Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Project Hire)

Disney Parks, Experiences and Products (DPEP)– Technology and Digital, a division of the Walt Disney Company, creates extraordinary immersive digital experiences for premier vacation brands including Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World, Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani and Disney Vacation Club! The DPEP Technology & Digital team has responsibility for the end-to-end, digital-plus-physical Guest experience for all technology & digital-led initiatives, across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation and Merchandise lines of business.

This Project Hire - Sr. Site Reliability Engineer is a critical member of the Technical Operations Team whose primary role is to complete full-stack software development stories. They will be collaborating with a small team to develop projects that automate routine work and provide new self-service UIs which enable Tech Ops services to be delivered on- demand. This role will serve as a member of a delivery studio with goals to increase efficiency, decrease friction, and advance DevOps and No-Ops programs within the assigned portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Uses experience as a full-stack software engineer to build, implement, and maintain tools and automation in collaboration with the scrum team.

• Participates in developing specifications for new projects, platforms, and tools. Uses expertise in SRE, DevOps, and other subject areas to advocate for innovative approaches to drive efficiency and availability.

• Assist in designing and implementing front-end/user-interfaces which are primarily built to assist Systems Engineers and other IT professionals do their work to deliver new business functionality efficiently and reliably.

• Assists in designing and implementing back-end services, focusing on event-drive, serverless/micro-service architectures.

• Capable of completing both front-end and back-end work using a variety of on-prem and in-cloud technology stacks based on the requirements of the project.

• Combines software engineering and site reliability engineering best practices to build and run large-scale, distributed, fault- tolerant systems with a focus on optimizing systems and reducing toil through automation. 

• Writes code, completes programming, reviews peers’ code, writes documentation, writes tests, performs testing, and debugs code in lower and production environments.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar field or related work experience.

• 5 plus years of dynamically related experience in coding and development of highly scalable, high impact software components, and/or client-facing web applications.

• Demonstrated proficiency with current software development lifecycle (SDLC) concepts and best-practices, CI/CD pipelines, and test-driven development.

• Strong experience in Object-Oriented design principles, patterns, and coding best practices

• Demonstrated proficiency with Microservices, Restful APIs development using NodeJS, JavaScript, etc.

• Demonstrated proficiency with UI development, particularly modern in-page techniques calling back-ends using technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, etc.

• Strong experience with database applications (e.g. Dynamo Db, etc.) & NoSQL

• Strong experience with Cloud computing and infrastructure such as AWS – EC2, Lambdas, API Gateway, ECS/EKS/ECR, SNS, SQS, etc.

• Experience with web caching, load balancing, internet, CDN, and networking technologies.

• Experience applying security best practices to application, system, and public cloud infrastructure.

• Understanding of UNIX/Linux administration, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and security.

• Experience integrating with commercial and open-source monitoring and telemetry platforms.

• Demonstrated understanding of how to configure and use code management, configuration, and deployment tools, including: git, GitHub, GitLab, etc.

• Proficient at using modern code-management practices to work on multiple branches and merge code with peer developers.

The hiring range for this position in Florida is $129,560.00 to $173,800.00 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 Parks, Experiences and Products:

The Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment includes Disney’s iconic travel and leisure businesses, which include 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. Disney’s global consumer products operations include the world’s leading licensing business across toys, apparel, home goods, digital games and apps; the world’s largest children’s publisher; Disney store locations around the world; and the shopDisney e-commerce platform.

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.