Principal Software Engineer

Job ID 10089540 Location Orlando, Florida, United States Business Disney Experiences Date posted Aug. 20, 2024

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"I didn't think it was possible that something I did for fun - telling sports stories through stats - could become my job until I came here."

Ana, Sr. Researcher, ESPN

Job Summary:

“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences Technology & Digital.

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences.

Disney Experiences is seeking a principal software engineer who has passion for architecting and implementing well defined technology solutions and providing technical oversight advancing the roadmap of our core commerce platform.

What You Will Do

Define and own the technical roadmap of our products
Sets the architectural direction and lead the design/development of application components for major software development projects
Define API specifications, best practices, and coding guidelines
Leads the development, programming, testing, and debugging of major software products
Performs strategic research, develops proofs of concepts as needed and proactively to recommend technically appropriate choices with performance and supportability in mind
Uses expert knowledge to develop creative solutions to critical issues and complex design problems.
Exercises considerable judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria to resolve issues.
Identifies major problems and opportunities, sets directions and champions the development of innovative solutions.
Leads the triage and resolution of high priority production problems or impairments
Reviews and writes code, leads programming, testing and debugging of major software development projects.
Be the go-to guru to guide and mentor less experienced software engineers providing the required technology expertise and oversight
Recommends processes & technology improvements to improve the effectiveness of the team.
Accountable for quality, completeness, and timely delivery of an assigned
project

Required Qualifications & Skills

10+ years of full stack development experience
Substantial working experience with developing highly-scalable architectures, patterns, and technologies, specifically Java, GraphQL, NoSQL, Graph DB, Caching technologies and Event-Driven Architectures.
Substantial experience creating enterprise scale solutions for distributed applications with extensible design patterns that incorporate resiliency and performance.
Experience with test driven design and test automation frameworks
Experience with software performance optimizations
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence engineers, peers,
and senior stakeholders to consensus decisions
Proven experience in driving the architecture of complex technical programs
across large numbers of stakeholders, multi-functional teams, requirements,
and implementations
Experience developing with cloud native architectures and major cloud platforms
Experience with observability and tooling
Experience working on geographically distributed scrum teams
Well versed in dev sec ops
Experience with modernization of legacy software applications to new technology stacks
Cloud design or development certifications (AWS Preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in the e-commerce space and products / pricing / inventory domains
Experience in travel and hospitality/hotel industries
Knowledge and training in AI/ML, GenAI and other emerging technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

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About Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Attractions Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

Walt Disney Attractions Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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