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Senior Software Engineer

Job ID 10116264 Location London, United Kingdom / Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Business Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Date posted Mar. 25, 2025
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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team
 

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences.
 

The Identity Alliance at Disney manages user identities and access across our digital platforms, including Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, ABC News, and more. We design and build the software and infrastructure that powers secure, scalable, and seamless authentication and authorization for millions of users every day.

The Identity Platform Services Fleet is responsible for the platforms and CI/CD pipelines that enable engineers across Disney to build and deploy secure, scalable, and reliable identity services. We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team and help empower hundreds of engineers to deliver high-quality identity services to millions of users worldwide.
 

What You Will Do
 

As a Senior DevOps Engineer on the Identity Platform Services team, you will:

  • Design and manage scalable, high-performance cloud infrastructure for millions of users

  • Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality software

  • Streamline the deployment process to reduce friction and empower developers to self-serve

  • Enhance platform visibility and monitoring to ensure system reliability

  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management

  • Address architectural and operational challenges with innovative solutions

  • Develop and implement strategies to reduce the Cost Per Subscriber (CPS)

  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments

  • Advocate for DevOps culture and best practices across the organization

  • Foster better collaboration and knowledge sharing within the team

  • Mentor and guide junior team members


Required Qualifications & Skills
 

You must have experience with the following;

  • Proficiency in Go and Python programming languages

  • Extensive experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code (IaC) principles

  • Strong knowledge of AWS services, including ECS, Kinesis, DynamoDB, and Lambda

  • Proficiency in CI/CD tools, particularly Jenkins and Spinnaker

  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch and Datadog

  • Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud environments


Preferred Qualifications

In addition to the required qualifications, the following skills and experiences are highly desirable:

  • Experience with event-driven architecture and design patterns

  • Knowledge of the Kubernetes ecosystem, specifically AWS EKS

  • Proficiency with OpenTelemetry for observability

  • Previous experience mentoring and guiding junior team members


The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

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About Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for Disney’s two media business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation – enabling the Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and efficiency for its businesses.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with The Walt Disney Company Limited, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.

The Walt Disney Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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