Sr Software Engineer
$141,900–$199,400 year
On-site · Seattle, Washington, United States or Santa Monica, California, United States
Job Summary
Senior Software Engineer for the Commerce Growth Messaging team, responsible for defining the architectural direction and technical roadmap for messaging services and internal tools. Take end-to-end responsibility for the design, implementation, and deployment of large-scale distributed systems; maintain high-availability services capable of handling massive traffic across Disney’s streaming brands; collaborate with multi-functional units to integrate messaging requirements; address internationalization challenges as the footprint grows; drive engineering excellence through robust architecture and high-quality code delivery in a fast-paced environment.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of intensive experience in backend development
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
- Mastery of Java or other modern backend programming languages
- Deep knowledge of services including EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, RDS, and Kinesis (or equivalent cloud providers)
- In-depth experience with both Relational (SQL) and NoSQL databases
- Proven proficiency in designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems
- Demonstrated track record of taking full ownership of features and delivering complex projects end-to-end
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical partners
- Strong ability to investigate deep-tier technical components while maintaining a high-level view of overall system architecture
- Preferred Qualifications: Previous experience working effectively within geographically distributed teams
- Proven ability to quickly ramp up on new domains, technologies, and evolving industry standards
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