Job Posting Title:

Sr Software Engineer

Req ID:

10125045

Job Description:

“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.

The Senior Software Engineer applies practical knowledge of application development and engineering to design, implement, test, and deploy both new software applications/platforms and changes to existing platforms, including issue fixes, enhancements, and new features for components of varying levels of complexity. The Senior Software Engineer owns development of assigned features, ensuring said deliverables are highly scalable and performant, and is expected to drive delivery of components through their own work and any junior engineers’ work. Concerning new initiatives or enhancements, the Senior Software Engineer will also provide input and guidance on solution design, leveraging their expertise to lay out the foundation for subsequent software development activities. The Senior Software Engineer provides technical guidance to team members and business partners, acting as both a subject matter expert and point of escalation based on the initiative.

Responsibilities:

• Owns the design and development of software fixes, enhancements, and/or new system components
• Drives development of components through own work and junior engineers’ work
• Develops technical solutions that meet specifications and impact future delivery efforts
• Executes assigned component-level software development projects and/or major fixes to existing applications using combination of new and existing technologies
• Develops specifications for assigned components, projects, or fixes
• Writes own code for delivery efforts and reviews others’ code for oversight
• Participates in setting the architectural direction for software delivery initiatives
• Lead troubleshooting efforts on end-to-end application issues, inclusive of both front-end and back-end solutions
• Interacts and coordinates deliverables with other technical groups across the organization
• Serves as high-level technical advisor and “go-to” resource for less experienced developers, providing tech-focused guidance and oversight
• Leads team members in problem analysis and issue resolution

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of coding and software development experience, with focus on highly scalable, high-volume applications and/or platforms
• Experience with Java 14+, stream processing, JavaScript and/or TypeScript, XML, JSON, messaging, AWS cloud infrastructure
• Strong understanding of microservices, RESTful APIs, cloud computing
• Strong expertise in object-oriented development as well as reactive and functional programming, with understanding of design principles, patterns, and coding best practices
• Experience with integration and deployment tooling, including Jenkins, Harness, Docker, etc.
• Familiarity with database platforms, including both relational (MySQL/MariaDB preferred) and NoSQL (DynamoDB and MongoDB preferred)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Java 17+, Spring Boot, reactive processing and/or streams

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or related equivalent experience

Preferred Education:

• Master’s degree in computer science, information systems or related equivalent experience

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Job Posting Segment:

Technology & Digital

Job Posting Primary Business:

Tech Delivery, Platforms, & Core Systems

Primary Job Posting Category:

Software Engineer

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Orlando, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2025-07-01