Lead Software Engineer - Ad Platforms
Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: May 24, 2025
Job Description:
Lead Software Engineer - Ad PlatformsJob ID 10115692 Location
Santa Monica, California, United States / Glendale, California,
United States / Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney
Entertainment & ESPN Technology Date posted Mar. 24, 2025Job
Summary:Ad Serving Engineering organization within Disney
Entertainment and ESPN organization is fully responsible for
building, enhancing and maintaining the high-performance,
distributed, microservice-based Digital Advertising Platform. The
platform is charged with the qualification, delivery, and tracking
of Digital Advertising campaigns (Video on Demand, Live TV, and
innovative interactive ads) across all of Disney online properties,
including Hulu and ESPN+.In addition, Ad Serving teams collaborate
in the development of supporting components, such as anti-ad
fatigue systems, impression counting pipelines, and ad experience
flows. We also work on integrations with critical services
responsible for the correct pacing, targeting, and selection of
ads.As a Lead Software Engineer of our team, you will apply your
knowledge and skills to help us deliver scalable, performant,
maintainable, and testable software.On a daily basis you should
bring:
- A willingness and desire to effectively communicate and
collaborate across teams and systems.
- Demonstrated ownership for the projects delivered by your team
and department.
- Knowledge of system design and implementation best practices to
guide and mentor.
- A passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very
dynamic and fast paced environment.
- A proven ability to work with product teams to translate
requirements into well-defined technical implementations, as well
as the ability to define technical and operational metrics to
measure system health.
- A keen eye for potential optimizations and enhancements to our
services.
- Kindness and pragmatic optimism.
- Your unique view and experience.Responsibilities
- Writing and reviewing a lot of code and tests.
- Available for a weekly-rotating On-Call support schedule.
- Reading requirements documentation from Product and translating
into implementation tickets, and leading the team through
execution.
- Defining, reviewing, and documenting software and system
designs in a high throughput, low latency microservices
environment.
- Enhancing systems' observability with proper metrics, monitors
and alerts.
- Delegating tasks to team members, when needed.Basic
Qualifications
- BS or MS in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant work
experience.
- 7+ years of software engineering experience.
- Advanced proficiency with Java, such as understanding heap,
multi-threading, profiling.
- Demonstrable analytical / problem solving skills.
- Great communication, collaboration skills and a strong teamwork
ethic with both technical and non-technical audiences.Preferred
QualificationsComprehensive experience with:
- SpringBoot and related Spring projects.
- Non-relational database technologies e.g. DynamoDB.
- Redis and/or MemCache.
- Apache Kafka and/or Kinesis.
- AWS or other cloud platform.
- Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes.
- Ad Tech industry.Additional Information#DISNEYTECHThe hiring
range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is $152,000 - $204,100
per year, in Seattle, WA is $159,500-$213,900, and in San
Francisco, CA is $166,800-$223,600. 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.About Disney Entertainment & ESPN
Technology:Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology (DE&E
Technology) provides the technological backbone and product
development for Disney's two media business units, while helping to
keep the company at the vanguard of innovation - enabling the
Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling
and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and
efficiency for its businesses.About The Walt Disney Company:The
Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates,
is a leading diversified international family entertainment and
media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney
Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings
as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the
entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy
of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of
the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach
consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With
operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast
members work together to create entertainment experiences that are
both universally and locally cherished.This position is with Disney
Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call
Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.Disney Streaming Technology
LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, religion,
color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender
expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status,
military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information
or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or
local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and
decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best
stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.Disability
Accommodation For Employment ApplicationsThe Walt Disney Company
and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity
employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with
disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a
disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order
to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email
Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email
address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence.
We will only respond to those requests that are related to the
accessibility of the online application system due to a
disability.
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