Product Software Engineer II - Messaging Platform & Cloud

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, located in New York, NY, is seeking an experienced software engineer to design backend components and run tier-1 microservices in Java for the Unified Messaging Platform.

You will implement asynchronous cloud processes, lead service design enhancements, and evaluate new technologies to optimize core services, while mentoring juniors and participating in SCRUM ceremonies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study.
• 3 years of experience building internet-scale web or services applications.
• Experience in Java, cloud services, and management tools (e.g. Git, SVN, Jira, Basecamp).
• Excellent understanding of software development fundamentals.
• Experience with writing unit, integration and functional tests.
• Experience with standard CI/CD procedures & tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Spinnaker.
• Proven ability to integrate with service APIs and/or SDKs.
• Experience working in a modern, agile software team with version control & project.

Responsibilities

• Design core, backend software components for the Unified Messaging Platform and implement tier-1 microservices in Java.
• Implement asynchronous processes to run in the cloud for various data transformation operations.
• Lead the design & enhancement of critical services in UMP, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Research and integrate new technologies into the production environment to optimize core service offerings.
• Work on tech design for various initiatives and projects as per business needs.
• Provide technical guidance to junior team members, covering code quality, system design, and best practices in software development.
• Actively participate in code reviews, offering constructive feedback to improve code quality, system reliability, and performance.
• Collaborate with your squad, Product Managers, Designers, QA, Operations, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and articulate technical decisions and outcomes.
• Participate in Agile methodology and SCRUM processes such as Sprint Planning, Backlog grooming, Daily Standups, and Retrospectives with the team.
• Provide on-call support for critical services on a rotational basis.
• Own features/functionality and deliver projects end-to-end with high quality and robust architecture.
• Ramp up on new domains and technologies.

Skills

Java

Cloud services

Unit testing

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

React/Typescript

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

SVN

Jira

Basecamp

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Spinnaker

Terraform

Job description

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, located in New York, NY, is seeking an experienced software engineer to design backend components and run tier-1 microservices in Java for the Unified Messaging Platform.

You will implement asynchronous cloud processes, lead service design enhancements, and evaluate new technologies to optimize core services, while mentoring juniors and participating in SCRUM ceremonies.