Senior Software Engineer - Platform Engineer, Infrastructure
Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Glendale
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Posting Title: Senior Software Engineer - Platform Engineer,
Infrastructure Req ID: 10143789 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…and many more. 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 We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our
infrastructure team within Disney’s Ad Technology organization. Our
team’s mission is to provide automation, custom tooling, and
infrastructure support that will enable teams across the
organization to deliver products quickly and safely. As a Senior
Software Engineer on this team, you will have a deep understanding
of cloud infrastructure, containerization, and automation, with
hands-on experience in designing, deploying, and maintaining
scalable platforms. You'll develop tools and automation that enable
developers to deploy and debug services easily and efficiently.
You'll work closely with multiple teams of engineers to design new
solutions that streamline our operations and help our engineers
scale. Responsibilities and Duties of the Role: Evaluate,
prototype, and integrate new AI tooling to enhance team and
organizational capabilities Design and develop AI agents and MCP
servers that streamline workflows for both internal and cross-org
developers Stay current with emerging technologies and assess their
applicability to team objectives Design, build, and maintain
Terraform modules enabling developer self-service infrastructure
provisioning Manage and evolve Spinnaker pipelines to support
diverse deployment patterns Define, document, and continuously
improve CI/CD processes and best practices for the organization
Build custom internal tooling that improves developer productivity
across the organization utilizing Python, Go, and Typescript.
Identify pain points experienced by engineering teams within the
Ads organization and deliver purpose-built solutions Create
reusable, well-documented tools that scale across multiple teams
Contribute to architectural decisions and establish technical
standards for the team Take end-to-end ownership of projects from
scoping through delivery, driving them to completion with minimal
oversight Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Engineering, or related technical field (Master’s
preferred), or equivalent experience.5 years of backend or platform
engineering experience, with a track record of building scalable
APIs Proficient in Python, Typescript, or Go Expertise with AWS
cloud provider Familiarity with containerization and orchestration
technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker Knowledge of
infrastructure as code such as Terraform Strong understanding of
cloud-native design patterns, secure AI API integration, and
service scalability Strong problem-solving abilities and solid
production debugging skills Excellent communication skills, with
the ability to collaborate across multiple engineering teams
Preferred Qualifications Experience with services meshes within
Kubernetes such as Istio Experience developing developer tooling
Strong understanding of large, complex distributed systems
Experience implementing and improving monitoring and alerting
systems. Building dashboards to help better visualize the
information Experience with additional cloud platforms such as
Azure or GCP alongside AWS. disneytech The hiring range for this
position in Los Angeles, CA is between $141,900 – $190,300,
Seattle, WA is between $148,700 - $199,400 and San Francisco, CA is
between $155,400 - $208,400. 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
- Software Engineering 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: Date Posted: 2026-02-26
Keywords: The Walt Disney Company, Phoenix , Senior Software Engineer - Platform Engineer, Infrastructure, IT / Software / Systems , Glendale, Arizona
