Lead Software Architect: Observability & Data Pipelines

The Walt Disney Company; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

Financial Benefits

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company seeks a senior engineer to lead the design and delivery of observability tools, data pipelines, and engineering systems. You will set architecture and coordinate large-scale work across teams, driving reliability and performance improvements through data-driven insights and rapid issue resolution.

Qualifications include seven+ years in software development, architecture experience, and strong analytics.

Qualifications

• Requires at least seven years of professional software development experience and production application architecture.
• Strong analytical skills with a track record of leading complex technical work.
• Modern development and deployment experience; observability/data platforms and distributed systems are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of observability tools, data pipelines, and engineering systems.
• Set architecture and coordinate large-scale work across teams.
• Drive reliability and performance improvements through data-driven insights and issue resolution.

Skills

Software Development

Observability

System Architecture

Data Pipelines

Distributed Systems

Root Cause Analysis

AI-Assisted Development

Cross-Team Collaboration

Data Analysis

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in a quantitative field

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Golang

TypeScript

Python

Java

Job description

The Walt Disney Company seeks a senior engineer to lead the design and delivery of observability tools, data pipelines, and engineering systems. You will set architecture and coordinate large-scale work across teams, driving reliability and performance improvements through data-driven insights and rapid issue resolution.

Qualifications include seven+ years in software development, architecture experience, and strong analytics.