deliver high quality, low maintenance software
- gain and/or apply mastery of Java, AWS, Cassandra and other leading web technologies
- leverage strong communication skills to collaborate with various technical and product stakeholders
- partner with tech leaders to help grow and mentor fellow engineers
- feed your thirst for learning new skills and technology as part of the larger DMED organization
Responsibilities: - Design, implement, test, and deploy high-quality software solutions under the guidance of senior team members.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in existing code and production systems
- Test software through various means including unit tests, integration tests and performance tests.
- Proactively assume responsibility for learning and supporting high scale production software systems.
- Participate in the breakdown and estimation of development tasks and effectively communicate your progress on assigned tasks.
- Work under the guidance of senior engineers to improve application functionality and resiliency.
- Actively participate in daily stand-ups and other scrum ceremonies.
Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
- A minimum 5 years of professional experience
- Deep understanding of the Java programming language and object-oriented programming
- Self-starter with proven ability to deliver high quality software in a pragmatic fashion
- Proven ability to solve challenging technical problems
- Proven ability to learn new technology and/or complex systems
- Proven ability and highly motivated to mentor and help grow other engineers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
Preferred Qualifications: - A minimum of 5-years of professional experience
- Master's Degree in Computer Science
- Interest and/or experience in fantasy games
- Full stack / front end engineering experience
- Hands on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Hands on experience with Cassandra or other NoSQL DBs
- Experience working on highly scalable real time software platforms
The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA or New York, NY or Seattle, WA or Bristol, CT is $141,900 - $199,400 per year. 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:
Business Operations
Job Posting Primary Business:
BO - Technology Planning & Operations
Primary Job Posting Category:
Software Engineer
Employment Type:
Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Glendale, CA, USA
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - CT - ESPN North Campus - 383 Middle St, USA - NY - 7 Hudson Square, USA - WA - 925 4th Ave
Date Posted:
2026-08-28
