“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 DCP organization within Technology & Digital for Disney Experiences. It works closely with Licensing and Publishing from across the company.
The Senior Software Engineer will report to the Manager, Technology.
About The Role & Team:
· Our team under Technology & Digital at Disney Experiences supports leading licensing and publishing operations, encompassing a range of products from toys to digital games and applications, including the world's largest children's publisher. The team manages various SaaS and proprietary applications across different technologies.
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 programs
· Responsible for performing testing and debugging of applications
· Code may be used in commercial and end-user applications or focus on software and tools supporting infrastructure and technology platforms
· Code at the component level
· Work typically involves large or highly sophisticated software programs and systems
· Possess a proven understanding of current programming language and technologies, with strong skills in writing code and completing programming tasks
· Interact with users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications
· Conceive, design, develop, test, and implement software components, fixes, improvements, and/or new systems and applications
· Design and develop highly scalable software systems and applications
· You will be expected to stay up to date with emerging technologies
Required Qualifications:
· Minimum 5 years of related work experience
· Comfortable working in an agile environment
· Proficiency in Java and full stack development, with a proactive demeanor towards continuous learning and skill development, and an interest in mastering emerging data engineering tools and methodologies
· 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
Preferred Qualifications:
· Experience working on large scale enterprise B2B systems
· Experience working with SaaS solutions
· Familiarity with the entire web stack
· Experience with localization and accessibility
· Experience maintaining a full-stack development environment with technologies including JavaScript, Angular, React, HTML, Java, Node.js, and SQL
· MuleSoft experience is desirable
· Experience with the Adobe suite of applications is preferred
· Experience working with Global teams across a wide range of time zones
· Experience creating, maintaining, and enforcing code quality standards
Required Education:
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