Principal Product Software Engineer
The Walt Disney Company2 months ago
Base Salary
$197k - $277k/yr
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with distributed engineering teams across multiple organizations to build software.
- Identify scalable engineering patterns, create proposals, and drive adoption.
- Challenge architectural choices and collaborate on innovative technical solutions.
- Drive adoption of consistent technical frameworks across the organization.
- Promote maintainable code, defensive programming, robust tests, and engineering best practices.
- Use application performance and cost metrics to drive improvements.
- Champion cross-team projects and collaborate with product management, technical program management, operations, and engineering teams.
- Manage, coach, and mentor team members and specialists.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field.
- 10+ years of related experience crafting large-scale, highly available services using Java, Scala, or similar technologies.
- Strong programming skills in Java and other object-oriented languages.
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, databases, SQL, and NoSQL systems.
- Experience with source control systems and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with strong communication and problem-solving skills.
- Experience directly managing and mentoring a team.
- Ability to collaborate across teams, capture requirements, drive implementation, and provide transparency.
Benefits
- Full-time employment.
- Hiring range is $206,400–$276,700 per year in San Francisco and $197,400–$264,700 per year in New York, NY.
- Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided in addition to medical, financial, and other benefits.
- Work is associated with Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology’s product engineering organization.
About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is a diversified entertainment business that produces films and television, operates theme parks and resorts, and runs streaming services including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. It earns revenue from subscriptions and advertising, theatrical distribution, licensing and merchandise, and park admissions and experiences. Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Burbank, California, Disney owns brands such as Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Studios and serves audiences worldwide.