Associate Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company; Florida; On-site; USD 94,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company is seeking an Associate Software Engineer in Lake Buena Vista, FL to contribute to immersive digital experiences across Disney Parks & Resorts and Disney Vacation Club. You will analyze, design, code, debug, and maintain software used in local, networked, cloud-based, or Internet-related applications.

You will work with PHP and Java libraries, collaborate with mobile teams to design API contracts, perform OSS reviews, and help onboard external teams while delivering

Qualifications

• Has knowledge of current programming language and technologies, writes code, completes programming, and may perform testing and debugging of applications.
• Conceives, designs, develops, tests, and implements software components, fixes, enhancements, and/or new systems and applications.
• Experience designing and developing highly scalable software systems and applications.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked, cloud-based, or Internet-related computer programs on existing frameworks or libraries
• Using existing procedures, you will help design, develop, test, and implement software components, fixes, enhancements, and/or new systems and applications
• Maintain and upgrade of PHP and Java Component libraries
• Engage with mobile development team to design API contracts and implement system integrations for our POS platform.
• Perform Open Source Software Technical Reviews to align with DX compliance goals.
• Enable external teams and guide them through new developer onboarding as well as integrations.
• You will gain knowledge of current programming language and technologies, code writing, programming, and testing and debugging of applications.
• Your 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
• You will code at the component level
• You will assist with results that are typically large or highly sophisticated software programs and systems

Skills

Programming languages

Software design

Scalable systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Info Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering

Tools

PHP

Java

Job description

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Associate Software Engineer

Job ID 10161941 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business Disney Experiences Date posted Oct. 20, 2026

“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences (DX). Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club.

We are responsible for the end-to-end digital and physical Guest experience for all technology & digital-led initiatives across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation and Merchandise lines of business as well as other initiatives including MyDisneyExperience and Hey, Disney!

You will analyze, design, program, debug, and modify software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked, cloud-based or Internet-related computer programs. Your 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. The deliverables are typically large or highly complex software programs and systems, and you may interact with users to define system requirements and/or required modifications.

What You Will Do

• Contribute to software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked, cloud-based, or Internet-related computer programs on existing frameworks or libraries
• Using existing procedures, you will help design, develop, test, and implement software components, fixes, enhancements, and/or new systems and applications
• Maintain and upgrade of PHP and Java Component libraries
• Engage with mobile development team to design API contracts and implement system integrations for our POS platform.
• Perform Open Source Software Technical Reviews to align with DX compliance goals.
• Enable external teams and guide them through new developer onboarding as well as integrations.
• You will gain knowledge of current programming language and technologies, code writing, programming, and testing and debugging of applications.
• Your 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
• You will code at the component level
• You will assist with results that are typically large or highly sophisticated software programs and systems

Required Qualifications

• Has knowledge of current programming language and technologies, writes code, completes programming, and may perform testing and debugging of applications.
• Conceives, designs, develops, tests, and implements software components, fixes, enhancements, and/or new systems and applications.
• Experience designing and developing highly scalable software systems and applications.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Info Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

Disclaimer

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The hiring range for this position in Lake Buena Vista, FL is $94,300 -$126,300 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. 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.

This position is withWalt Disney Attractions Technology LLC, which is part of a business we callDisney Experiences.

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