Lead Software Engineer - Front End

2 Months ago • 7 Years + • Frontend Development • $152,200 PA - $223,600 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Lead Software Engineer, you'll spearhead development of the OMS system, guiding its technical direction and ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions. Responsibilities include leading UI engineering, collaborating on design and architecture of cloud-native UI components, establishing API contracts, maintaining design system standards, championing quality engineering practices (testing, CI/CD), mentoring team members, troubleshooting production issues, collaborating with product managers, and applying creative problem-solving to develop high-performing web applications. The role requires expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js/Remix.run, Redux, and various other technologies.
Must have:
  • 7+ years web app development experience
  • Expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, React
  • Proficient in RESTful services, SQL/NoSQL databases
  • Deep knowledge of DevOps tools (AWS, GitLab CI/CD)
  • Agile/Lean development experience
  • Lead UI engineering and collaboration
Good to have:
  • Master's degree
  • Digital advertising experience
  • Experience with Order Management Systems
  • Experience building Design Systems

Job Details

Job Summary:

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world. 

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

  • Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

  • Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally. 

  • Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Within DE&E Product & Technology, the Ad Platforms team is responsible for creating and scaling innovative global advertising solutions by building mission-critical tools and workflows to support addressable & linear ad sales, traffic, marketing, and ad serving. Being part of the DE&E Product & Technology team is a once-in-a-career opportunity to be a part of what is next.

This role is a part of the OMS Engineering team within the DE&E Ad Platforms organization. We strive to be a diverse team, passionate about great technology applied creatively to solve complex business problems. We are a motivated team that is committed to lifelong learning and improving, both in and out of the office. We strive to be flexible and adaptable to change both in how we execute projects and, in the technologies, we use to deliver our solutions. We care about the details because every pixel, every line of code, and every user interaction with our products determines whether we are delivering on our commitment to producing the very best products possible. You’ll be joining a talented team that works interdependently toward aggressive goals to deliver technically sound solutions. We work to ensure that we share both accountability and credit as a team. We often include our users as part of our team and we work to connect with them on a human level, understanding their world, so we can deliver software that they love to use.

Job Summary

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will spearhead the development of the OMS system, guiding its technical direction and ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions. You'll translate business requirements into efficient features while championing engineering best practices and agile principles.

Responsibilities

  • Lead hands-on UI engineering and collaborate within and across teams to design, architect, and optimize cloud-native and service-oriented UI components and applications.

  • Foster collaboration to establish API contracts, maintain design system standards, and influence best practices.

  • Champion quality engineering practices (linting, unit testing, web UI testing, pipeline automation) to enable continuous deployment.

  • Mentor team members through peer reviews, technical guidance, and creating reference implementations, while defining engineering best practices.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring seamless user experiences and system stability.

  • Drive project success by collaborating with product managers to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables.

  • Apply creative problem-solving and logical reasoning to develop high-performing, scalable web applications.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

  • 7+ years of experience in web application development.

  • Strong understanding of fundamental software design patterns and modern frameworks.

  • Expertise with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js/Remix.run, Redux, TailwindCSS/SCSS, and Web APIs, including reactive programming and REST patterns.

  • Proficiency in designing performant RESTful services using SQL/NoSQL databases, Kafka, Kinesis, and Redis.

  • Deep knowledge of DevOps tools (AWS, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes) and observability practices.

  • Proven experience in Agile and Lean development environments with a commitment to quality engineering.

  • Strong communication skills and attention to detail, ensuring pixel-perfect implementation and cross-browser compatibility.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.

  • Previous work experience in digital advertising

  • Passion for Disney’s storytelling legacy and curiosity for innovation.

  • Experience building Order Management Systems supporting Quote-to-Cash, and past experience working on Design Systems

Additional Information

#DISNEYTECH


The hiring range for this position in Seattle, Washington and New York, NY is $159,500 to $213,900 per year. Santa Monica, CA is $152,200 to $204,100 per year, San Francisco, CA is $166,800 to $223,600 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.

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