Senior Software Developer In Test - Backend

Overview

Senior Software Developer In Test - Backend role at The Walt Disney Company. The Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology team is seeking a Sr Software Engineer to join our Product Engineering team. This role involves building test automation and processes to ensure the quality of our advertising systems, with a focus on data validation and analytics to validate large data sets and improve data quality throughout the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Software Engineers to understand the complex advertising ecosystem at DMED Technology.
• Develop automated test frameworks and suites for API, UI, Integration, and data validation levels using Python.
• Participate in design discussions to evolve the platform, enabling richer testing scenarios and simplifying defect detection and prevention.
• Assist with triage, diagnosis, and resolution of issues discovered across teams.
• Contribute to end-to-end acceptance tests.
• Develop and execute manual test cases when automated testing is not feasible.
• Leverage experience in data analytics, data engineering, data modeling, and data warehousing to enhance testing strategies and improve data quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Work with big data platforms to validate large-scale data sets, ensuring they meet the testing and business requirements.
• Drive the conversion of manual tests to automated tests whenever possible.
• Monitor and validate data used in test scenarios to ensure it accurately represents real-world conditions.
• Work collaboratively with data engineers and other stakeholders to develop processes for improving data quality and ensuring its consistency across testing environments.
• Implement test automation for data validation to increase the efficiency and reliability of testing processes.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field or equivalent of 11 years professional experience with a non-technical degree
• Technical Skills: Proficient in Python or similar object-oriented languages, automation tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit), data engineering, SQL, and big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop)
• Testing Experience: Proven experience in automated testing (API, UI, integration, data validation), ETL/data accuracy validation, and end-to-end acceptance testing
• Problem-Solving: Strong diagnostic skills for data processing and system integration issues; familiarity with CI/CD tools
• Collaboration: Excellent cross-team collaboration, communication, and documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS or cloud platforms, Agile methodologies, machine learning, and data privacy best practices

Employment details

Location: Los Angeles, CA (various locations referenced in the original posting). Employment type: Full-time.