Senior Software Engineer, Ad Platforms

The Walt Disney Company

full-time

Posted on: 9/22/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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💰 $139,900 - $175,000 per year

Senior

AWSCloudPythonSparkSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQL

About the role

Write code, author design documents, and contribute to the development of a suite of tools used by the Performance Marketing group to execute on theatrical, streaming, and brand campaigns
Drive software engineering and architectural standards within the team; uphold standards and rigor around software development, testing, deployment, and documentation
Implement front-end data visualizations and process workflows that facilitate the execution of data-driven media campaigns on third party ad platforms
Partner with data scientists to take workflows to production and integrate them with our broader technology portfolio
Collaborate with the broader team of media/marketing experts to rapidly iterate from prototypes to high-quality, production pipelines
Implement quality controls, monitoring, and other safeguards to ensure optimizations are accurately and safely applied to in-flight ad campaigns and key business metrics are always presented accurately
Build innovative campaign planning tools, complex data science workflows, and elegant web applications embedded within the Disney marketing organization

Knowledge of ad platforms including DMPs, Google Ads, Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, Innovid, LiveRamp and DSPs (Google DV360, Trade Desk, Verizon Media Group) is a big plus
Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
5 + years of related work experience - Software Engineering
Proven experience developing full-stack applications and services, as well as popular frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Spring Boot)
Familiarity or experience with front-end web development and user experience design
Understanding of cloud compute (AWS, GCM, etc) and modern dev ops practices; experience crafting and owning CI/CD pipelines for applications
Ability to dive deep into any technical component as well as understand and drive the overall systems architecture
Proven ability to manage multiple projects effectively that meet deadlines within a fast-paced environment
Experience working and leading cross-functional teams to translate business needs into reality-based requirements
Preferred: Experience working effectively with data science teams
Preferred: Experience with data-rich environments and a fluency with Python, Spark, and SQL
Preferred: Knowledge of Databricks and AWS Cloud Services
This is not a remote role. You must be in the local area or open to relocation