Lead Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company • Celebration, FL

29d

About The Position

This role leads development of features and sustainment for the Disney Cruise Line Mobile Navigator. The engineering team covers multiple disciplines from mobile development, web development to backend services and database support and the lead engineer should have experience across these areas. The team develops custom solutions for deployment to app stores, the cloud and on-premise data centers on the ships. The candidate must effectively balance product needs, deadlines, and technical debt to deliver sustainable and upgradable solutions. This will include building out timelines for the technical delivery of features and a roadmap of keeping the technology up to date.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of related work experience
• Comfortable working in an agile environment
• An advocate for a diverse and inclusive culture that encourages innovation and ensures every team member feels a sense of belonging
• Strong ability to clearly communicate thoughts and ideas to development and leadership teams
• Minimum 5 years of experience with iOS, Android, Flutter or Java development languages
• Experience designing and leading integrations with front end to backend systems
• Experience managing and maintaining a technical backlog in Jira
• Proven track record of leading and mentoring other developers
• Bachelor's or foreign equivalent Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in the cruise line industry
• Experience implementing GenAI to increase efficiency in development and production support
• Experience with Couchbase and data replication or similar technology
• Experience with implementing and supporting integrations with mobile order and point of sales systems or property management systems

Responsibilities

• Own the analysis, design, program, debugging, and modifications of software improvements and/or new products used in shipboard applications. These could be mobile apps on our guest devices, backend services or integrations with other systems.
• Oversee and lead vendor delivery teams, ensuring they understand the scope of work and dependencies and ensuring their delivery meets our requirements and adheres to our architecture standards.
• Work typically involves large or highly sophisticated software programs and systems
• May perform or lead testing and debugging of applications, identifying innovative solutions
• Conceive, design, develop, test, and implement software components, fixes, improvements, and/or new systems and applications
• Collaborate with product partners to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications and document technical requirements in Jira
• Drive the technical estimation and planning of highly sophisticated scalable projects and dependencies between mobile and backend workstreams
• You will be expected to stay up to date with emerging technologies so you can make informed recommendations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level