Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & TechnologyVerified Source

Senior Software Engineer, Payments Platform & Global Payments

149K–199K
Partially · Los Angeles, California
Posted August 14, 2026
full-time

Overview

Scala and Java driven senior engineer joining the Disney Entertainment and ESPN Payments team to own a multi-tenant platform serving Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu. You will partner with product, security, and platform teams to ensure reliability, security, and scale across global payment ecosystems. The role is onsite with 4 days in the office and emphasizes ownership, design influence, and long-term system health. This team blends commerce, growth, and identity to power delightful customer experiences at scale.

What You'll Do10

  • 1Build and own scalable, multi-tenant payment services from design through production and operation to ensure high availability for Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu.
  • 2Lead reliability and performance improvements for mission-critical payment components and integrations with new processors
  • 3Deliver at scale by designing and operating high-throughput payment workflows that handle millions of transactions with low latency
  • 4Architect and evolve Tier 1 payment services with cross-team collaboration to address regional requirements and SCA compliance
  • 5Champion security best practices for payment data storage, tokenization, and PCI compliance across systems
  • 6Maintain high engineering standards through well-tested code, design reviews, and ongoing quality improvements
  • 7Identify opportunities for automation, technical debt reduction, and platform innovations to shape the future of the payments platform
  • 8Operate critical production systems via on-call rotations, incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term remediation
  • 9Develop deep expertise in Global Payments and international ecosystems to support a global streaming audience
  • 10Mentor teammates and contribute to team growth and knowledge sharing

Requirements10

  • 1Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 2Minimum of 5+ years building scalable software systems in Scala or Java
  • 3Hands-on experience with API design including REST and gRPC, and event-driven architectures using Kafka or AWS SNS/SQS
  • 4Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS and container orchestration with Kubernetes
  • 5Strong communication and collaboration skills in dynamic environments
  • 6Proven ability to own end-to-end design, implementation, and operation of payment services
  • 7Exposure to security practices around PCI compliance and tokenization
  • 8Experience participating in on-call rotations and incident response
  • 9Familiarity with Spinnaker or similar CD tools is a plus
  • 10Functional programming experience with Scala and related ecosystems is preferred

Salary Insight

$149 - $199k per year

Location

Typepartially
LocationLos Angeles, California

Required Skills

ScalaJavaAPI designRESTgRPCEvent-driven systemsKafkaRabbitMQAWS SNS/SQSAWSSpinnakerKubernetesFunctional programmingCats EffectTier 1 production servicesOn-call rotationsIncident response
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