Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack, Ad Platforms

The Walt Disney Company

full-time

Posted on: 9/17/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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💰 $136,038 - $182,490 per year

Senior

ApacheAWSCloudDockerJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesMySQLPostgresReactSpringSpring BootSpringBootSwiftTerraform

About the role

Build, enhance, and maintain a high-performance, distributed, microservice-based digital advertising platform serving Disney video and live TV properties
Contribute to Disney’s programmatic advertising suite (DRAX), integrating programmatic demand into the Disney ad server in real time
Collaborate with cross-functional partners and engineering teams on design and implementation of products and features
Design, implement, and test solutions in a high-throughput, low-latency microservices environment
Enhance systems’ observability with proper metrics, monitors, and alerts
Read and translate product user stories into actionable tasks
Take ownership of one or more of the team's domain areas
Understand and use automated tools (AI) while adhering to company policy
Participate in On-Call rotations and support schedule

5+ years of software engineering experience
Proficiency with Java and ORMs
Experience with ReactJS or similar frontend frameworks
Relational databases, such as MySQL or Postgres
Demonstrable analytical / problem-solving skills
Great communication, collaboration skills, and a strong teamwork ethic with both technical and non-technical audiences
Experience with SpringBoot and related Spring projects (preferred)
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS (preferred)
Experience with modern DevOps tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes (preferred)
Experience with data streaming mechanisms such as Apache Kafka, Kinesis, and/or SNS/SQS (preferred)
Domain knowledge in the Ad Tech industry (preferred)
Available for On-Call rotations based on the team’s escalation policy and support schedule
BS or MS in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant work experience