Staff Software Engineer

Job Posting Title:

Staff Software Engineer

Req ID:

10157243

Job Description:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world. 

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

• Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally. 
• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Commerce, Data & Identity provides the core product management functions for areas crucial to Disney’s media businesses. These include initiatives and products that power digital commerce, identity, and growth, as well as those that reach uniquely across The Walt Disney Company enterprise, such as messaging and privacy, among others. Additionally, it is responsible for the data engineering, science, and products for Disney Entertainment & ESPN, along with their interconnection with other parts of The Walt Disney Company.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer to lead our automation efforts in ensuring data accuracy, system reliability, and testing efficiency across critical data collection software and data pipelines. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining automated testing frameworks that validate the integrity of services, APIs, and data workflows. You will collaborate closely with engineering, product, and data teams to build scalable test solutions, driving continuous quality improvement across the organization.  You should have advanced knowledge of software design and engineering, an eye for detail, and enjoy software troubleshooting.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Partner with development leads to capture and understand software specifications and test requirements.
• Evaluate software for intended functional capabilities and properties.
• Design automated test processes for all platform services and tools
• Build unit, integration and end-to-end tests
• Run tests and generate reports
• Work in an Agile environment that focuses on collaboration and teamwork

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Minimum and Preferred. Inclusive of Licenses/Certs (include functional experience as well as behavioral attributes and/or leadership capabilities)

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years designing and building automated tests using frameworks like Espresso (for Android), Xctest (Apple), Selenium, Cucumber, and Appium
• 7+ years experience programming with Typescript/JavaScript, Java, Swift and other object-oriented programming languages
• 3+ years experience testing API services for mobile and web devices
• Advanced knowledge of debugging code and software development languages.
• Ability to collate data and compile test reports.
• Excellent software troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to design and write complex software testing procedures
• Excellent communication skills with product and development team to ensure highest test coverage possible

Preferred Qualifications

• Expert level experience with various test frameworks.
• Experience leading and mentoring colleagues on best practices and technical concepts of building large scale solutions
• Extensive experience building automated tests from the ground up

Experience with:

• Typescript/JavaScript, Java, Swift, Espresso (for Android), Xctest (Apple), Selenium, Cucumber, Appium

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree or better in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent job experience.

Job Posting Segment:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

Job Posting Primary Business:

Commerce, Data & Identity

Primary Job Posting Category:

Software Engineer

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Bangalore, India

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-08-05