Lead Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company (France); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Experiences is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive delivery of product, pricing and offer systems within our core commerce platform. You will lead other engineers, partner with product managers, and collaborate across business and technical teams to deliver mission-critical applications.

Responsibilities include setting architectural direction with solutions architects, overseeing implementation, testing, and operations; delivering large-scale Java-based services and back-office

Qualifications

• 7+ years of development experience, preferably full stack.
• 7+ years managing engineering and technology delivery teams.
• Experience with highly scalable architectures, patterns, and technologies.
• Experience designing architectures for resiliency and performance.
• Experience managing globally distributed delivery teams using Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor other software engineers across high performing delivery teams.
• Set technical architectural direction and design API interactions with solutions architects.
• Collaborate with other tech teams and businesses across sites for project deliverables.
• Provide technical leadership and oversee implementation, system integration, testing, operations, and sustainability.
• Deliver large or complex Java-based services and back-office UIs with digital optimization testing.
• In-depth knowledge of programming languages, cloud solutions and DevSecOps practices.
• Interact with users to define system requirements and necessary modifications.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

SQL

NoSQL databases

GraphQL

Graph databases

AWS

Microservices

Agile methodologies

Cloud native applications

Distributed delivery

Education

Bachelor's in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field/work experience

Job description

Disney Experiences is seeking a Lead Software Engineer who has passion for leading the delivery and execution of product, pricing and offer systems in the roadmap of advancing our core commerce platform. We are looking for someone that will lead other Software Engineers while partnering with product managers and collaborate with other business and technical teams to develop, deliver, and maintain mission critical applications.

You Will:

• Leadand mentor other software engineers across high performingdelivery teams.
• Work jointly with solutions architects to set the technical architectural direction while designing and developing specifications for API level interactions.
• Collaborate with other tech teams and businesses across sites for project deliverables.
• Technical leadership and oversight of implementation, system integration, quality testing, operations, and sustainability of technical solutions.
• Deliverables are typically large or highly complex software systems includes Java based services and back-office user interfaces in addition to digital optimization (a/b/n) testing of customer facing web and mobile app experiences.
• In depth knowledge of current programming languages and technologies, cloud solutions and DevSecOps practices.
• Interact with users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications.
• Code may either be used in commercial and end-user applications or may focus on software and tools in support of infrastructure and technology platforms.

Required Skills and Experience:

70% of Work, Primary:

7+ years of development experience, preferably full stack:

• Java, Spring Framework, SQL and NoSQL-based databases
• Exposure to GraphQL / Graph DBs
• Developing cloud native applications, preferably in AWS experience.
• Internet technologies, microservices architectures experience

7+ years managing engineering and technology delivery teams

• Demonstrated knowledge and working experience with highly scalable architectures, patterns, and technologies
• Experience in creating architecture designs that incorporate resiliency and performance.
• Experience managing a globally distributed delivery team utilizing Agile methodologies

30% of Work, Secondary:

• Good troubleshooting skills for triaging problems in production and test environments.
• Success at achieving sophisticated technology goals on time and on budget.
• Ability to navigate complex organizations across both technology and business teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, proven ability to develop and deliver presentations for Executive Management.
• Proven experience managing software development, lifecycle platforms and tools

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in the commerce space and products / pricing / inventory domains
• Experience in travel and hospitality/hotel industries

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’sin computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field/work experience