Sr Software Engineer
The Walt Disney Company2 months ago
Seattle, WA, USA or New York, NY, USASenior
Base Salary
$142k - $199k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define the architectural direction and technical roadmap for messaging services and internal tools.
- Design, implement, and deploy large-scale distributed systems end to end.
- Maintain and optimize highly available services capable of handling major traffic spikes across multiple streaming brands.
- Partner with cross-functional business units and stakeholders to integrate messaging requirements across diverse domains.
- Investigate technical challenges related to internationalization as the streaming footprint expands worldwide.
- Drive engineering excellence through robust architecture and high-quality code delivery.
Requirements
- 5+ years of intensive backend development experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field, or equivalent work experience.
- Mastery of Java or another modern backend programming language.
- Deep knowledge of EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, RDS, and Kinesis, or equivalent cloud providers.
- In-depth experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Proven proficiency designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.
- Demonstrated ownership of features and delivery of complex projects end to end.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with technical and non-technical partners.
- Ability to investigate deep-tier technical components while maintaining a high-level view of system architecture.
- Preferred experience working effectively within geographically distributed teams.
- Ability to quickly ramp up on new domains, technologies, and evolving industry standards.
Benefits
- Full-time employment.
- Medical, financial, and other benefits may be provided depending on the level and position.
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be included in the compensation package.