Job Posting Title:
Software Engineer II
Req ID:
Job Description:
Disney Streaming Services is looking for a
mid-level Software Engineer to join the
3rd Party Platform (3PP) team. Our team builds and maintains critical backend services responsible for supporting Disney streaming media subscriptions, including Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, and more! Through our services, users can seamlessly access Disney content when making a purchase via external parties.
We are an agile team, always open to experimentation, and are committed to the growth and learning that comes from both success and failure. Joining our team means you'll be working with world-class engineers on exciting new products and problems, on the fastest-growing streaming service of all time, alongside a team that is quickly growing into an exciting new domain.
Technologies primarily include Scala, Cats Effect, Play, Golang, and AWS services. Experience in these is preferred, but not required. If you're open to learning new things, or excited to expand your skillset in these areas, this is the perfect job!
The 3PP team is committed to both engineering excellence and personal well-being. Some things you can look forward to as a member of the team:
- Co-workers who work hard to pick the right tools for the problem at hand, while leaving their ego at the door
- Focus on never disappointing the customer, even when things go wrong
- High value placed on code quality and understanding the true requirements
- A drive to build systems so resilient that we never get woken up in the middle of the night
This opening is for a position in our New York City office. We truly believe we offer a unique opportunity for any technologist:
- Work on a bleeding edge technology stack, with a world-class team of Software Engineers, in a highly collaborative environment
- Contribute to award-winning and complex apps and systems
- Influence and innovate on products used globally by tens of millions of people
- Amazing perks and benefits
Responsibilities - Craft software for backend systems using Scala, Cats Effect, http4s, Play, Golang, and more, while developing software development fundamentals and design principles
- Work with a team of engineers building software in a collaborative development process, without being dogmatic about technology choices
- Participate in the full-lifecycle of software development (requirements gathering, designing, building, testing and maintenance)
- Take on a collaborative role on the team, contributing to design discussions, implementing critical features, and growing your technical skills through
- Collaborate with the team to design and build RESTful web services that make use of relational and/or NoSQL DBs
- Build automated testing at different levels (unit, integration, functional) and build resilient applications that handle failure gracefully
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
- 3+ years of experience delivering high-quality backend code
- A functional understanding of cloud service providers and their capabilities
Preferred Qualifications - Experience using cloud service providers, preferably AWS (ECS, DynamoDB, Kinesis, Lambda, etc.)
- Experience with Scala or other functional languages
- Experience working with remote team members across timezones
#DISNEYTECH
The hiring range for this position in New York, NY and Seattle, WA is $123,000 - $165,000 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:
Product Engineering
Job Posting Primary Business:
PE - Growth, Commerce & Identity
Primary Job Posting Category:
Software Engineer
Employment Type:
Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
New York, NY, USA
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - WA - 925 4th Ave
Date Posted:
2026-05-07
