Job Posting Title:

Lead Software Engineer

Req ID:

10108427

Job Description:

“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences Technology & Digital.

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!

What You’ll Do

The Lead 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 Lead Software Engineer owns design and development and drives development of components through their own and subordinate engineers’ work. The Lead Engineer provides technical guidance and acts as a point of escalation and technical expert. The Lead Software Engineer designs and develops highly scalable software systems and applications. 

Owns the design and development of software fixes, enhancements, components, capabilities, and/or new software systems and applications 

Drives development of components through own and subordinate engineers' work 

Develops technical solutions that meet specifications and that impact future developments 

Executes assigned capability level software development projects and major fixes using new or existing technologies 

Develops specifications for assigned components, projects or fixes 

Leads programming, testing and debugging of applications or fixes to existing applications 

Creates protocols, documentation and tools for installation and maintenance 

Sets the architectural direction for software development projects 

Designs specific components for assigned projects, developing specifications for each 

Designs, develops, manages, creates and maintains technical components and templates 

Codes against front-end technology stack and lead end-to-end troubleshooting 

Interacts and coordinates deliverables with other technical groups in the organization 

Executes assigned capability level projects using new or existing technologies 

Designs and develops specifications for assigned projects 

Reviews or troubleshoots and performs testing 

Conceives and sets the architectural direction for development projects 

Designs the component tasks of assigned projects, developing specifications for each 

Serves as a high-level technical resource and “go-to” person for less experienced developers, providing technical guidance and oversight 

Leads team members in problem analysis and issue resolution 

Recommends improvements to processes, technology, and interfaces that improve the effectiveness of the team 

Work with Product, Creative, and Technology partners to develop web applications 

Engineer solutions, code web applications, resolve defects, performance tune, and deploy code 

Participate in team scrums and other agile process/ceremony 

Required Qualifications & Skills

7+ years of progressively related experience in design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, high-volume software systems and components, client-facing web applications, and major Internet-oriented applications and systems 

Experience with Java development frameworks & tools, such as JetBrains and Eclipse 

Experience with Java, Spring, Splunk, Swagger/OpenAPI, and REST 

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with current Spring versions 

Experience with DevOps, toolchains, pipelines, Git, and bundling tools 

Experience with AWS and AWS serverless 

Experience with Angular, Flutter, and/or other modern app/web development frameworks 

Experience with GCP and GCP Serverless 

Experience with LaunchDarkly, Harness, and/or GitOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study and/or equivalent work experience 

Job Posting Segment:

Technology & Digital

Job Posting Primary Business:

Tech Delivery, Platforms, & Core Systems

Primary Job Posting Category:

Software Engineer

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Orlando, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2025-01-07