Lead Product Software Engineer

Lead Product Software Engineer Job ID : 10148554 Location : Glendale, California, United States / Bristol, Connecticut, United States Business : Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date posted : May 06, 2026 Job Summary We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our Content Platform Engineering team, responsible for building and operating content inspection pipelines that enable intelligent analysis of media assets at scale. In this role, you will lead the development of systems that apply computer vision and vision language models (VLMs) to video and image content, extracting fine‑grained temporal metadata such as scene boundaries, visual events, object presence, and contextual signals over time. These pipelines power automated inspection, validation, and enrichment workflows that improve content quality, operational efficiency, and downstream media discovery across Disney’s global content ecosystem. You will influence architectural direction for these pipelines, partner closely with platform and domain teams, and ensure systems are reliable, scalable, and production ready. Responsibilities and Duties of the Role Technical Execution and Problem Solving: Lead execution across complex and ambiguous problem spaces by translating product and business requirements into effective technical solutions. Write and Maintain Software Solutions: Design, write, test, and deploy high quality code to develop reliable, maintainable software solutions. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with platform engineers, product teams, and other stakeholders to align on technical approaches and ensure solutions effectively support business goals. Production Support: Provide production support through issue investigation, on‑call participation, and remediation of defects to ensure stable and reliable system operation. Engineering Quality and Best Practices: Raise engineering quality by mentoring peers and promoting strong practices in design reviews, code reviews, testing, and documentation. Required Education, Experience, Skills, and Training Basic Qualifications 7+ years relevant industry experience Strong proficiency in at least one core programming language (e.g., Java, Python) Experience designing and building distributed systems and APIs (REST and/or GraphQL) Strong experience with AWS and cloud-native system design Proven ability to understand product requirements and business needs and translate them into effective, scalable technical solutions Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies in production environments Expertise with full lifecycle of application development, including best practices of unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc. Experience with a wide range of data store technologies such as MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, Postgres, and DynamoDB Experience in Agile/Scrum methodology Team player with strong oral and written communications skills Preferred Qualifications Experience building or supporting computer vision based systems that analyze video content in production environments. Experience building visual search systems for video, including generating time aligned metadata, indexing it for retrieval, and supporting deep links to relevant moments within an asset. Experience with prompt engineering and interacting with LLMS. Previous work experience in media or entertainment technology, particularly in content distribution and media supply chain. Required Education Bachelor’s degree in computer science or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience. Compensation The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA and Bristol, CT is $155,700 - $208,700 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. Disability Accommodation For Employment Applications The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email View email address on click.appcast.io with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability. EEO Statement Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC is an equal opportunity employer. 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