Sr Principal Software Engineer

Walt Disney • New York, NY

142d • $213,100 - $285,700

About The Position

As a Sr Principal Software Engineer within the Identity Engineering organization, you will be responsible for: identifying or introducing best practices within the organization; setting technical, and architectural direction across the organization; helping squads, and individuals execute on that direction; and providing subject matter expertise to help accelerate project delivery. You will do this in collaboration with your peers in the Identity Engineering architecture group, and by partnering with engineering and product leaders throughout the organization. You will contribute to, and be part of an engaging, dynamic, and inclusive engineering organization. You, and the engineering organization you will be part of, will: advocate, and promote agile practices; encourage collaboration, and teamwork; provide expert guidance on object-oriented programming (OOP), functional programming (FP), and Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD); and be committed to continuous learning and improvement. Identity Engineering delivers Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) capabilities across The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) including but not limited to: Disney+, ESPN, Hulu, Parks, and Cruises. Identity Engineering squads build and run high-traffic and globally replicated systems which form an integral and visible part of every user's journey on Disney sites and applications.

Requirements

• Minimum of 12 years of related work experience.
• Familiarity with at least one of the following Java Virtual Machine (JVM) languages: Java, Scala, or Kotlin.
• Familiarity with at least one of the following cloud providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Compute (GCP), or Microsoft Azure.
• Familiarity with at least one of the following: Spark, Hive, or Presto.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise with open standards in the identity space, including: OpenID, OpenID Connect (OIDC), OAuth, SAML, and LDAP.
• Familiarity with Scala programming language and popular frameworks such as: Cats, Cats Effect, ZIO, and http4s.
• Familiarity with both object-oriented programming (OOP) and functional programming (FP) best practices.
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Terraform, and infrastructure as code (IaC) best practices.
• Familiarity with Databricks and Apache Airflow products.

Responsibilities

• Discover, define, and refine best practices for the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of stateful microservices and lambdas in a multi-region cloud environment.
• Promoting Open Standards for all areas of Identity management where applicable, including Authentication, Authorization, SSO, and Identity Provisioning.
• Provide guidance to engineering leaders and their teams to help them improve their technical ability and build their understanding of the products and platform that we are responsible for.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, QA, Operations, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and articulate technical solutions and architectures.

Benefits

• The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $213,100 to $285,700 per year.
• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package.
• 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: Senior
• Industry: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees