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Senior Software Engineer, Front-End


Job Location:

Glendale, WI - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 141900 - 199400
Posted: 6 October 2026 (2 days ago)
Application Deadline: 3 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Posting Title:

Senior Software Engineer Front-End

Req ID:

Job Description:

Technology is at the heart of Disneys 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 Disneys media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products enhance storytelling and drive velocity innovation and scalability for our are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Companys 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 youd love working here:

  • Building the future of Disneys 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 Disneys technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans connections with the companys brands and stories. Disney. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC Newsand 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.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop responsive and high-performance web applications using React TypeScript JavaScript and modern CSS frameworks

  • Collaborate with UX/UI designers and take ownership of user experience decisions to implement elegant and usable interfaces.

  • Write clean maintainable and testable code following best practices.

  • Optimize front-end performance for scalability and responsiveness.

  • Integrate with APIs and backend services ensuring seamless communication.

  • Participate in code reviews technical discussions and knowledge sharing.

  • Stay up to date with emerging web technologies and contribute to improving our front-end architecture.

  • set forth by the team but wanting to bring a fresh perspective to our processes and new/enhanced technical tools.

  • Writes codes that establishes and enhances frameworks. Reviews code for the design testability and clear usability. Builds solutions that scale and perform. Identifies opportunities to improve the system/product/services with each iteration.

Basic Qualifications:

  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in web application development or software engineering using JavaScript TypeScript React HTML and CSS including familiarity with modern UI frameworks.

  • Knowledge of UI performance optimization techniques.

  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

  • Experience with Git and CI/CD workflows.

  • Experience with testing frameworks.

  • Care about your craft and have opinions about the right way to do things with technology.

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Information Systems Engineering or another technical field or its equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Be familiar with various Amazon Web Services such as S3 buckets EKS EC2 SQS/SNS Lambdas RDS and more.

  • Understanding of RESTful APIs GraphQL and WebSockets.

  • Possess knowledge of performance and application profiling.

  • Have a strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a desire to be a part of it.

The hiring range for this position in Burbank CA or New York NY or Seattle WA or Bristol CT is $141900 - $199400 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidates geographic region job-related knowledge skills and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package in addition to the full range of medical financial and/or other benefits dependent on the level and position offered.

Job Posting Segment:

Business Operations

Job Posting Primary Business:

BO - Technology Planning & Operations

Primary Job Posting Category:

Software Engineer

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City State Region Postal Code:

Glendale CA USA

Alternate City State Region Postal Code:

USA - CT - ESPN North Campus - 383 Middle St USA - NY - 7 Hudson Square USA - WA - 925 4th Ave

Date Posted:


Required Experience:

Senior IC


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