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Senior Software Engineer

Job ID 10114860 Location Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Date posted Mar. 11, 2025
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Job Summary:

Senior Software Engineer

About the Role & Team

Disney Streaming’s Data QE team is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test who will be an extraordinary addition to our team! You will be contributing to delivering service platform enhancements to our Data Experience Team. You will enhance our existing test automation suite and engineer efficient, scalable, and maintainable test infrastructure. The right person has a strong attention to detail, is intellectually curious, takes accountability and ownership for the definition and delivery of high-quality work. The right person also demonstrates a strong sense of collaboration in their work and professional relationships, clearly and thoughtfully communicates in their areas of expertise, identifies problems, and acts strategically to craft a solution, and empathizes with and advocates for the needs of customers. If you are someone who effectively moves between high-level concepts and low-level execution, then this is a great role for you!

What You Will Do

  • Collaborate daily with software developers, product owners, and program managers to define requirements and ensure testability

  • Develop scalable automated testing strategies and coordinate feedback from your collaborators

  • Define/implement/maintain test automation for the Data Experience team

  • Introduce effective quality methodologies to the organization’s automation strategies and expand/improve existing automation for the team

  • Collaborate closely with partner teams to understand upstream/downstream dependencies and to facilitate development of integration/end-to-end tests

  • Contribute to the release process for the Data Experience team

  • Diagnose/debug/perform root cause analysis for issues in production/test environments, report defects, champion/drive/advocate for their resolution, and provide visibility/transparency into the value of your work

  • Propose regression tests to discover recurring issues and drive the tests to 'automation complete'

  • Create/maintain test data for automated testing and navigate through databases to analyze issues

  • Identify gaps and drive improvements in engineering methodologies to ensure industry-leading system quality and team efficiency

  • Apply software engineering best practices and agile approaches.

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • 5+ years of progressive experience in a software testing (SDET) and/or software development (SDE) occupation, including automated/manual testing of UI Applications

  • Proficient in object-oriented design and expertise with one of the following programming languages: Python, Java, Scala, or similar

  • Knowledge of at least one backend test automation frameworks (TestNG/BDD)

  • Experience working with version control software (E.g. GitHub) and issue/project tracking software (E.g. Jira)

  • Experience working with software development/debugging tools (E.g. Postman, curl, Chrome dev tools)

  • Experienced in defining/executing/maintaining test cases and experience with building out test plans

  • Some experience with Jenkins or similar build tools

  • Experience with test suite/case/run management tools (E.g. qTest, TestRail, etc.)

  • Good understanding of quality-related agile methodologies and tools and validated experience using both during the SDLC

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills (E.g. whiteboarding/diagramming system behavior)

  • Proven experience demonstrating analytical skills, reporting, ownership, customer focus, and collaboration

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience


The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $145,400 - $195,000 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.

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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 Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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