Senior Software Engineer

At Disney Experiences Technology, 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. The Disney Experiences Technology team is 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 the MyDisneyExperience app and Hey, Disney!

This Senior Software Engineer role sits in the Disney Vacation Club (DVC) organization within Technology & Digital for Disney Experiences. It works closely with DVC Business, along with Sales & Marketing, and Member Services Technology groups across the company.

What You’ll Do:

• Conceive, design, develop, test, and implement software components, fixes, improvements, and/or new systems and applications

• Contribute to the design and implementation of custom applications and integrations, cloud services, and software systems

• 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 from planning to implementation

• Communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders, both on- and off-shore, to identify system requirements or needs and project objectives

• Support team members in delivering technology solutions that meet business needs and follow best engineering practices.

• Participate in regular code reviews and help maintain coding standards, doing performance testing and debugging as needed, in order to improve platforms and software features

• Provide input on technical direction and help assess the quality of deliverables and approaches to manage dependencies.

• Work independently to deliver assigned tasks within agreed timelines, adapting as needed to changing business requirements

• Practice agile development in a collaborative, dynamic team environment.

• Follow programming and style guidelines to ensure high-quality, secure code

• Create and maintain documentation, procedures, and work instructions as needed.

• Demonstrate creativity in evaluating business needs and suggesting technical solutions.

• Stay up to date and leverage emerging technologies such as Generative AI/helper tools like Github Copilot

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of related software engineering work experience in an agile environment

• Advanced level knowledge in Java, Angular, Node.js stack, with a proactive demeanor towards continuous learning and skill development, and an interest in mastering emerging data engineering tools and methodologies

• Advanced level knowledge of Microservices, RESTful Web Services, and/or APIs.

• Proficiency in object-oriented programming with an understanding of design principles

• Proficiency in design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, high-volume software systems and components and major SaaS solutions

• Experience with event driven architecture, including technologies such as Pub-Sub, Kafka, and similar solutions

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

• Experience with monitoring tools such as Splunk, AppDynamics, and New Relic

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

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in developing cloud-based solutions using managed and serverless technologies as appropriate such as Docker, AWS ECS, Google GKE, AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, AWS DynamoDB, or Google Firestore.

• Experience with JavaScript frameworks (Angular and Node.js)

• Database Design Experience including both relational and NoSQL such as DynamoDB

• Experience with QA and software analytic tools

• Experience in Vacation and/or Timeshare industry

Required Education:

• Bachelor's or foreign equivalent Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

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