Core Systems Engineer

Disney Digital Entertainment, a division of Disney Entertainment, is redefining how audiences interact with The Walt Disney Company. The mission is creating the ‘digital front door’ that unites all of Disney’s magic into a new interactive universe. Disney Digital Entertainment is seeking talented individuals passionate about pushing the boundaries of game engine technology. As a critical part of our team, you will leverage your expertise to build and optimize feature-rich engines, ensuring smooth and high-performance experiences for global audiences. This role will report to the Director of Engineering, Game Engines. The team is fully remote across the Nordic region. What You Will Do: Drive Unreal Engine and UEFN Development. Use your deep experience with Unreal Engine to build and extend the systems that game teams rely on. You will work across Unreal Engine and UEFN, help shape the technology platform that game teams build on, and identify where it needs to go next. Versatile Senior Programmer (C++, Verse, Python & More). Write clean, maintainable code in the language best suited to the problem. You will move between C++ for engine and tools work, Verse for UEFN, and Python for automation and internal tooling, solving practical problems across the stack. Core Systems Contributor. Lead improvements across the core systems that underpin Unreal Engine and UEFN development at Disney. Contribute directly and help teammates make development faster, smoother, and more enjoyable. Tools and Pipeline. Build and evolve the internal tools that game teams depend on, including developer workflow automation, pipeline improvements, and source-control infrastructure. AI-Empowered Development. Use AI coding tools in your daily work and help push the boundaries of what is possible. The team actively invests in leveraging AI to improve workflows and expects senior engineers to contribute to raising the bar. You see good documentation as part of delivering a complete solution. You take ownership of your work and make sure others can build on and maintain it, documenting systems, decisions, and workflows clearly so teammates can understand what has been done and why. Work closely with engineers, designers, and producers. Be part of creating a supportive, cross-functional environment. Share ideas, provide technical guidance and help grow the team’s skills. The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.