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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

$180.6k - $253.9kAnnually

+ Bonus + Long-term Incentive Units

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Seattle, WA, USA + 2 more

More locations: Orlando, FL, USA | Glendale, CA, USA

Category
Backend Engineering
Full-Stack Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Agile
NoSQL
Java
SCRUM
Requirements
  • Minimum of 10 years of full stack development experience.
  • Deep working experience with developing highly scalable architectures, enterprise and integration design patterns, and technologies, specifically Java, GraphQL, NoSQL, Graph DB, Caching technologies and Event-Driven Architectures.
  • Substantial experience creating enterprise scale distributed applications using extensible design patterns that optimize resiliency and performance.
  • Experience with test driven design and test automation frameworks
  • Experience with software performance optimizations
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to build consensus across both technical and business teams
  • Ability to lead all phases of large-scale programs within Commerce and other areas of Disney Parks and Experience products from ideation, development to delivery
  • Proven record of accomplishment in driving the architecture of complex technical programs across large numbers of partners, multi-functional teams, requirements, and implementations
  • Development experience with cloud native architectures and major cloud platforms
  • Experience working on geographically distributed scrum teams
  • Experience with modernization of legacy software applications to modern technology stacks
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study and/or equivalent work experience.
Responsibilities
  • Lead Architecture, Design and Technical Roadmap of cloud scale Software Platforms that support various Disney Products.
  • Mentor Developers and Architects to design, prototype and develop software.
  • Align stakeholders from all areas – Business, Commercial, Product, Cross Vertical Technology and Operational Teams.
  • Work in an Agile Environment with Detailed Planning and Estimation accuracy
  • Design and implement new software systems, build efficient and scalable distributed systems
  • Participate and lead design reviews with peers and partners to build the right solution using available technologies or solutions that caters to the best Guest and Cast Experience
  • Identify areas of improvement and patterns of repeat problems in our application ecosystem and propose solutions that can be applied globally.
  • Set Architecture standards and best practices to improve scalability, performance, and availability based on technical and business considerations
  • Analyze user requirements and define non-functional requirements (scalability, reliability, performance, efficiency, availability, security, maintainability).
  • Develop proof of concepts and prototypes for innovative technologies and new business needs.
  • Increase the Return on Investment on Projects by building scalable and performant software applications and systems.
  • Development engagement >50% of their time in one or more of the following skillset areas.
The Walt Disney Company

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