Software Engineer II
Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Glendale
Posted on: April 4, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Posting Title: Software Engineer II Req ID: 10143792 Job
Description: Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology
Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future.
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global
organization of engineers, product developers, designers,
technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and
advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business
globally. The team marries technology with creativity to build
world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity,
innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers
and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers.
We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media
portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer
media touch points serving millions of people around the world.
Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:
Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are
designing and building the products and platforms that will power
our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to
come. Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology
and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections
with the company’s brands and stories. Disney. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC
News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched
stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions
of people globally. Innovation: We develop and implement
groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms,
and solve complex and distinctive technical problems. Ad Platforms
is responsible for Disney’s industry-leading ad technology and
products – driving advertising performance, innovation, and value
in Disney’s sports, news, and entertainment content, across all
media platforms. Job Summary: As a Software Engineer on the Ad
Platforms team, you will focus on creating complex user interfaces
with rich interactions in modern reactive JavaScript libraries,
tools, and runtimes to engineer and abstract reusable, and testable
UI components and applications. You will be an important part of a
lean culture where we’ll be looking for you to collaborate with the
backend and product teams to build optimized experiences for our
end-users. The right person should also blend their engineering
abilities with a sense of pixel-perfect craftsmanship, turning user
stories, wireframes, and prototypes into fully functional UI,
highly optimized components and applications. We’re looking for a
passionate, impactful, technical person who wants to come here to
do their very best work and make their mark, add their chapter to
the long and storied history of The Walt Disney Company. Someone
who holds themselves and their teammates accountable in a
professional, collaborative manner. A technologist who seeks to
bring the best out in themselves and those around them. Someone who
can provide a fresh perspective and innovative insight to our
initiatives. Responsibilities and Duties of the Role: Build
features, maintain existing code, and fix bugs in
JavaScript/TypeScript and React Implement best practices to
continually increase performance and scalability Collaborate with
the team to peer review code and suggest optimizations. Advocate
for quality through innovation, curiosity and thoughtful debate.
Collaborate with team and peers to design complex applications, and
peer review code Explore new technologies, and suggest additions to
the existing tech stack Investigate and help resolve any production
issues from end user (UI) to service layer and work to prevent them
Work with project managers to ensure that all project deliverables
are on time and high quality Required Education,
Experience/Skills/Training: Basic Qualifications Hold a Bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems,
Engineering, or another technical field Have 3 years of experience
in web application development or software engineering in a large
enterprise environment using modern frameworks Expertise in HTML &
CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript and React Library Experience with
Tailwindcss or SCSS Experience with Node.js and Next.js or
Express.js Experience with unit testing frameworks (e.g. Jest,
Mocha, Vitest). Excellent problem-solving skills. Organized,
detail-oriented and able to deliver project tasks on time. Strong
verbal and written communication skills. Highly motivated,
self-starting individual. Have a track record of championing
quality engineering: be adamant that all UI code is accessible and
written in a way that can be tested Have an understanding of
browsers, devices, and other user agent interoperability and
compatibility concerns Have experience working with high-performing
teams using Agile and Lean methodologies and frameworks Be a
perfectionist who makes sure every pixel is in the right place Have
excellent verbal and written communication skills Care about your
craft and have opinions about the “right” way to do things with
technology Preferred Qualifications Strong verbal and written
communication skills. Highly motivated, self-starting individual.
Excellent collaboration skills and ability to use standard software
development lifecycle (SDLC) tools such as Jira and Confluence,
version control systems (e.g. Git), and CI/CD tools and pipelines.
Experience working with vendor teams to deliver high quality
results Strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a
desire to be a part of it The hiring range for this position in
Glendale, CA is $114,900 - $154,100 per year, in San Francisco, CA
is $125,800 - $168,700 per year, in Seattle, WA is $120,300 -
$161,300 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into
account internal equity and also may vary depending on the
candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and
experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive
units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in
addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other
benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. Job Posting
Segment: Ad Platforms Job Posting Primary Business: AP -
Engineering Primary Job Posting Category: Software Engineer
Employment Type: Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal
Code: Glendale, CA, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - CA - Market St, USA - WA - 925 4th Ave Date Posted:
2026-02-26
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