Engineering Leader, Mobile & Cloud Platforms

Disney; Celebration (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Experiences Technology is seeking a Manager, Software Engineering to lead the Disney Cruise Line Mobile Navigator and supporting services. The role spans mobile, web, backend, and database work, with cloud and on-prem deployments on ships.

Strong communication, budgeting, and leadership are required to align technology with business goals. You will drive reliability, scalability, and innovation across vendor relationships and a world-class support model, delivering on-time, in-scope

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of related work experience.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
• Deep understanding of Object-Oriented Analysis, Design and Development.
• Experience with web and mobile application development, backend service development, and multi-vendor environments.
• Experience with Java/J2EE architectures and cloud-based architected systems and platforms (i.e. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) along with on-premises architectures for ship deployments.
• Experience leading and recruiting technical teams, including software engineers, system and platform engineers, software architects, and technical project managers.
• Experience with Agile development approaches.
• Proven experience in monitoring, supporting, and improving application availability and reliability.
• An advocate for a diverse and inclusive culture that encourages innovation and ensures every team member feels a sense of belonging.

Responsibilities

• Oversee finances and budgets in MyPPM and contribute to forecasting and accrual processes.
• Manage an engineering team responsible for analyzing, designing, programming, debugging, and enhancing software solutions.
• Supervise delivery optimization of large-scale software programs and systems, aligning with business goals and timelines.
• Coordinate external vendor relationships and ensure contractual obligations are met.
• Proactively find opportunities for technology optimization and scalability.
• Craft and build a roadmap for delivering a world class support model and ensure ongoing health and performance of technology solutions.
• Review and build critical metrics for responsible systems using visualization tools.
• Engage in estimation and planning, aligning to project goals and timelines.
• Proactively track emerging technologies to inform strategic decisions.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

OOA/OOD

Software delivery

Java/J2EE

Cloud platforms

Agile development

Vendor management

Reliability

Job description

Disney Experiences Technology is seeking a Manager, Software Engineering to lead the Disney Cruise Line Mobile Navigator and supporting services. The role spans mobile, web, backend, and database work, with cloud and on-prem deployments on ships.

Strong communication, budgeting, and leadership are required to align technology with business goals. You will drive reliability, scalability, and innovation across vendor relationships and a world-class support model, delivering on-time, in-scope