Sr Product Software Engineer
The Walt Disney Company2 months ago
Base Salary
$149k - $199k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and architecture of high-scale services and observability platforms integrated with existing telemetry infrastructure.
- Break complex requirements into technical roadmaps with milestones and manage project execution autonomously.
- Own the full software development lifecycle, including deployment, monitoring, logging, and on-call operations.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.
- Collaborate with product, client, and data platform teams on architectural decisions and business-aligned technical plans.
- Develop working prototypes and proofs of concept for complex technical proposals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience building and scaling production-grade software in Java.
- Strong expertise developing and operating observability platforms, including metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting.
- Experience owning software from conception through deployment and operations.
- Strong technical leadership, mentorship, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
- Ability to use AI tools such as Claude Code and Cursor effectively.
- Preferred: expertise with streaming data technologies such as Apache Flink or Apache Kafka.
- Preferred: hands-on experience with AWS Kinesis, MSF, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Lambda, CloudWatch, and Datadog.
- Preferred: experience with Terraform and knowledge of Spark, Parquet, Athena, or Databricks.
Benefits
- Full-time position requiring onsite work four days per week in Seattle, Washington.
- Medical, financial, and other benefits may be provided depending on the level and position.
- Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is a diversified entertainment business that produces films and television, operates theme parks and resorts, and runs streaming services including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. It earns revenue from subscriptions and advertising, theatrical distribution, licensing and merchandise, and park admissions and experiences. Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Burbank, California, Disney owns brands such as Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Studios and serves audiences worldwide.