Senior Staff Product Software Engineer

As a lead software engineer, you will be assuming a pivotal role within our team, helping shape the future of our foundational services within the quote-to-cash space. You will be responsible for guiding the technical direction of our team and ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions that meet the needs of our user base. The ideal candidate should be proficient in Python, Django and/or Flask, SQL, and Terraform and have experience with JavaScript. They must combine engineering skills with strong communication skills to work with stakeholders to turn business requirements into efficient, scalable features.

We're looking for a passionate technical expert who wants to come here to do their very best work and make their mark, adding their chapter to the long and storied history of The Walt Disney Company. Someone who holds themselves and their team accountable in a professional, collaborative manner. A collaborative technologist who seeks to bring the best out in themselves and their team. Someone who can provide guidance, a fresh perspective, and innovative insight into our initiatives.

Responsibilities:

Full lifecycle of software development (requirements gathering, designing, building, testing, maintenance, and support).

Work within a cross-functional team of engineers building software in a collaborative and agile development environment.

Foster an open environment of mutual support and engineering effectiveness.

Escalate and report project status, progress, and risks to your leadership.

Influence and drive software engineering and architecture best practices and standards within the team.

Support the team in continuously improving the organisation's tools for owning and operating software.

Author and provide feedback on technical proposals and root cause analyses.

Provide technical guidance and coaching to a team of software engineers.

Lead the design, development and deployment of microservices, including inter-service communication and data consistency.

Lead the design and development of high-quality solutions using Django/Flask, showcasing advanced skills.

Work with databases and message queues to ensure seamless data flow and integrations.

Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate user requirements into functional and scalable solutions.

Champion best practices for software development, ensuring adherence to quality standards and coding guidelines.

Stay abreast of the latest trends and technologies, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of innovation.

Conduct technical reviews, provide guidance on technical debt reduction, and oversee the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues, ensuring system stability and performance.

Document technical decisions and maintain comprehensible documentation for future reference.

Requirements:

Proficiency in Python, SQL/NoSQL, serverless architecture, API design, and security.

Minimum and Preferred. Inclusive of licences/certs (include functional experience as well as behavioural attributes and/or leadership capabilities).

Must Have:

Hold a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems, engineering, or another technical field.

Have 7+ years of experience in web application development or software engineering in a large enterprise environment using modern frameworks.

Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Have strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Have deep expertise in Python and frameworks like Django and/or Flask.

Have deep expertise in core libraries including django-ninja-extra, npmy, pydantic, pyyaml, pytest, ruff, and sphinx.

Have deep knowledge of Postgres and other SQL and NoSQL databases.

Have deep knowledge in designing and developing serverless architectures.

Have experience with Kafka, Kinesis, and Redis (Elasticache).

Possess extensive experience in developing industry-level, highly available and scalable services.

Have expertise in cloud-based computing principles and practices.

Have a deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Docker/containerisation, Kubernetes/orchestration and AWS.

Have expertise with cloud infrastructure technologies: AWS Lambda, Terraform, K8S, Spinnaker, IAM, ALB, etc.

Have experience working with observability tooling such as DataDog.

Have a track record of championing quality engineering and be adamant that all code is written in a way that can be tested with unit tests.

Have experience working with high-performing teams using Agile and Lean methodologies and frameworks.

Have the ability to adapt to new technologies and changing project requirements.

Have the capability to align technical decisions with business goals to drive innovation within the team.

Care about your craft and have opinions about the right way to do things with technology.

Good to Have:

A master's degree in computer science, software engineering or a related technical discipline is highly desirable.

Experience creating performant user interfaces leveraging HTML/CSS/JS and React or other frameworks.

Experience with AI (GenAI, LangChain, RAG, and machine learning).

Previous work experience in digital advertising.

Experience working with vendor teams to deliver high-quality results.

Strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the magic and a desire to be a part of it.