Senior Full Stack Engineer - Ad Decisioning

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 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. 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. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands - and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry - matter to millions of people globally. * 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 Ad Serving Engineering organization within Disney Entertainment and the ESPN organization is responsible for building, enhancing, and maintaining the high-performance, distributed, microservice-based Digital Advertising Platform. The platform is charged with the qualification, delivery, and tracking of Digital Advertising campaigns (Video on Demand, Live TV, and innovative interactive ads) across all of Disney online properties, including Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+. In addition, Ad Serving teams collaborate in the development of supporting components, such as anti-ad fatigue systems, impression counting pipelines, and ad experience flows. We also work on integrations with critical services responsible for the entitlements, correct pacing, targeting, selection of ads, and third-party systems. As part of the Decisioning Fleet, you will directly contribute to optimizing ad qualification and selection to make sure viewers always see the right ad at the right time. You will also help build tools that analyze what ads are competing for slots for ad breaks across Hulu, Disney+, ESPN, and others. As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (P3) on our team, you'll leverage your technical expertise to design and deliver scalable, performant, and maintainable solutions that directly impact the stability and quality of Disney's ad delivery systems. An understanding of the importance of project ownership. * health and to manage risk. * Use AI tools responsibly to improve productivity while adhering to company policies. * Enhance observability with metrics, monitoring, and alerting. * Integrate AI-assisted development practices into daily workflows. * Participate in On-Call rotations per team escalation policy. BS or MS in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant work experience. * 5+ years of software engineering experience. * Proficiency with Java. * Experience with ReactJS or similar frontend frameworks, with the ability to quickly pick * SpringBoot and related Spring projects. * Modern frontend development practices * Non-relational database technologies like DynamoDB. * Data Streaming Mechanisms such as Apache Kafka and/or Kinesis. * Cloud platforms such as AWS. * Modern DevOps tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes. * Familiarity with AI productivity tools and their application in software development. * Engineers are expected to be in the office four days a week. * 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.