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Principal Software Engineer

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

10,001+ employees

Leading producers & providers of entertainment and information

Compensation Overview

$184.3k - $258.9kAnnually

+ Bonus + Long-term Incentive Units

Senior, Expert

Santa Monica, CA, USA + 2 more

More locations: Bristol, CT, USA | New York, NY, USA

Category
Full-Stack Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
PowerShell
Datadog
RabbitMQ
Bash
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
Python
JavaScript
React.js
MySQL
Git
Postgres
Docker
AWS
Jenkins
Terraform
Redis
Ansible
MongoDB
Splunk
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
  • 10+ years relevant industry experience.
  • Extensive knowledge and experience with; Source control systems and CI/CD pipelines (Git, Gitlab, Jenkins, or similar tools)
  • Messaging and caching technologies (Redis, AMQ, RabbitMQ, Varnish)
  • Cloud Compute, Networking and Storage technologies (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
  • Container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, AKS)
  • Database systems (MongoDB, MySQL, MSSQL, Postgres)
  • Monitoring and performance analysis tools (Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, NewRelic)
  • Programming and scripting languages (Python, Powershell, Bash)
  • Designing APIs and building RESTful services.
  • Modern infrastructure and site reliability engineering practices, including Infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, SALT, Ansible, etc.).
  • Experience using Node, JavaScript, React is also strongly desired.
  • Has had a leading role in the design, implementation, and deployment of one or more high volume, cross-functional enterprise-level system.
  • Has had a leading role in initiatives that span across one or more departments in your division.
  • Expertise with full lifecycle of application development, including best practices of unit testing, code reviews, documentation, etc.
  • Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies. Can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanations.
  • Enjoy working on a team setting with engineers of varying experience.
  • Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
Responsibilities
  • Provide subject matter expertise on design and coding best practices and assisting in building and implementing related guidelines and standards.
  • Ramp up quickly on existing software to deliver incremental, integrated solutions in a complex environment.
  • Maintain a deep understanding of our core systems and how they interact with upstream and downstream dependencies.
  • Contribute and review code, set standards, and work with engineers to ensure product and design specifications are met.
  • Partner with stakeholders to refine requirements and propose solutions to problems that span multiple teams.
  • Influence and contribute to department technical strategy and planning.
  • Provide mentoring to engineers on advanced technical issues.
  • Lead cross-functional troubleshooting of complex issues as needed.
  • Strategic planning and vision focused on experimenting with and deploying new technologies.
  • Collaborate with leaders from other teams to ensure the planning and delivery of medium and large scale projects.
  • Lead high-level architecture discussions and planning sessions.
  • Support systems and services during production incidents as part of the on-call rotation.
The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

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Founded

1923