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Angel Darquea

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Engineering Director at Disney building ad platforms for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN.

United States
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At The Walt Disney Company, I direct engineering across ad platforms serving Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN. I’m the executive technical owner for core services that configure campaigns, manage them in real time, and deliver targeted ads.

I architected live ad insertion for large-scale streaming events, with low-latency decisioning and correct manifests under peak traffic. I also engineered cross-device frequency capping with sub-millisecond response latency and built ad telemetry for attribution, reporting, and measurement.

Before Disney, I worked on programmatic marketplace services at The Rubicon Project, including real-time bidding infrastructure and auction outcome notifications. I’m also championing practical generative AI workflows at Disney, including developer office hours and best practices for LLM tools.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Director, Software Engineering

The Walt Disney Company

Dec 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Direct multi-team engineering organization across the advertising platform ecosystem, translating high-level platform vision into prioritized technical roadmaps and quarterly execution plans. Serve as executive technical owner for core platform services responsible for campaign configuration, real-time management, and targeted ad delivery across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN.

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Senior Manager, Software Engineering

The Walt Disney Company

Jan 2021 - Dec 2024 (3 years 11 months)

Led multiple ad platform engineering teams focused on frequency capping, live ad serving, and ad beaconing/measurement. Architected and delivered live ad insertion capabilities for large-scale streaming events, achieving low-latency real-time decisioning and strict manifest correctness under peak traffic spikes.

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Software Engineering Manager

The Walt Disney Company

Mar 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 year 10 months)

Managed core backend engineering team developing high-volume ad serving features and services within Disney's ad tech platform. Fostered a culture of psychological safety, technical rigor, and autonomy, and guided technical architecture transitions from legacy monolithic components toward decoupled, resilient microservices.

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Senior Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

May 2017 - Mar 2019 (1 year 10 months)

Promoted from Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer within 14 months based on technical execution and domain leadership. Contributed hands-on to key components of the ad platform, including the real-time ad frequency tracking system, live TV ad insertion services, and core ad decisioning services.

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Lead Software Engineer

The Rubicon Project

Nov 2016 - May 2017 (6 months)

Led engineering team responsible for mission-critical programmatic marketplace services, overseeing project scheduling, agile ceremonies, technical code reviews, and developer onboarding. Maintained hands-on technical contribution to high-throughput programmatic auction engines and low-latency bidding infrastructure.

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Software Engineer

The Rubicon Project

Jul 2013 - Nov 2016 (3 years 4 months)

Engineered high-concurrency real-time bidding (RTB) services processing hundreds of thousands of ad auction requests per second. Developed the real-time auction outcome notification pipeline and designed rule file distribution services for globally distributed ad exchange nodes.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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University of California, Los Angeles

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, class of 2013.

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