Sr Principal Software Engineer
Core
Design, implement, and evolve the end-to-end architecture and software for Disney's streaming platform services layer, serving as foundational primitives for 400+ engineering teams across Disney+, ESPN, and Hulu.
Role type
Senior Principal Software Engineer (Platform Services)
Builds
API gateways, service-to-service authentication, rate limiting, distributed tracing, observability platforms, and AI-ready infrastructure primitives.
Domain
Media streaming, distributed systems, platform engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
hyperscale distributed systems architecture, API gateway design, service-to-service authentication, rate limiting, circuit breaking, distributed tracing, observability, AI/ML infrastructure integration, technical strategy, cross-organizational influence, mentorship
Preferred skills
experience with Kinesis streams, schema registry, fraud detection systems, building golden path templates, SLO frameworks, error budgets
Technologies
API gateways, Kinesis, schema registry, distributed tracing, telemetry, feature flagging
Responsibilities
Design and implement core platform services components; write production-grade code for shared libraries and SDKs; establish architecture decision records and technical standards; lead deep technical investigations into production issues; ensure platform primitives are AI-ready; mentor Principal and Senior Engineers.
Seniority
Senior, executive-level IC (P6)
