The Walt Disney Company · 4 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer - Ad Server
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$142K/yr - $190K/yr
5+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global leader in media and entertainment, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Ad Serving Engineering organization. This role involves designing and maintaining a high-performance, distributed, microservice-based Digital Advertising Platform that supports various media properties.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
Responsibilities
Designing, implementing, and testing solutions to various engineering problems in a high-throughput, low-latency microservices environment
Enhancing systems’ observability with proper metrics, monitors, and alerts
Reading and understanding product user stories, and then translating them into actionable tasks
Taking ownership of one or more of the team's domain areas
Understanding and using automated tools (AI) while adhering to company policy
Available for On-Call rotations based on the team’s escalation policy and support schedule
Qualification
Required
BS or MS in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant work experience
5+ years of software engineering experience
Proficiency with Java
Demonstrable analytical / problem-solving skills
Great communication, collaboration skills, and a strong teamwork ethic with both technical and non-technical audiences
A willingness and desire to effectively communicate and collaborate across teams and systems
An understanding of the importance of project ownership
A passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very dynamic and fast-paced environment
An understanding of micro-service encapsulation and loose coupling, and why they are important
An understanding of how to define technical and operational metrics to measure system health and to manage risk
Kindness and pragmatic optimism
Designing, implementing, and testing solutions to various engineering problems in a high-throughput, low-latency microservices environment
Enhancing systems' observability with proper metrics, monitors, and alerts
Reading and understanding product user stories, and then translating them into actionable tasks
Taking ownership of one or more of the team's domain areas
Understanding and using automated tools (AI) while adhering to company policy
Available for On-Call rotations based on the team's escalation policy and support schedule
Preferred
SpringBoot and related Spring projects
Non-relational database technologies like DynamoDB
Caching datastores such as Redis, ValKey or MemCache
Data Streaming Mechanisms such as Apache Kafka and/or Kinesis
Cloud platforms such as AWS
Modern DevOps tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes
Domain knowledge in the Ad Tech industry
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
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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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (83)
2024 (63)
2023 (96)
2022 (130)
2021 (30)
2020 (40)
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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