Senior Software Engineer

 “It takes people to make the dream a reality.” Walt was on to something when he said that, and it continues to ring true today. No matter where you are in the stage of your career, being part of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products (DPEP) means being a part of a team where you help bring innovation to life through unsurpassed products, services and most importantly remarkable experiences. As a Cast Member, you are the steward and connection to our legacy and the backbone of our thriving innovations. Join our team and watch your dreams come true.

We seek any forward-thinking individuals who are passionate about delivering a quality product and enjoy working closely with business partners on both strategic and tactical challenges.  Candidate should have good verbal and written communication skills, and be able to work independently as a self-starter, utilize good time management skills, and function well within a diverse team.   

What you will do:

• Design, build and maintain software components and applications for internal and external-facing applications
• Champion high-quality code with corresponding test coverage
• Participate in regular code reviews and engage in constructive discussions
• Participate in Design sessions across different teams
• Design and develop small to medium sized applications using cloud-enabled solutions (AWS)
• Deliver resilient, robust, and durable solutions, contributing to the ongoing improvement of our systems
• Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure stellar uptime for our customers
• Deliver highly scalable and fault tolerant solutions.
• Ability to train, mentor, and review the work of less experienced members of the team
• Proactively estimate and assess business requirements and make suggestions to meet those needs.
• Apply vision, creativity, and proactive solutions to exceptionally complex issues.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• At least 5 years of progressively related experience with design and development in highly scalable, high-volume software components, and/or client-facing web applications.
• Strong understanding of design patterns and modern, highly scalable application development
• Extensive level of experience with Object-Oriented design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Extensive hands-on experience with modern JavaScript based applications and/or development frameworks such as Angular, Node.js, jQuery, etc.
• Advanced knowledge in AWS hosted applications, AWS Lambda etc.
• Advanced level and actual application experience with MicroServices, Restful API’s, Cloud computing
• Advanced level experience building use case driven software with Agile Software Development and Test-Driven Development methodologies
• Senior level experience with unstructured database applications, NoSQL, mobile applications (eg. iOS, Android), and data manipulation tools (eg. Python) is a plus
• Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Ability to be highly flexible to quickly change business needs and new technologies

• Follow existing programming and style guidelines to maintain consistent quality of code
• Contribute to test automation as part of code regression and testing
• Create and maintain documentation, procedures, and working instructions for the operations team

Required Education:

Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

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The hiring range for this position in California is $140,500-$160,000 per year and Washington is $ 140,000-$170,000 per year . 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.