Principal Software Engineer
Apply NowApply Later Job ID 10066389 Location Glendale, California, United States / Town of Bristol, Connecticut, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / New York, New York, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Date posted Oct. 24, 2023Job Summary:
Job Summary:
The Solutions Engineering & Flex Force team is a multi-disciplinary team responsible for driving engineering architecture and excellence within the Platform Services Engineering group. The team’s focus is ensuring pragmatic decisions are made across all domains, driving better communication, and assisting with delivery of crucial business priorities.
This is a hands-on engineering position working with engineers across the organization. Based on your experience, you will apply technical expertise to manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables and will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. You will architect reusable solutions that are shared across all Disney products. You may lead others to solve complex problems and provide oversight and direction to other software engineers.
Responsibilities:
Work with teams from around Disney to architect, develop and integrate business critical features
Oversee the design of complex technical projects which are typically company-wide initiatives. Oversee multiple products or services conception, design, and initial specifications and help define the technology strategy to be implemented by multiple domains.
Contributes to product and solution designs to address critical and strategic issues and complex problems spanning multiple product groups
Develop technology strategy in response to company-wide strategy and initiatives in support of the needs of key business segments and stakeholders.
Sets technical direction, strategy and drives technology innovation within multiple product segments across the company.
Produces technical designs and informs product strategies that anticipate, as best as possible, the needs of the business for years to come
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science, information systems, software, electrical or electronics engineering, or comparable field of study and/or equivalent work experience.
10+ years hands-on professional experience with Backend development
Experience working a significant consumer product that is currently available
Comprehensive knowledge of Java, Spring, and Server-Side Technologies
Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as the larger engineering organization
Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanations
Write efficient, reliable, and maintainable code whether implementing architectural improvements, user-facing features, or fixing defects
Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems, and errors encountered across our various platforms
Analyze and optimize application code for efficiency, reliability, and performance
Understand product architecture, assisting other Software Architects as necessary
Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
Work with minimal technical supervision and supplemental engineering support
Embrace a highly collaborative team that rewards quality code and effective communication
Operate as an expert resource to other Software Engineers, providing an open learning environment for cross-team knowledge sharing
Often regarded as an expert in their field
Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
Contributes to the development of functional strategy
Leads project teams to achieve milestones and objectives
Consistently involved in major work efforts of strategic importance, working directly with senior levels, often multidisciplinary in nature
The hiring range for this position that can be located in Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, New York, and Bristol is $180,700 to $265,400 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
About Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:
At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.
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 with the following business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, Disney Parks, and Experiences and Products. 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 Hulu, LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.
Hulu, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.
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