Sr Software Engineer

Overview As a Senior Software Engineer on the Commerce Growth Messaging team, you will shape the messaging backbone that underpins customer communications across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN. You’ll own the design and evolution of large-scale, multi-tenant services that endure traffic spikes and global expansion. You will partner with cross-functional teams to meet international needs while delivering high-quality, scalable software. This role offers an opportunity to impact Disney Streaming’s growth by enabling reliable, mass-market messaging at scale. You will work in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment that values technical excellence and collaboration. Compensation / Benefitsbonus and/or long-term incentive unitsmedical benefitsfinancial benefits ResponsibilitiesDefine architectural direction and technical roadmap for messaging services and internal tools.End-to-end ownership of design, implementation, and deployment of large-scale distributed systems.Maintain high-availability services capable of handling massive traffic spikes across streaming brands.Collaborate with multiple business units to integrate messaging requirements across domains.Address internationalization challenges as the streaming footprint expands globally.Drive engineering excellence through robust architecture and high-quality code delivery in a fast-paced setting. Key requirementsBachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or related field and/or equivalent work experience5+ years of backend development experienceProven track record in designing and implementing large-scale distributed systemsExperience taking ownership of features and delivering projects end-to-endExcellent verbal and written communication, bridging technical and non-technical stakeholdersAbility to analyze deep technical components while maintaining a view of overall system architecturestrong communicationleadershipcross-functional collaborationJava or other modern backend languagescloud services: EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, RDS, KinesisRelational and NoSQL databases