Staff Software Program Engineer - Remote Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Program Engineer to join our Identity Engineering team at The Walt Disney Company. As a key member of our engineering organization, you will play a crucial role in driving technical direction, introducing best practices, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on large-scale, globally replicated systems that shape the user experience on Disney sites and applications, including Disney+, ESPN, Hulu, Parks, and Cruises. You will be responsible for identifying, defining, and refining best practices for the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of stateful microservices and lambdas in a multi-area cloud environment.

As a Staff Software Program Engineer, you will:

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams, promoting agile practices and collaboration
• Design and implement scalable, efficient, and reliable software systems, leveraging expertise in object-oriented programming (OOP), functional programming (FP), and continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, QA, operations, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and articulate technical solutions and architectures
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, applying knowledge to continuously improve our systems and processes

Technical Requirements

• Experience with one of the following Java Virtual Machine (JVM) languages: Java, Scala, or Kotlin
• Experience with at least one of the following cloud providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Compute (GCP), or Microsoft Azure
• Familiarity with Spark, Hive, or Presto

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the Scala programming language and popular frameworks, including Cats, Cats Effect, ZIO, and Http4s
• Experience with both object-oriented programming (OOP) and functional programming (FP) best practices
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Terraform, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices
• Experience with Python programming language, particularly with Spark and machine learning
• Familiarity with Databricks and Apache Airflow products

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Structures, Software, Electrical, or Electronics Engineering, or a related field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

Join our dynamic and inclusive engineering team and contribute to the development of cutting-edge systems that power the Disney experience. Apply now to take the first step towards a rewarding new role.

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