Sr Software Engineer

Job Description

Sr Software Engineer (PH)

Department Overview:

The Walt Disney Company's Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology (DE&ET) is a global business segment for TWDC with the mission of providing consumers around the world access to the content they want most, on the latest platforms, at a time of rapidly evolving consumer habits.

Combining the Company's direct-to-consumer streaming services – ESPN+, the Disney+ streaming service and its ownership stake in Hulu -- alongside Disney's international media businesses, DE&ET aligns cutting-edge technology with world-class content and beloved brands to expand the Company's global footprint and deliver highly-personalized entertainment experiences to diverse consumers around the world.

The Identity Platform organization is responsible for Recognizing, Knowing and Understanding consumers through login, registration and permission management functionality and interacts with all major business stakeholders within The Walt Disney Company.

Job Summary:

Describe what the person will do in the role - how he/she will impact the organization.

The Identity Platform team provides critical consumer facing access, security, and identification services across The Walt Disney Company (TWDC). This includes our variety of brands like Disney, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, Marvel, and National Geographic to name a few. Nearly every digital consumer experience across the company relies on Identity Platform for mission critical business operations, including streaming video content on Disney+, booking Disney Parks and Resort vacations, playing ESPN Fantasy Football, buying products from Shop Disney and many more. These identity services are responsible for over 300 million guest and fan accounts, and billions of transactions per year.

As part of the team, you will be tackling cutting edge issues that come with cloud-based infrastructures, platform resiliency requirements, security, and data migrations at scale. These challenges are regularly given on tight timelines, and we are looking for experienced engineering team members able to make the right decisions and drive them to execution. This position will serve as a primary contributor on the team as the team navigates the changing technology landscape.

Senior Software Engineer builds solutions for problems of medium and large scope and complexity, focuses on building robust, scalable software and works under minimal supervision.
Our team…
• collaborative and dynamic
• we embrace agile practices
• work as a mostly backend service team
• continuous integration/automated testing
• frequent working software demos

Responsibilities…
• work as part of a team
• participate in stand-ups and other sprint ceremonies
• design solutions from business requirements
• implement new solutions
• enhance existing services
• document changes and new features
• perform code reviews
• deliver code with thorough automated testing
• help monitor and support apps in production

About you…
• enjoy working in a team environment
• have a strong sense of ownership and pride in your work
• are self-motivated and detail oriented
• are driven to produce great experiences

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:
• Design and Implementation
• Test automation, drive quality on the platform
• Support, system troubleshooting and monitoring, debugging, and analysis
• Sprint Planning, documentation and release

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:
• 5+ years of professional software development experience in highly scalable, distributed software components
• Experience collecting, reviewing, and updating requirements and/or user stories
• Experience writing technical documentation, and providing engineering deliverables
• Expert-level knowledge of object-oriented programming with an understanding of design principles
• Expert experience with Java based web services and RESTful framework
• Proven ability to trace through various services and determine root cause when issues occur
• Ability to complete assigned tasks using new or existing technologies
• Ability to participate in design discussions and determine solutions for sophisticated systems
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle and Agile Development/Testing practices and methodologies
• Familiarity with CI/CD methodologies
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and a strong teamwork ethic
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision as well as part of a cross-functional team
• Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Experience with some or all of the following:
• Java, Kotlin, Scala
• Spring Framework/http4s
• MySQL
• Amazon DynamoDB/ScyllaDB
• TestNG/Junit/Weaver
• Docker/ Kubernetes
• Maven/Gradle/SBT
• Jenkins/Spinnaker
• GitLab/GitHub
• Kafka/AWS Kinesis/AWS SQS/AWS SNS
• OpenTelemetry/NewRelic/DataDog/AWS CloudWatch
• AWS CloudFormation/Terraform
• PGP and GPG Encryption

The hiring range for this remote position is $142,516 to $191,180 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. 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.

This position is with Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & Intl, which is part of a business we call Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution.

Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & Intl is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. 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-d8x5vm-18-217-248-230-42 in your application.