Role Overview
The Walt Disney Company features an opening for a Senior Software Engineer I within the Product & Data Engineering team under Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. In this core data infrastructure role, you will architect, implement, and maintain software solutions that automate and scale the enterprise data platform powering Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and digital consumer experiences. Leveraging Python, Snowflake, and Terraform, you will build automated access controls, resource optimization systems, and resilient integration pipelines across modern cloud ecosystems including AWS and Databricks.
Core Responsibilities
- Platform Automation & Governance: Develop and maintain Python-based automation software to manage Snowflake infrastructure, user provisioning, access policies, permissions, and compute resource utilization.
- Data Systems Integration: Architect, implement, and optimize robust integration pipelines between Snowflake, core applications, and external source systems using Python, Snowflake connectors, and REST APIs.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Lead the implementation and lifecycle management of infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, automating provisioning, deployment, and scaling across cloud data infrastructure.
- Scalable Data Modeling: Partner with data and analytics engineering teams to design maintainable relational schemas and performant data warehouse models.
- Architecture & Continuous Improvement: Drive architectural decisions and trade-off evaluations for complex, high-throughput streaming and media data environments.
- Delivery & CI/CD: Establish CI/CD release pipelines and monitoring mechanisms to ensure reliable deployments and high system availability.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline with 5+ years of experience, OR a Master’s degree in Computer Science with 3+ years of experience.
- Database & SQL Mastery: In-depth knowledge of database internals, relational database architectures, SQL optimization, and large-scale schema design.
- Infrastructure Automation: Demonstrated hands-on expertise with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, primarily Terraform, coupled with automated CI/CD tooling.
- Software Engineering in Python: Strong software development skills in Python tailored for systems automation, API integrations, and developer tooling.
- Cloud & Data Warehouse Platforms (Preferred): Hands-on expertise in Snowflake architecture, administration, and performance optimization, alongside exposure to AWS, Databricks, Azure, or GCP.
- System Design & Architecture: Proven ability to design complex, scalable backend platforms and make pragmatic architectural trade-offs under high-scale operational constraints.
About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a diversified global family entertainment and media enterprise comprising Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology powers the global platforms, streaming infrastructure, and digital consumer touchpoints that deliver unmatched storytelling to hundreds of millions of fans worldwide.