Disney-posted 6 days ago
$152,200 - $185,000/Yr
Full-time • Senior
Onsite • Glendale, CA
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

Disney has created one of the most powerful brands by bringing memorable, life-changing storytelling to the world. The foundation of this creativity starts with The Walt Disney Studios. As a member of the Studio Technology Team, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of products and software solutions supporting our production, content operations and marketing teams. We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of intelligent, scalable systems within the Studio Digital Supply Chain. This role is central to building the next generation of media workflows that combine deterministic orchestration with AI/ML-driven, agentic behaviors. You will architect cloud-native, event-driven services that enable dynamic decision-making, automation, and human-in-the-loop processes.

  • Lead the development of systems that exhibit agentic behavior using AI/ML technologies.
  • Integrate tools such as large language models (LLMs), decision engines, and semantic search.
  • Enable intelligent, adaptive processing within complex workflow environments.
  • Create deterministic workflows using state machines or rules engines.
  • Design hybrid patterns that blend structured logic with adaptive capabilities.
  • Enable flexible execution of both predictable and dynamic processes.
  • Build modular, distributed system architectures.
  • Optimize for high-throughput, long-running, and stateful tasks.
  • Support human-in-the-loop processing in complex studio workflows.
  • Develop services that use event-driven communication patterns.
  • Leverage Kafka, EventBridge, or SNS/SQS for messaging and orchestration.
  • Ensure resilience and loose coupling between distributed components.
  • Build performant APIs and microservices in Java, Python, or Node.js.
  • Design for cloud-native environments and deployment flexibility.
  • Emphasize reliability, maintainability, and clear service boundaries.
  • Collaborate with product, program, and ML stakeholders.
  • Translate business and creative requirements into scalable systems.
  • Align diverse teams around shared architecture and delivery goals.
  • Guide engineers through architecture and code reviews.
  • Provide mentorship on system design and software quality.
  • Foster innovation and technical excellence across the team.
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in a Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience building distributed, cloud-native backend systems.
  • Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML tools, LLMs, or decision engines into workflow-driven systems.
  • Strong foundation in cloud platforms (especially AWS), event-driven architecture, and infrastructure automation.
  • Strong proficiency in Java, Python, or Node.js.
  • Deep knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and system observability.
  • Exceptional communication and technical leadership skills.
  • Prior experience in Media or Entertainment, particularly studio/post-production workflows.
  • Experience building shared platforms or multi-tenant environments.
  • Hands-on experience with machine learning systems, pipelines, or model integration in production environments.
  • Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies.
  • Medical benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package.
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