Hybrid Lead Software Engineer, Back End

at The Walt Disney Company

• Job title: Lead Software Engineer, Back End
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $155,700 - $208,700 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Apache, AWS, Cloud, Docker, DynamoDB, Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, Microservices, Redis, Spring, Spring Boot, SpringBoot, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Glendale, United States

About the role

• Lead Software Engineer enhancing Disney’s digital ad platforms with a focus on microservice architecture and performance. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Holistic understanding of the team’s domain and serving as a point of contact for stakeholders
• Leading by example, supporting their peers, and striving to improve code and design towards more scalable, clean, and decoupled implementations
• Facilitate discussions and drive resolution, making sure outcomes are clear and well-communicated
• Designing, implementing, and testing solutions to various engineering problems in a high-throughput, low-latency microservices environment
• Understanding and use of automated tools (AI) while adhering to company policy
• Reading and understanding product user stories, translating them into actionable tasks, and leading the team through their execution
• Enhancing systems’ observability with proper metrics, monitors, and alerts
• Available for On-Call rotations based on the team’s escalation policy and support schedule

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• Advanced proficiency with Java, including understanding memory management, multi-threading, profiling, thread pools, connection pools, and HTTP protocols
• Demonstrable analytical / problem-solving skills
• Experience with: SpringBoot and related Spring projects
• Non-relational database technologies like DynamoDB
• Caching datastores such as Redis, ValKey, or MemCache
• Data Streaming Mechanisms such as Apache Kafka and/or Kinesis
• Cloud platforms such as AWS
• Modern DevOps tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Domain knowledge in the Ad Tech industry
• Domain knowledge in programmatic advertising
• BS or MS in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant work experience

Benefits

• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.