Sr Software Engineer

“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 Cast & Parks Technology Operations organization within Technology & Digital for Disney Experiences.

Role & team:

The Senior Software Engineer applies practical knowledge of development and engineering to conceive, design, develop, test, and implement software fixes, enhancements, components, and/or new software systems and applications of moderate to high complexity. The Senior Software Engineer owns design and development, and drives development of components through his/her own and subordinate engineers’ work. The Senior Engineer provides technical guidance and acts as a point of escalation and technical expert. The Senior Software Engineer designs and develops highly scalable software systems and applications. 

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 

• 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

• Work closely with studio team to design and deliver features based on prioritized tasks. 

• Determine how to solve business problems by asking questions and understanding value propositions. 

• Contribute to releases and drive improvements in the product releases.

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of related work experience 

• Comfortable working in an agile environment 

• Proficiency in SCRUM and other agile methods with a proactive demeanor towards continuous learning and skill development, and an interest in mastering emerging data engineering tools and methodologies 

• Expert level knowledge in Object Oriented Programming.  

• Experience implementing Web client presentation frameworks (JavaScript, Angular, app.js etc.)  

• Demonstrated understanding of mobile development including responsive mobile web and/or hybrid mobile frameworks such as Ionic, PhoneGap, Sencha Touch, or Kendo UI. 

• Modern web/app development technologies (JavaScript, Angular, Node.js, Mocha, Chai, Sinon, Grunt, Bower ) 

• Experience with cloud based services, high availability systems (AWS, Azure, ServiceNow, etc.)  

• Strong knowledge of unit testing, behavioral testing and continuous integration  

• Strong application performance / tuning skills  

• Demonstrated understanding of the importance of maintainable / sustainable product solutions  

• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills 

• Excellent time management skills with the ability to multitask effectively 

• Support on-call response to critical operational issues; be able to work beyond normal hours and support implementation transition activities and hyper-care shifts as needed 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Scrum Master certification or similar Agile and/or SDLC certifications are a plus 

• Experience with QA and software analytic tools is a plus 

• 2+ years of experience working as a lead developer within complex systems development environments 

• A thorough understanding and passion for Agile principles.  

• Experience with User Interfaces and/or SOA concepts is also desired 

• Understanding of the Theme Park operations domain is a plus  

• AWS Server-less  Architecture (Lambda, API gateway, Aws IoT, DynamoDB, Aurora, Kinesis, Redshift) 

• Native mobile development (Swift, XCode 8, Objective C, OOP design, CocoaPods) 

• Java/J2EE or C#/.NET application development experience 

• Software Performance Optimization (memory, CPU, scaling, etc...)  

• Internet of Things (IoT) experience a plus (working with micro controllers, firmware development, MQTT/REST/Micro Services architecture, Arduino other embedded devices, LPWAN) 

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems or related equivalent experience. 

Preferred Education:

• Master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or related equivalent experience. 

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