Senior Software Engineer - Build Tooling Infrastructure

Job Posting Title:
Senior Software Engineer - Build Tooling Infrastructure
Req ID:
10142526
Job Description:
**This position must sit onsite four (4) days a week in one of our technology offices listed above**
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.
Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.
Job Summary:
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Build Tooling Infrastructure team at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology (DEEPT), you will design and develop custom tools and maintain mission-critical infrastructure that enables application teams to deliver software quickly and reliably. Our team manages all aspects of CI tooling for DEET, including version control, CI servers, artifact storage, and cross-environment secrets management. We’re seeking a mid-level engineer with a solid foundation in CI/CD processes and tools and a strong desire to grow and learn.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with a team of engineers in a shared development process
Build and maintain pipeline libraries that abstract build, release, and deployment events for use across multiple development organizations
Partner with application development teams to identify needs and implement CI/CD best practices
Support critical deployment systems used organization-wide
Participate in code reviews by providing constructive feedback on pull requests
Join the on-call rotation to support systems and services during production incidents
Author technical proposals and contribute to root cause analyses
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 3 years focused on CI/CD or DevOps infrastructure
Extensive hands-on experience administering Jenkins, Vault, Github, etc. and developing complex CI/CD pipelines
Proficiency in writing custom build files using Gradle and/or sbt
Strong understanding of Docker and familiarity with container orchestration platforms such as Amazon ECS or Kubernetes
Solid programming experience in Python, Groovy, or Java
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex systems and resolve issues efficiently
Hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure provisioning using CloudFormation
Strong collaboration skills, including experience working effectively with distributed teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Thorough understanding of source control concepts and practical experience with Git
Proven ability to proactively identify and implement improvements in software and tooling
BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with application performance monitoring tools such as New Relic or Datadog
Programming experience with Java or Go
Working knowledge of GitOps principles and workflows
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The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA and Glendale, CA is $144,100.00 to $193,200.00 per year and in New York, NY and Seattle, WA is $150,900.00 to $202,400.00 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:
PE - Sports, News & Entertainment, Tech Enablement
Job Posting Primary Business:
PE - Sports, News & Entertainment, Enablement - Infrastructure Engineering
Primary Job Posting Category:
Software Engineer
Employment Type:
Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
New York, NY, USA
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - CA - 1200 Grand Central Ave, USA - CA - 2450 Broadway
Date Posted:
2026-03-05