Lead Software Engineer at The Walt Disney Company

Santa Monica, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Entertainment, Media, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

Proven experience with working in mission-critical infrastructure
Experience building and maintaining large-scale data systems with varied requirements and large storage capabilities
Enjoyment of building large-scale big data infrastructure

Responsibilities

Develop, scale, and improve in-house/cloud and open-source big data engines (e.g. Spark, Flink, Presto/Trino, etc.)
Investigate new big data technology, and apply it to the Disney Streaming production environment
Build next-gen cloud-based big data infrastructure for batch and streaming data applications, and continuously improve performance, scalability and availability
Handle architectural and design considerations such as performance, scalability, reusability, and flexibility issues
Advocate engineering best practices, including the use of design patterns, code review, and automated unit/functional testing
Work together with other engineering teams to influence them on big data system design and optimization
Define and lead the adoption of best practices and processes
Collaborate with senior internal team members and external stakeholders to gather requirements and drive implementation
Collaborate efficiently with Product Managers and other developers to build datastores as a service

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the employment type for this Lead Software Engineer position?

This is a full-time position.

Is this Lead Software Engineer role remote or office-based?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What skills and experience are required for the Lead Software Engineer role?

The role requires proven experience with mission-critical infrastructure and building/maintaining large-scale data systems, along with familiarity with big data services like Hadoop, Spark, Flink, Presto, and Hive.

What is the company culture like at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology?

The team consists of Storytellers and Innovators, Creators and Builders, Entertainers and Engineers, focusing on marrying technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive innovation and scalability.

What makes a strong candidate for this Lead Software Engineer position?

A strong candidate enjoys building large-scale big data infrastructure, has experience with mission-critical systems, and can handle varied requirements and large storage capabilities in distributed data centers and cloud environments.