Lead Software Engineer

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our Data Products & Platforms (DPP) team in Technology & Digital for Disney Experiences. This role will report to the Manager of Software Engineering and will be responsible for developing products and tooling, providing technical expertise, and ensuring the delivery of features and capabilities for the Data Platform and Products team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Write clean, well-documented, performant, and testable application code
• Write infrastructure-as-code to deploy and maintain infrastructure
• Create tooling to automate and test code and platforms
• Design low-level implementation details of software
• Propose technical implementation approaches to address scaling and performance problems
• Seek opportunities to reuse or generalize existing services and implementations
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and best approaches in data management and software engineering
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to other team members
• Conduct code review pull-requests with consistent scrutiny

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of software development experience across diverse domains, with at least two years of experience in data management and distributed systems
• Expertise in coding and developing solutions that solve complex problems
• Proficiency with Python software development
• Experience designing and implementing solutions using AWS services
• Proficiency in DevOps practices (CI/CD, docker, testing, and automation)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)
• Experience with real-time data processing using Apache Flink
• Understanding of trade-offs between different data storage systems and architectures
• Knowledge of agile development approaches and DevOps concepts

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
• Preferred: Master's degree in related field

This position offers a competitive salary range of $156,292 to $209,660 per year in Washington and $149,240 to $200,200 per year in California, along with a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off, retirement programs, and tuition assistance.

Join our team at Disney Experiences and be part of creating world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company's premier vacation brands!