Principal Software Engineer
| Company | The Walt Disney Company |
|---|---|
| Location | Bristol, CT, USA, Glendale, CA, USA, New York, NY, USA |
| Salary | $184300 – $270700 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- BS, BA, or advanced degree in computer science, engineering or its equivalent
- 10+ years hands-on professional experience with Backend development
- Experience working a significant consumer product that is currently available
- Comprehensive knowledge of Server-Side Technologies like Node.js, Python, Java
- C++ and render engine knowledge is a plus
- Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as the larger engineering organization
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanations
- Write efficient, reliable, and maintainable code whether implementing architectural improvements, user-facing features, or fixing defects
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems, and errors encountered across our various platforms
- Analyze and optimize application code for efficiency, reliability, and performance
- Understand product architecture, assisting other Software Architects as necessary
- Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
- Work with minimal technical supervision and supplemental engineering support
- Embrace a highly collaborative team that rewards quality code and effective communication
- Operate as an expert resource to other Software Engineers, providing an open learning environment for cross-team knowledge sharing
- Often regarded as an expert in their field
- Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
- Contributes to the development of functional strategy
- Leads project teams to achieve milestones and objectives
- Consistently involved in major work efforts of strategic importance, working directly with senior levels, often multidisciplinary in nature.
Responsibilities
- Work with teams from around Disney to architect, develop and integrate business critical features
- Oversee the design of complex technical projects which are typically company-wide initiatives. Oversee multiple products or services conception, design, and initial specifications and help define the technology strategy to be implemented by multiple domains.
- Contributes to product and solution designs to address critical and strategic issues and complex problems spanning multiple product groups
- Develop technology strategy in response to company-wide strategy and initiatives in support of the needs of key business segments and stakeholders.
- Sets technical direction, strategy and drives technology innovation within multiple product segments across the company.
- Produces technical designs and informs product strategies that anticipate, as best as possible, the needs of the business for years to come.
Preferred Qualifications
- C++ and render engine knowledge is a plus