Sr. Java Software Engineer

Job ID 10099200 Location Orlando, Florida, United States Business Disney Experiences Date posted Aug. 31, 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 (DX). Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club.

We are responsible for the end-to-end digital and physical Guest experience for all technology & digital-led initiatives across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation and Merchandise lines of business as well as other initiatives including MyDisneyExperience and Hey, Disney!

This role sits in the Labor, Health, and Safety Technology Organization within Disney Experiences. It works closely on supporting the Cast Member experience across the company.

The Senior Software Engineer will report to the Manager of Technology, Labor Systems

About The Role & Team:

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Disney Experiences (DX) Solutions team, you will be creating innovative solutions by building and executing strategic technical direction in support of the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Workforce Management platforms and products. This will include estimating, planning and overseeing development activities being executed by both internal and vendor development resources.

What You’ll Do:

May lead small projects encompassing analysis, design, programming, debugging, and modification of software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked, cloud-based, or Internet-related computer programs
Responsible for performing testing and debugging of applications
Code may be used in commercial and end-user applications or focus on software and tools supporting infrastructure and technology platforms
Code at the component level
Work typically involves large or highly sophisticated software programs and systems
Possess a proven understanding of current programming language and technologies, with strong skills in writing code and completing programming tasks
Interact with users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications
Conceive, design, develop, test, and implement software components, fixes, improvements, and/or new systems and applications
Design and develop highly scalable software systems and applications
Ability to communicate to both technical and business users and the ability to gracefully handle passionate conversations
Overseeing, influencing and mentoring collaborative project teams, inclusive of on-shore and off-shore development resources, key clients, and other technical groups in the organization
Strong practice of agile development in a collaborative, dynamic team environment.
Highly flexible to quickly changing business needs and adoption of new technologies
Ability to create and follow programming and style guidelines to maintain high-quality, secure code
Ability to create and maintain documentation, procedures, and work instructions for development or operations team.
Overseeing the diagnosis of issues, evaluating and recommending the best resolution plan and executing against that plan.
Working closely with the QA, project management and business teams on solution implementation.
Adhering to technical development processes, standard and software engineering best practices.
Perform code reviews on regular basis and setup best practices.
Ensuring a process orientation across the technical/project team, being able to develop, implement and improve processes.
Working independently and delivering on agreed upon timelines.
You will be expected to stay up to date with emerging technologies

Required Qualifications:

Minimum 5 years of related work experience
Experience collecting, reviewing and updating requirements and/or user stories
Experience writing technical documentation and providing engineering deliverables
Providing technical leadership, able to inspire and coach other technical members to perform at their highest potential.
Experience with SCRUM and other Agile development practices.
Experience with progressively related experience in design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, high-volume software systems and components, mobile-first applications, and major SaaS solutions
Proactive demeanor towards continuous learning and skill development, and an interest in mastering emerging data engineering tools and methodologies
Has solid understanding of the software development life cycle SDLC (e.g. requirements, analysis, design, implementation, testing, and documentation) and associated execution models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile, Iterative Development, etc.).
Java / J2EE development skills, among mainstream programming languages, with a proven record of creating commercial quality software solutions

Experience working in Public Cloud AWS/Google Cloud (GCP), Relational and Document Database Skills (Firestore), Docker

Working knowledge of microservices, RESTful Web Services or APIs.
Working knowledge of object-oriented programming with an understanding of design principles
Progressively related experience in design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, high-volume software systems and components and major SaaS solutions
Experience with event driven architecture, including technologies such as Pub-Sub, Kafka, and similar solutions
Strong knowledge of unit testing, behavioral testing and continuous integration

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Workforce Management Scheduling Systems in a SaaS environment.
Architecting cloud-based solutions using managed and serverless technologies as appropriate such as Docker, AWS ECS, Google GKE, Google App Engine, AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, AWS DynamoDB, or Google Firestore.
Experience managing automated deployments using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Serverless Framework, or Ansible
Experience with JavaScript frameworks (Angular and Node.js)
Experience in Labor Systems or Workforce Management Domain
Experience with QA and software analytic tools is a plus

Required Education:

Bachelor's or foreign equivalent Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics 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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