The Walt Disney Company · 6 hours ago
Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Streaming Backend Quality
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$184K/yr - $247K/yr
10+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global organization of engineers and technologists working to build and advance Disney’s media business. The Senior Manager, Software Engineering will lead a team focused on ensuring the quality of backend APIs and data systems supporting the Disney streaming service ecosystem, while also motivating teams and driving positive employee engagement.
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Responsibilities
Manage multiple agile globally distributed teams of full-time and contracted engineers
Set and manage team expectations and OKRs
Report on project and team progress to both internal and external stakeholders
Collaborate with product, program, engineering, and operations on the quality delivery of supported products
Drive the planning, design and implementation of both short-term and long-term projects
Support budget and resource planning needs
Successfully analyze and resolve complex problems, leading and coordinating across both internal and external teams & stakeholders
Mentor and guide managers, leaders and senior engineers
Guide and direct a cohesive technical direction for the teams, supporting and performing code and architecture reviews when needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer and/or Electrical Engineering, or comparable field of study and/or equivalent years of work experience
10+ years of progressive experience in software development or automated testing
3+ years of management or people leadership experience
Expertise in at least one of the following programming languages: Node/JavaScript, Java, Python
Experience with system and unit testing frameworks, SDLC tools such as Jira and Confluence, version control systems (e.g. Git), and CI/CD tools and pipelines
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
Highly skilled in project management practices, leading quality teams, mentoring people and technology leaders, and setting technical direction
Organized, detail-oriented and able to deliver project tasks on time
Highly motivated, self-starting individual with strong verbal and written communication skills who can successfully communicate up, down, and across
Preferred
Experience developing or testing media streaming technologies and applications
Experience working with Agile methodologies
Experience in mobile application development and testing
Experience with developing applications in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS), leveraging standard ecosystem tools such as Kafka, Amazon SQS, and Kinesis
Working knowledge of web accessibility fundamentals
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Spinnaker, and CI/CD systems
Experience with test suite/case/run management tools (e.g., JIRA Xray, etc.)
Experience with Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning tools and models, and their relevant application in software development and testing
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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