Lead Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 159,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

As a Lead Software Engineer in the Experimentation & Experience Controls team, you will lead an engineering squad responsible for delivering multi-region, global distributed systems. Join a dynamic, inclusive engineering organization grounded in Scrum, Agile, CI/CD, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Benefits

Bonuses

Incentives

Medical benefits

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong understanding of coding, testing, and development best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead an agile squad responsible for critical products in multi-region cloud environments.
• Make technical and architectural decisions, influence the team roadmap.

Skills

Agile

Collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Lead Software Engineer

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Job ID: 10121258
Location: New York, NY, USA / Greater Manchester, UK
Business: Disney Entertainment
Date posted: May 15, 2025

Job Summary:

As a Lead Software Engineer in the Experimentation & Experience Controls team, you will lead an engineering squad responsible for delivering multi-region, global distributed systems.

Join a dynamic, inclusive engineering organization grounded in Scrum, Agile, CI/CD, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Work on our high-scale in-house A/B testing and Feature Flagging product, capable of serving millions of requests with millisecond response times, enabling experimentation, feature, release management, and real-time user targeting across Disney Entertainment and ESPN.

Responsibilities

• Lead an agile squad responsible for critical products in multi-region cloud environments, fostering innovation and collaboration.
• Promote high-quality delivery through Agile practices, code reviews, and balancing testing and performance priorities.
• Make technical and architectural decisions, influence the team roadmap, and align with organizational goals.
• Contribute to an inclusive culture valuing learning, collaboration, and excellence.
• Mentor engineers to improve their skills and profiles within and outside the organization.

Experience

• Experience leading significant product or feature delivery within Agile teams.
• Strong understanding of coding, testing, and development best practices.
• Experience with JVM languages such as Java, Scala, or Kotlin; familiarity with Scala preferred.
• Designing, building, and operating distributed systems with failover strategies.
• Experience with cloud providers like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Familiarity with Terraform or similar IaC tools.

Additional Skills (Not mandatory)

• Building micro/web services (REST, GraphQL).
• Interest or experience in functional programming with Scala stacks like Cats Effect and ZIO.
• Monitoring and optimizing JVM applications.
• Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, Aurora, DynamoDB.
• Experience with streaming data tools like Kinesis or Kafka.
• Knowledge of data platforms like Databricks or Snowflake.
• Excellent communication skills and leadership in ambiguous situations.
• Mentoring and community contributions.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 7 years of relevant work experience.

The salary range in NYC is $159,500 - $213,900, with actual offers depending on experience and location. Benefits include bonuses, incentives, medical, and other perks.

About Disney Entertainment:

Join Disney to work with world-class leaders on innovative entertainment creating memories for families worldwide.

About The Walt Disney Company:

A global leader in entertainment with diverse segments, creating stories and experiences enjoyed worldwide.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, part of Disney Entertainment.

Disney is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applicants regardless of background or disability. For accommodations, email [e-mail].