Senior Software Engineer - Scala

Technology is at the heart of Disney's past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more - all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney's media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company's media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.

Here are a few reasons why we think you'd love working here:

• Building the future of Disney's media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

• Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney's technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company's brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News...and many more. These products and brands - and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry - matter to millions of people globally.

• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

As a Senior Software Engineer with the Orders team, you will collaborate with the team, cross-functional and peer engineering teams, and product management to design, deliver and evolve the commerce systems for Disney's global direct-to-consumer and streaming businesses, processing millions of orders daily.

You will provide robust engineering solutions to reliably process subscriber sign-ups, switches, and renewals. You will contribute to and be part of an engaging, dynamic, and inclusive engineering organization delivering solutions grounded in quality and motivated by a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

If you're passionate about software engineering, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are excited to make a broader impact, this is a phenomenal role for you!

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and continuously improve the quality, reliability, scalability, and security of backend commerce systems using functional Scala, as well as Terraform, SQL, Python, YAML, etc.

• Collaborate with cross-functional product and engineering teams to design and implement new features and capabilities for our subscribers and stakeholders.

• Write, test, and release high quality software systems using a mix of technologies including Scala, Typelevel Cats, FS2, Kubernetes, AWS Q, DynamoDB, Kinesis, SQS, and Lambda.

• Innovate, promote continuous improvement, and establish best practices.

• Contribute to maintaining, updating, and expanding existing systems while maintaining uptime SLAs.

• Contribute to the team on-call rotation and the operational support of the team's services.

• Be a part of a distributed team and local office culture.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study and/or equivalent work experience

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant software engineering experience

• Proficient in at least one programming language, Scala is ideal

• Solid foundational programming skills with the ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code

• Proven experience designing, developing, and operating production-quality software that is secure, scalable, resilient, and highly available at scale

• Experience with data storage engines, message queues, streaming data, and cloud technologies

• Commitment to continuous improvement of engineering practices, code quality, and product reliability

• Customer experience mindset with the ability to take action to improve the customer experience

• Clear verbal and written communication skills

• Willingness to learn, experiment, and take ownership

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The hiring range for this position in New York, NY and Seattle, WA is $145,400 to $195,000 per year, in San Francisco, CA is $152,100 to $203,900 per year and in Los Angeles, CA is $138,900 to $186,200 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. 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.

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Location: Glendale,California

Job Posting Company: Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

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