Principal Full Stack Software Engineer - Ad Experiences
Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Glendale
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Posting Title: Principal Full Stack Software Engineer - Ad
Experiences Req ID: 10134830 Job Description: 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. The Ad
Experiences Fleet aims to unleash the magic of Disney by leveraging
cutting-edge creative tools and fostering creative innovation to
craft captivating, interactive ad experiences that deeply resonate
with consumers and deliver superior value for our advertisers while
enhancing the viewer experience to maximize revenue. As part of our
team, you’ll develop and own systems that enable rapid prototyping,
testing, and validation of interactive ad formats with real viewers
and advertisers—fueling innovation and revenue growth across our
CTV platforms. These experiences are then integrated into creative
platforms also owned by the Fleet leading to new ad experiences
available to all ad tier users. As our team's Principal Software
Engineer, you will apply your battle-tested experience, deep
technical knowledge of software and systems, and leadership skills
to help teams create scalable, performant, maintainable, and
testable systems. Daily, you should bring: A willingness and desire
to effectively communicate and collaborate across teams and
organizations. Demonstrated ownership and expertise in the projects
delivered by our teams. Proficiency in designing and implementing
robust, scalable, tolerant distributed systems, as well as in
advocating best practices to fellow engineers. A passion for
mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very dynamic and fast-paced
environment. A proven ability to work with product teams to
influence and translate requirements into well-defined technical
implementations, as well as the ability to define technical and
operational metrics to measure system health. Possess knowledge of
relevant technologies and their potential applications within our
systems, and be able to articulate their pros and cons. A keen eye
for potential optimizations and enhancements to our services using
dedicated research time. Kindness and pragmatic optimism. Your
unique view and experience. Responsibilities and Expectations:
Writing and reviewing a lot of code and tests. Reviewing code and
test implementations for best practices and algorithmic complexity.
Available to support engineers on an On-Call shift, when needed.
Reading requirements documentation from Product, providing a
perspective on feasibility and translating into implementation
tasks, and partnering with teams’ leads through execution as
needed. Exploring, researching, implementing proofs-of-concept, and
proposing solutions that will improve Ad Serving systems (reduce
cost and overhead, improve maintainability, minimize the time
features take to be in production, etc). Defining, reviewing, and
documenting software and system designs in a high throughput, low
latency microservices environment. Enhancing systems’ observability
with proper metrics, monitors, and alerts. Mentoring and inspiring
others in all aspects of professional software development. Basic
Qualifications: BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering or
relevant work experience 10 years of software engineering
experience Advanced proficiency with Java, such as understanding
heap, multi-threading, garbage collection, profiling Advanced
proficiency with front end technologies such as Node, React,
NextJS, Express, Typescript, Tailwind Demonstrable analytical /
problem-solving / design skills in a highly distributed and highly
available services ecosystem Excellent communication, collaboration
skills, and a strong teamwork ethic with both technical and
non-technical audiences Comprehensive experience with: SpringBoot
and related Spring projects Non-relational database technologies
e.g. DynamoDB Redis and/or MemCache Apache Kafka and/or Kinesis AWS
or any other cloud platform Observability tooling (logs, metrics,
etc) Front end technologies and frameworks such as Node, React,
NextJS, Express, Typescript, Tailwind Preferred Qualifications:
Comprehensive experience with Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes Ad
Tech Industry knowledge. Location : Expected to be in the office
four days a week. Office location : Santa Monica / Seattle
DISNEYTECH The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is
$184,300 - $247,100 per year and in Seattle, WA is $193,100 -
$258,900 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 - Software
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 - 2450 Broadway, USA - WA - 925 4th Ave Date Posted:
2025-10-29
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