Software Engineer II

The Walt Disney Company

full-time

Posted on: 8/27/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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💰 $114,900 - $168,700 per year

Mid-LevelSenior

AndroidAngularAWSCloudDistributed SystemsHAProxyiOSJavaJavaScriptJenkinsRokuSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

Build, maintain, and scale backend APIs (Java Spring Boot) that serve personalized content experiences to millions of users
Collaborate with client app teams (tvOS, Roku, Android TV, mobile, Web) to ensure seamless API integration and consistent playback experiences
Enhance infrastructure resiliency across live sporting events and major media moments by participating in LiveOps and OnCall rotations
Contribute to the development of internal tools and dashboards (Angular/JavaScript) to support monitoring, content curation, and system health
Work with CDN, proxy, and cache layers including HAProxy, Varnish, and others to optimize performance and availability
Participate in production triage and root cause analysis using observability tooling such as DataDog, New Relic, AWS CloudWatch, and custom logs
Help automate CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity and AWS for ECS and cloud deployments
Champion best practices around alerting, auto-scaling, canary deployments, and system redundancy

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent experience
3+ years experience developing backend systems or APIs in Java (Spring Boot preferred)
Familiarity with cloud-native development, particularly in AWS (ECS, Lambda, CloudFront, S3, etc.)
Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability stacks (DataDog, New Relic, CloudWatch)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, build systems (e.g., TeamCity, Jenkins), and containerized deployments
Strong understanding of REST APIs, caching strategies, and performance optimization
Comfortable working in high-stakes environments with live event traffic and tight SLAs