Lead Software Engineer: AI-Driven Cloud-Native Systems

Disney Experiences Careers; Lake Buena Vista (FL); On-site; USD 151,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Experiences invites a Lead Software Engineer to spearhead the design and development of scalable software systems across the company’s digital experiences. You will hands-on code in Java, work with AWS/cloud-native patterns, and guide architecture while championing AI-powered tools to accelerate delivery.

You will own critical reservation and inventory systems, ensure reliability across production, and collaborate with product, UI/UX, and architecture teams to meet evolving business needs.

Qualifications

• 7+ years building large-scale software systems and leading teams.
• Experience in solution and application architecture.
• Hands-on familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong Java 21+, Spring, microservices, and RESTful APIs.
• Deep experience with AWS, databases (DynamoDB, Aurora, MongoDB), Kafka, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid understanding of OO design, coding best practices, and Agile/DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead and personally build scalable, well-documented software systems and APIs from design to delivery using Java, AWS, relational and NoSQL databases, messaging, and orchestration technologies.
• Champion AI-driven development and architecture, embedding AI-powered tools across the lifecycle to accelerate delivery and improve quality.
• Set architectural direction by translating requirements into solution architectures and coordinating with stakeholders.
• Own dining and bookable experience reservation systems, maintaining deep expertise in inventory, availability, offers, and reservations.
• Integrate and support complex systems across databases, messaging, and orchestration platforms; manage AWS infrastructure for reliability.
• Drive engineering quality through code/design reviews, automated testing, and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product owners, engineering partners, and delivery managers to align solutions with business needs.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Java & Spring

Microservices

RESTful APIs

AI tooling

Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor's in CS/IS/SE

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Disney Experiences invites a Lead Software Engineer to spearhead the design and development of scalable software systems across the company’s digital experiences. You will hands-on code in Java, work with AWS/cloud-native patterns, and guide architecture while championing AI-powered tools to accelerate delivery.

You will own critical reservation and inventory systems, ensure reliability across production, and collaborate with product, UI/UX, and architecture teams to meet evolving business needs.