The Walt Disney Company · 1 hour ago
Lead Software Engineer, Ad Decisioning
Glendale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $204K/yr
7+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global organization that merges technology with creativity to build innovative products for its media business. The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable software solutions for ad decisioning across Disney's media platforms, ensuring optimal ad performance and selection.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
Responsibilities
Holistic understanding of the team’s domain and serving as a point of contact for stakeholders
Leading by example, supporting their peers, and striving to improve code and design towards more scalable, clean, and decoupled implementations
Facilitate discussions and drive resolution, making sure outcomes are clear and well-communicated
Designing, implementing, and testing full stack solutions to various engineering problems in a high-throughput, low-latency microservices environment
Understanding and use of automated tools (AI) while adhering to company policy
Reading and understanding product user stories, translating them into actionable tasks, and leading the team through their execution
Enhancing systems’ observability with proper metrics, monitors, and alerts
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
7+ years of software engineering experience
Advanced proficiency with Java, including but not limited to understanding memory management, multi-threading, profiling, thread pools, connection pools, and HTTP protocols
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
Demonstrated project ownership
System and API design, and implementation best practices to guide and mentor, for example, micro-service encapsulation and loose coupling
A passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very dynamic and fast-paced environment
A proven ability to work with product teams to translate requirements into well-defined technical implementations, as well as the ability to define technical and operational metrics to measure system health
A keen eye for potential optimizations and enhancements
Kindness and pragmatic optimism
A deep understanding of Java and Front-end languages, as well as the Software Development Lifecycle
Experience with SpringBoot and related Spring projects
Experience with non-relational database technologies like DynamoDB
Experience with caching datastores such as Redis, ValKey, or MemCache
Experience with data streaming mechanisms such as Apache Kafka and/or Kinesis
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS
Experience with modern DevOps tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes
Experience with microservice architecture
Experience with front end technologies and frameworks such as Node, React, NextJS, Express, Typescript, Tailwind
Preferred
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
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
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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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