Principal Product Software Engineer
Core
Architecting and building high-scale, highly available content management platforms and publishing pipelines for Disney's media brands (ABC, Disney, Marvel, etc.).
Role type
Principal Product Software Engineer (Backend/Architecture)
Builds
Dynamic content management systems, content ingestion pipelines, and complex image services for consumer-facing media products.
Domain
Media & Entertainment / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Java, object-oriented programming, computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms), database technologies, messaging technologies, caching technologies, distributed systems design, system architecture, technical strategy, mentorship, AI-assisted engineering tooling adoption
Preferred skills
Experience with AI-assisted development tools and workflows
Technologies
Java, databases, messaging technologies, caching technologies
Responsibilities
Lead design and implementation of complex backend architectures; personally write critical-path code; deconstruct large architectures for independent team execution; mentor engineers and drive engineering best practices; influence business and technology direction; champion AI-assisted engineering tooling.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on technical leadership & strategy
