Sr. Java Software Engineer

“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences (DX). 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!This role sits in the Labor, Health, and Safety Technology Organization within Disney Experiences. It works closely on supporting the Cast Member experience across the company.The Senior Software Engineer will report to the Manager of Technology, Labor Systems.About The Role & Team:As a Senior Software Engineer on the Disney Experiences (DX) Solutions team, you will be creating innovative solutions by building and executing strategic technical direction in support of the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Workforce Management platforms and products. This will include estimating, planning and overseeing development activities being executed by both internal and vendor development resources.What You’ll Do:May 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 programsResponsible for performing testing and debugging of applicationsCode may be used in commercial and end-user applications or focus on software and tools supporting infrastructure and technology platformsCode at the component levelWork typically involves large or highly sophisticated software programs and systemsPossess a proven understanding of current programming language and technologies, with strong skills in writing code and completing programming tasksInteract with users to define system requirements and/or necessary modificationsConceive, design, develop, test, and implement software components, fixes, improvements, and/or new systems and applicationsDesign and develop highly scalable software systems and applicationsAbility to communicate to both technical and business users and the ability to gracefully handle passionate conversationsOverseeing, influencing and mentoring collaborative project teams, inclusive of on-shore and off-shore development resources, key clients, and other technical groups in the organizationStrong practice of agile development in a collaborative, dynamic team environmentHighly flexible to quickly changing business needs and adoption of new technologiesAbility to create and follow programming and style guidelines to maintain high-quality, secure codeAbility to create and maintain documentation, procedures, and work instructions for development or operations teamOverseeing the diagnosis of issues, evaluating and recommending the best resolution plan and executing against that planWorking closely with the QA, project management and business teams on solution implementationAdhering to technical development processes, standard and software engineering best practicesPerform code reviews on a regular basis and setup best practicesEnsuring a process orientation across the technical/project team, being able to develop, implement and improve processesWorking independently and delivering on agreed upon timelinesYou will be expected to stay up to date with emerging technologiesRequired Qualifications:Minimum 5 years of related work experienceExperience collecting, reviewing and updating requirements and/or user storiesExperience writing technical documentation and providing engineering deliverablesProviding technical leadership, able to inspire and coach other technical members to perform at their highest potentialExperience with SCRUM and other Agile development practicesExperience with progressively related experience in design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, high-volume software systems and components, mobile-first applications, and major SaaS solutionsProactive demeanor towards continuous learning and skill development, and an interest in mastering emerging data engineering tools and methodologiesHas solid understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) (e.g. requirements, analysis, design, implementation, testing, and documentation) and associated execution models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile, Iterative Development, etc.)Java / J2EE development skills, among mainstream programming languages, with a proven record of creating commercial quality software solutionsExperience working in Public Cloud AWS/Google Cloud (GCP), Relational and Document Database Skills (Firestore), DockerWorking knowledge of microservices, RESTful Web Services or APIsWorking knowledge of object-oriented programming with an understanding of design principlesProgressively related experience in design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, high-volume software systems and components and major SaaS solutionsExperience with event driven architecture, including technologies such as Pub-Sub, Kafka, and similar solutionsStrong knowledge of unit testing, behavioral testing and continuous integrationPreferred Qualifications:Experience with Workforce Management Scheduling Systems in a SaaS environmentArchitecting cloud-based solutions using managed and serverless technologies as appropriate such as Docker, AWS ECS, Google GKE, Google App Engine, AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, AWS DynamoDB, or Google FirestoreExperience managing automated deployments using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Serverless Framework, or AnsibleExperience with JavaScript frameworks (Angular and Node.js)Experience in Labor Systems or Workforce Management DomainExperience with QA and software analytic tools is a plusRequired 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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