SDE II (Full - Stack)
Job Description
As a Sr. Product Development Engineer, you will design and build systems that power Disney's global advertising platforms. This is a hands-on distributed systems role where you will develop high-scale backend and frontend services, improve system performance and reliability, contribute to architectural decisions across services, and build platforms used across multiple Disney products. You will work closely with engineers across the US and India to design systems that support large-scale traffic, strict reliability requirements, and evolving product needs. Strong candidates enjoy solving problems in distributed service architecture, modern frontend stacks, high-throughput data pipelines, fault tolerance, resiliency, and system observability. Responsibilities: - Ownership mindset for services and projects delivered by the team. - Curiosity and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment. - Ability to define and monitor technical and operational metrics. - Attention to opportunities for system optimization and improvement. - Positive and pragmatic approach to problem-solving. - Design and implement scalable backend services powering Disney's advertising platforms. - Develop and maintain modern web applications for advertisers and internal teams. - Actively participate in daily stand-ups and other scrum ceremonies. - Collaborate with team members to design new solutions and drive alignment across partner teams. - Participate in the breakdown and estimation of tasks. - Communicate with team members on progress. - Write code to implement new features or optimize existing services. - Ensure code quality through testing, CI/CD pipelines, and code reviews. - Participate in on-call rotation and production support. - Follow industrial best practices for service operations regarding CI/CD, monitoring, and investigation of incidents. - Perform code reviews for members of the team. Requirements: - Strong collaboration and communication skills across teams and systems. - Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 4+ years of professional software engineering experience building scalable distributed systems. - Demonstrated analytical/problem-solving skills. - Strong hands-on proficiency in one of the coding languages - Java, Javascript, python, etc. - Experience with modern web frameworks like React, Angular, Vue, etc. - Experience with relational databases such as MySQL or Postgres. - Experience designing API-driven architectures and integrating model-serving or external services across cloud environments. - Strong engineering fundamentals including testing, CI/CD, and maintainable code practices. - Great communication, collaboration skills, and a strong teamwork ethic with both technical and non-technical audiences. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience building or operating large-scale distributed systems. - Experience with Spring Boot or similar backend frameworks. - Experience with ReactJS or similar backend frameworks. - Experience with streaming or event-driven systems (Kafka, Kinesis, etc. ). - Familiarity with containerized infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes). - Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform. - Exposure to high-throughput or low-latency systems. Company Summary Disney India is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, a media, and entertainment enterprise. The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes Disney parks, experiences, and products; Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution; and four content groups studios, general entertainment, sports, and international focused on developing and producing content for DTC, theatrical and linear platforms. Disney Indialudes divisions such as Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, and Hungama TV. Its official website features news and information related to the latest TV shows, movies, games, and characters of Disney. Comprised of the company's international business units and various direct-to-consumer streaming services, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED) aligns technology, media distribution, and advertising sales into a single business segment to create and deliver personalized entertainment experiences to consumers around the world. Why Join Us The Walt Disney Company entertains, informs, and inspires people around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling, reflecting the iconic brands, creative minds, and innovative technologies families have come to love for over 90 years. Whether an individual is looking to create magic in our parks and resorts, support business growth and development, work behind-the-scenes on their favorite TV shows or upcoming movies, or anything in-between, this is the opportunity to start the next chapter of their career story and help create the exhilarating experiences Disney is known for worldwide.
Required Skills
['Django', 'JavaScript', 'Next.js', 'Nextjs', 'Python', 'React', 'TypeScript']
Additional Information
Source recruiter: Balwant Singh Source recruiter designation: Talent Acquisition Company tagline: Collection of world-class entertainment studios Employee count: 10 Company founded: 2004 Website: http://www.disney.in/ Instahyre score: NA Strong match: NA Accept outstation: true Company tagline: Collection of world-class entertainment studios Logo: https://media.instahyre.com/images/profile/base/employer/36311/562896a6ce/1587129781846.webp