Dir Software Engineering

Job Description

As Director, Software Engineering, within Disney's Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) Technology group, you will touch the lives of Disney fans around the world, working on innovative digital products and platforms from Disney, ESPN, National Geographic, ABC, Marvel, Star Wars and more. You will be a senior leader on the Productivity Engineering team, whose primary goal is continually improving the quality of the products that Disney is known for while decreasing time-to-market and enabling innovation. This role makes you a stakeholder in every digital property developed and released by the DMED Technology group, as well as the platforms and enterprise applications that power them. These products collectively reach 230 million users worldwide, who spend more than 14 billion minutes per month visiting them.

As an experienced software engineering leader who has a passion for leading teams that drive quality and productivity into world-class applications and services, you will lead a talented and driven group of software engineers and managers dedicated to building test automation platforms, tools, reports and services that enable product delivery teams to ensure all Disney products achieve the quality and reliability expected by our guests. You will also lead a team of quality focused software engineers and managers who are embedded with product delivery teams to plan and execute automation activities, serve as quality focused automation experts, and act as subject matter experts implementing toolsets.

Responsibilities:
• Leads the evaluation of build versus buy for Productivity Engineering and determines and enforces the governance process for all contracts owned by the team including SaaS, licenses, and on-site, near-shore and off-shore vendor management.
• Collaborates with senior leaders across DMED Technology to understand needs and provide solutions, including evangelizing and directing technology and process change across all of DMED Technology.
• Mentors managers and senior-level individual contributors.
• Serves as technical architect and technical decision-maker for the platforms, tools, and services provided by the Productivity Engineering team.
• Executes the operational and organizational strategy for the Productivity Engineering team based on KPIs, and drives the tracking, course-correction, and achievement of these KPIs.

Basic Qualifications:
• 10 years of software engineering or quality assurance experience of high-scale consumer-facing or enterprise products in a rapid-release cycle environment, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
• Demonstrated experience driving test automation, software quality, and developer productivity best practices
• Experience architecting and implementing web, app, and backend frameworks (test automation frameworks preferred)
• Experience leading development and testing of applications and services across all major platforms, including clients, SDKs/services/APIs, middleware, and enterprise applications.
• Demonstrated strong leadership experience, ability to drive results with urgency, and collaborative influence using strong written and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated experience defining and tracking metrics aligned to KPI's and benchmarks to drive process improvement
• Demonstrated professional success growing a team, mentoring engineers, and near-shore and off-shore vendor management
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, adapting to shifting priorities and managing multiple simultaneous high-visibility projects
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including problem solving, decision making, written and oral communications, and ability to work effectively with diverse groups
• Demonstrated ability to seek out, build, foster, and maintain productive relationships and networks

Required Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline or its equivalent

About Disney Streaming:

Comprised of the Company's international business units and various direct-to-consumer streaming services, Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) aligns technology, media distribution and advertising sales into a single business segment to create and deliver personalized entertainment experiences to consumers around the world.

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: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. 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 Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Streaming.

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. 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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g6537j-13-58-77-98-42 in your application.