Project Manager - Networking and Infrastructure

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. 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, and the engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity. Our Technology Enablement Engineering teams design, build, and operate cloud‑based platforms that power applications across Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology (DEEP&T). We partner closely with product and engineering teams to create and improve system stability, scalability, and operational excellence through automation, observability, and engineering best practices. The Software Engineer II plays a key role in planning, designing, and implementing software and infrastructure solutions that support highly available and resilient systems. This engineer works on cloud‑native platforms, distributed systems, and automation tooling that improves operational efficiency and developer productivity. Responsibilities Write code that impacts business goals, within guidelines and policies. Review code for design, logic, testability, usability, and adherence to standards. Strive for operational excellence and continuous improvement. Develop specifications for assigned components, projects, or fixes, and break down projects into prioritized tasks. Build solutions that scale and perform in the cloud. Participate in project proposal, architecture, and design; implement assigned projects and tasks efficiently and comprehensively. Participate in planning for short, medium, and long‑term goals. Oversee technical maintenance and perform troubleshooting for large and complex systems. Design, develop, document, and test software components. Apply experience to resolve a variety of issues across technologies such as software, IaC, networking, code delivery, cloud‑native services, security, and others. Identify problems and opportunities and recommend solutions. Serve as a technical resource for less experienced software engineers. Basic Qualifications Minimum of 3 years of related work experience within the software infrastructure engineering field. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience. Well‑versed in Software Engineering and Infrastructure Engineering principles, patterns, and best practices. Ability to understand the business domain from both a technical and product viewpoint. Minimum of 2 years of experience working with AWS Cloud Infrastructure and Resources. Proficiency in Python and/or other comparable programming languages. Well‑versed with modern infrastructure services and concepts such as containerization (Docker), distributed systems, Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and microservices. Exposure to working with globally distributed teams. Experience working within an Agile environment. Preferred Qualifications Experience using modern AI‑assisted development tools (Copilot, Cursor, or similar) to improve code quality, accelerate development, and enhance documentation. Understanding of foundational AI/ML concepts, familiarity with cloud‑native AI services such as model hosting, and/or ability to use AI tools to automate cloud operations tasks.

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The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $123,000 to $165,000 and in Los Angeles, CA is $117,500 to $157,500 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and 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 other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. #J-18808-Ljbffr Kaav