Senior Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company (France); London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

About the Role & Team

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences.

The Identity Alliance at Disney manages user identities and access across our digital platforms, including Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, ABC News, and more. We design and build the software and infrastructure that powers secure, scalable, and seamless authentication and authorization for millions of users every day.

The Identity Platform Services Fleet is responsible for the platforms and CI/CD pipelines that enable engineers across Disney to build and deploy secure, scalable, and reliable identity services. We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team and help empower hundreds of engineers to deliver high-quality identity services to millions of users worldwide.

What You Will Do

As a Senior DevOps Engineer on the Identity Platform Services team, you will:

• Design and manage scalable, high-performance cloud infrastructure for millions of users

• Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality software

• Streamline the deployment process to reduce friction and empower developers to self-serve

• Enhance platform visibility and monitoring to ensure system reliability

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management

• Address architectural and operational challenges with innovative solutions

• Develop and implement strategies to reduce the Cost Per Subscriber (CPS)

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments

• Advocate for DevOps culture and best practices across the organization

• Foster better collaboration and knowledge sharing within the team

• Mentor and guide junior team members

Required Qualifications & Skills

You must have experience with the following;

• Proficiency in Go and Python programming languages

• Extensive experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code (IaC) principles

• Strong knowledge of AWS services, including ECS, Kinesis, DynamoDB, and Lambda

• Proficiency in CI/CD tools, particularly Jenkins and Spinnaker

• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch and Datadog

• Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud environments

Preferred Qualifications

In addition to the required qualifications, the following skills and experiences are highly desirable:

• Experience with event-driven architecture and design patterns

• Knowledge of the Kubernetes ecosystem, specifically AWS EKS

• Proficiency with OpenTelemetry for observability

• Previous experience mentoring and guiding junior team members

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.