Senior Software Engineer

Job Posting Title:

Senior Software Engineer

Req ID:

10117076

Job Description:

Overview

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also redefining Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to improve flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

• Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.

• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

This role is part of the Tools and Operations Engineering Team within the DE&E Business Operations organization. Our group is passionate about creatively building the best solutions to solve complex business problems. Individuals interested in joining our organization should be highly motivated and committed to lifelong learning and improving, both in and out of the office.

We strive to be flexible and adaptable to change, whether in the execution of projects or in the technologies we use to deliver our solutions. Members of this highly collaborative team rely on transparency, valuing the trust and relationships that evolve organically because of honesty and openness from both management and your peers. Success is not measured by individual accomplishments, but by the creation of innovative solutions delivered as a result of effective partnerships.

Job Summary

As a Senior Software Engineer, the thing that sets you apart from other software engineers is your experience solving complex technical and business problems with very little guidance while ensuring alignment with company and team values and objectives. In addition, you may be responsible for leading other engineers. Your primary focus is as a contributor working to accomplish technical tasks through the application of your engineering skills, delegating to others where possible and appropriate.

We’re looking for someone with a proven track record and experience. You will develop and follow efficient, and effective best practices within the team. Our goal is to create an inclusive, cohesive, and productive team, built on trust and enthusiasm – and we want you to help build that culture! Your work will directly support applications in areas such as Service Management, Financial Management, Data Management, Knowledge Graph and Business Intelligence.

As a Senior Software Engineer, your main goal is to help the company get more value out of its applications by developing solutions to make them as useful, accurate, and secure as possible. To get this job done, you will work with a variety of programming languages such as JavaScript, SQL or other emerging languages and frameworks that you may need to learn on-the-fly. You will also be required to leverage and develop many cloud services within AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud to deliver solutions.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Lead the design of solutions within the team to deliver on business and user requirements.

• Contribute to code writing, development, and testing while providing leadership towards the completion of solutions.

• Mentor and coach more junior members of the team helping to improve their skills, knowledge and productivity.

• In this role, you will work with Applications and data in Service Management, Financial Management, and Service Portfolio areas.

• Be the Security Champion, ensuring application and data security is at the center of all solutioning

General Responsibilities:

• Design, write, test and deploy code to develop and support solutions.

• Operate in a dynamic, quickly changing business environment, typically with little direct guidance, seek information on your own or in your team to understand complex integrations and challenges, and ideate innovative and creative solutions to navigate difficult obstacles and solve problems for the organization.

• Contribute towards the end-to-end li