Disney
Manager, Production Software Engineering
Glendale, CA, USA · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$172k-$230kDetected 21 days ago
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About the role
- We're looking for a technically excellent, collaborative engineering leader to join the Disney Branded Television Technology team as a Manager, Production Software Engineering.
- The Manager, Production Software Engineering is a technical leadership role that combines hands-on software engineering with team leadership, coordination, and process ownership.
Responsibilities
- Design feature strategy and lead execution of major systems and integrations, collaborating with business partners to ensure solutions meet organizational goals
- Own the production operation and reliability of web-based systems and services, including monitoring, incident response, SLO management, and continuous improvement
- Drive code quality and technical standards through code reviews, testing enforcement, and adoption of best practices, including governance of AI-assisted code generation
- Partner with Production Technology, Pipeline Engineering, and Studio Operations teams to ensure web-based systems integrate seamlessly with production workflows and tooling ecosystems
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, electrical engineering or equivalent years of professional work experience
- 8+ years of professional web development experience
- 3+ years of experience leading or managing a software development team
- Experience with backend languages and frameworks such as Python, Flask, Django, PHP, or Node.js
- Experience working with React and JavaScript and other modern frontend frameworks (Vue, Angular, etc.)
- Experience designing and maintaining RESTful APIs or GraphQL services
- Experience with databases and caching strategies: MySQL, Postgres, Redis, etc.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) for application hosting and infrastructure management
- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and Git-based development workflows
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment practices
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in technical discipline
- Working knowledge of the television, animation, or media production business
- Experience with desktop application development, animation pipeline tools, or related technologies (e.g., Maya/MEL, Qt, C++, image/video processing)
- Experience with observability tooling, distributed tracing, or advanced monitoring platforms
- Experience with platform engineering concepts or internal developer experience (DevEx) tooling
- Experience integrating analytics, telemetry, or data pipelines into web applications
- Job Posting Segment:
- Disney Television Group
Skills
- DBT's strong use of commercial and custom software technologies is essential to its production operations and workflows.
Compensation
- The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $171,600.00-$230,100.00 per year.
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