Software Engineer (PH)

The Walt Disney Company; Lake Buena Vista (FL); On-site; USD 112,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Experiences Technology & Digital seeks a talented full-stack engineer to build and maintain features across an Angular/TypeScript SPA, a Java-based VAS layer, and backend services. You’ll contribute across design, development, testing, and deployment in an Agile environment, collaborating with PMs, UX, and QA.

The role emphasizes production readiness and integration with AI-assisted tools. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of experience, strong UI/API testing skills, and a passion for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of software development experience as a full-stack engineer with strong UI, API, and cloud capabilities.
• Proficiency in Angular, TypeScript, Nx, Playwright, HTML/CSS, Java 17+, Spring Boot, microservices, CI/CD, REST APIs, and OOP concepts.
• Strong emphasis on UI/API testing (JUnit, Postman) and production readiness; experience with AI-assisted development tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain full-stack features spanning Angular/TypeScript SPA, Java VAS layer, and backend services.
• Keep UI/SPA and VAS focused on presentation while steering core logic to backend services.
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle with guidance from senior engineers.
• Provide production support, troubleshoot, and assist with releases to ensure reliability.
• Stay current with new tech and share learnings with the team.
• Use AI tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude) to accelerate development and debugging.

Skills

Full-stack engineer

Angular

TypeScript

HTML/CSS

Java 17+

Spring Boot

Microservices

CI/CD

REST APIs

OOP concepts

JUnit

Postman

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude

Agile

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science/Engineering/IT

Tools

Nx

Playwright

JUnit

Postman

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude

AWS

Job description

“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences Technology & Digital. Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club.

We are responsible for the end-to-end digital and physical Guest experience for all technology and digital-led initiatives across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation and Merchandise lines of business as well as other initiatives including MyDisneyExperience and Hey, Disney!

This role is a part of the Retail & Restaurant Commerce Technology organization within Disney Experiences Technology & Digital. It works closely with a diverse team of engineers and service owners from across the company.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative, AI-enabled problem solver who enjoys building high-quality systems and tackling complex technical challenges. This role focuses on enhancing and supporting the Payments and Accounting ecosystem through system upgrades, reliability improvements, and new feature development in a fast-paced environment, reporting to the Manager of Technology.

This role is a project hire role for a duration of 24 months.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintainfull-stack internal and external-facing features spanning our Angular/TypeScript single-page application, our Java View Assembly Service (VAS) layer, and integrating with our back-end Java services, working comfortably across the entire stack.
• Implement features aligned to our solution approach, keeping the Angular SPA and VAS layer focused on presentation, orchestration, and view composition rather than core logic. Coordinate with and support team efforts to implement the majority of core business logic in the back-end Java services.
• Contribute to features across the full software development lifecycle — design, development, testing, code review, deployment, and technical documentation — with guidance from senior engineers on more complex or ambiguous work.
• Provide production support, troubleshoot issues across the stack, resolve defects, and assist with releases to maintain system reliability and uptime.
• Stay current on emerging technologies and engineering practices, and share relevant tools, patterns, and learnings with the team to support its ongoing engineering approach.
• Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude) effectively to generate well-written, maintainable code with comprehensive test coverage, and to accelerate debugging and code review, while applying sound engineering judgment.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 3+ yearsof software development experience as afull-stack engineerwith strongUI, API, and cloudcapabilities.
• Proficient with front end development languages and tools:Angular, TypeScript, Nx to manage the monorepo, Playwright for end-to-end testing,HTML and CSS.
• Demonstrated ability to develop with backend languages and tools:Java 17+, Spring Boot, microservices, CI/CD,REST APIsand experience with object Oriented programming concepts.
• Strong practitioner of engineering quality in work products: insisting on comprehensive UI/API testing (JUnit, Postman) coverage, strong debugging skills, experience supporting production readiness, and experience integrating with external teams.
• Demonstrated experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude to accelerate software development, debugging, test creation, code reviews, and documentation.
• Experience working in Agile teams alongside product managers, project managers, UX designers, and QA engineers.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams and business partners.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ideal candidate has exposure to AWS environments.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

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The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $111,900.00-$150,000.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.