The Walt Disney Company · 3 hours ago
Senior SDET - Backend
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$142K/yr - $190K/yr
5+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global organization focused on building and advancing the technological backbone for Disney’s media business. The Senior SDET - Backend role involves building test automation and processes to ensure the quality of advertising systems, impacting revenue and viewer experience through effective data validation and automation strategies.
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Responsibilities
Work closely with Software Engineers to understand the complex advertising ecosystem at DMED Technology
Develop automated test frameworks and suites for API, UI, Integration, and data validation levels using Python
Participate in design discussions to evolve the platform, enabling richer testing scenarios and simplifying defect detection and prevention
Assist with triage, diagnosis, and resolution of issues discovered across teams
Contribute to end-to-end acceptance tests
Develop and execute manual test cases when automated testing is not feasible
Leverage experience in data analytics, data engineering, data modeling, and data warehousing to enhance testing strategies and improve data quality throughout the development lifecycle
Work with big data platforms to validate large-scale data sets, ensuring they meet the testing and business requirements
Drive the conversion of manual tests to automated tests whenever possible
Monitor and validate data used in test scenarios to ensure it accurately represents real-world conditions
Work collaboratively with data engineers and other stakeholders to develop processes for improving data quality and ensuring its consistency across testing environments
Implement test automation for data validation to increase the efficiency and reliability of testing processes
Qualification
Required
5+ year of relevant experience
BS/BA or equivalent work experience
Technical Skills: Proficient in Python or similar object-oriented languages, automation tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit), data engineering, SQL, and big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop)
Testing Experience: Proven experience in automated testing (API, UI, integration, data validation), ETL/data accuracy validation, and end-to-end acceptance testing
Problem-Solving: Strong diagnostic skills for data processing and system integration issues; familiarity with CI/CD tools
Collaboration: Excellent cross-team collaboration, communication, and documentation skills
Preferred
Experience with AWS or cloud platforms
Agile methodologies
Machine learning
Data privacy best practices
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
The full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-24
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