Product Software Engineer I

Overview

As a Product Software Engineer, you will design, implement, and operate innovative products and features for Disney’s high-performance, distributed, microservice-based digital advertising platform, including the Real-time Ad Exchange (DRAX).

What you'll do

• Design, build, and support scalable microservices.
• Collaborate with product and engineering peers to deliver features that enhance user-centric advertising.
• Translate user stories into actionable engineering tasks with ownership from development through deployment.
• Support teammates through code reviews, design reviews, and documentation.
• Improve system observability by implementing metrics, monitoring, and alerting solutions.
• Participate in on-call rotations as part of the commitment to operational excellence.
• Understand and use automated tools (AI) while adhering to company policy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners and engineering teams on product and feature design and implementation.
• Provide peer mentoring.

What you'll need

• 1+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Proficiency with Java and related frameworks, including Spring Boot and ORMs.
• Strong background in relational databases, including MySQL and Postgres, with schema and query design.
• Experience working with RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Strong foundation in computer science principles, including data structures and algorithms.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of micro-service encapsulation and loose coupling, and why they are important.
• Understanding of how to define technical and operational metrics to measure system health and manage risk.
• A pragmatic approach to solving engineering challenges at scale.
• A passion for building and owning mission-critical systems.
• A growth mindset, with a willingness to learn in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• A commitment and desire to effectively communicate and collaborate across teams and systems.

Nice to have

• Experience in ad tech.
• Experience with programmatic advertising or real-time bidding platforms.
• Experience with Spring Boot and related Spring projects.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Experience with modern DevOps tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with data streaming mechanisms such as Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, and/or SNS/SQS.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Employment type: Full time.
• Participate in on-call rotations.