Software Engineer - Java

The Walt Disney Company • New York, NY

3d • $123,000 - $165,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology is seeking a Software Engineer - Java to join the Data Transformation team. This team builds systems that provide data to various teams within Disney Streaming, implementing reliable services that deliver data to power user experiences for clients like Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+ across web, mobile, and living room devices. The Data Ingestion & Data Store (DIDS) Team, part of the derivative authority distribution platform (ADDP), is responsible for ingesting data from root authorities and making it available for offline and online transformation. As a Software Engineer on the DIDS team, you will collaborate with engineers, project managers, and product managers to build high-performance, stable, and scalable systems with code that is easy to read, well-tested, and adheres to best practices.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering
• Proficient in Java and at least one other OOP language such as Kotlin, Scala, Python, Go, JavaScript or TypeScript
• Experience using source control systems and CI/CD pipelines.
• Able to design backend architectures.
• Knowledge of caching technologies.
• Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, databases, etc.)
• Strong understanding of design patterns and principles.
• Knowledge of asynchronous programming.
• Strong communication skills and a desire to share your knowledge with team members and others at Disney.
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience deploying and scaling within a cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with messaging technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, etc.).
• Experience with functional programming patterns.
• Experience with: Datadog, New Relic or similar application monitoring software
• Interacting with relational databases as well as NoSQL databases
• Understanding of async programming models (events, callbacks, promises, async/await)
• Understanding of source control concepts and exposure to Git
• Build and deployment technologies such as Jenkins and Docker

Responsibilities

• Write code to implement new features or optimize existing services.
• Test code through various means: unit tests, integration tests, performance tests, etc.
• Participate in the code review process by providing feedback on pull requests.
• Participate in on-call rotation, supporting systems and services during production incidents.
• Actively participate in team ceremonies and activities like stand-ups, scrum ceremonies, high-level architecture discussions and breakdown and estimation of tasks.

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.

What This Job Offers

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