Software Engineer II

Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: March 28, 2025

Job Description:

Software Engineer IIJob ID: 10114875Location: San Francisco, California, United StatesBusiness: Disney EntertainmentDate posted: Mar. 25, 2025Job Summary:Software Engineer IIAbout the Role & TeamTechnology 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.Here are a few reasons why we think you'd love working here:

• 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.
• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.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, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.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.
• Introduce effective quality methodologies to the organization's automation strategies and expand/improve existing automation.
• Collaborate closely with partner teams to understand upstream/downstream dependencies and facilitate development of integration/end-to-end tests.
• Contribute to the release process for the supporting teams.
• 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
  • 3+ years of progressive experience in a software testing (SDET) and/or software development (SDE) occupation, including automated testing of backend services and REST APIs.
  • Proficient in object-oriented design and expertise with one of the following programming languages: Node, JS, Java, Python.
  • Knowledge of at least one backend test automation framework (e.g., REST Assured, pytest, etc.).
  • 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 for backend services.
  • Experience with SQL queries, stored procedures, and data analysis/validation.
  • Some experience with Jenkins or similar build tools.
  • 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.Preferred Qualifications & Skills
    • Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
    • Experience with Kafka, Amazon SQS, and Kinesis.
    • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Spinnaker, and continuous integration/delivery systems.
    • Experience writing Gherkin Syntax to facilitate the development of automated test scenarios.
    • Experience developing advanced mocking mechanisms (e.g., rule-based proxies and dummy services).
    • Experience with test suite/case/run management tools (e.g., XRay, etc.).Education
      • Bachelor's degree or the foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a closely related field.The hiring range for this position in San Francisco, CA is $125,800 - $168,700 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.About Disney Entertainment:At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company's powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you'll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment.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.This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment.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.Disability Accommodation For Employment ApplicationsThe 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 Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request.
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