Manager, Software Engineering (Full Stack), Ad Platforms at The Walt Disney Company

Glendale, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Entertainment, Advertising, MediaIndustries

Requirements

8+ years of software engineering experience
Advanced proficiency with Java
Proficiency with Javascript frameworks (React, node.js)
Solid understanding of micro-service architecture
Relational database design / implementation
Demonstrable analytical / problem solving skills
Great communication, collaboration skills and a strong teamwork ethic with both technical and non-technical audiences
Demonstrated experience leading a software development team
BS or MS in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant work experience
Willingness and desire to effectively communicate and collaborate across teams and systems on architecture, design, and implementation
Demonstrated project ownership
System and API design, and implementation best practices to guide and mentor, for example, micro-service encapsulation and loose coupling
Passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very challenging and complicated landscape
Proven ability to work with product teams to translate requirements into well-defined technical implementations, as well as the ability to define technical and operational metrics to measure system health
Keen eye for potential optimizations and enhancements
Kindness and pragmatic optimism
Deep understanding of Java and the SDLC
Experience building internal and external performant web based UIs
Detailed understanding of database design and usage, including ORM
Preferred Qualifications
SpringBoot and related Spring projects, such as spring-data-jpa
Redis and/or MemCache
Typescript
Apache Kafka and/or Kinesis
AWS or other cloud platform
Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes
Ad Tech industry

Responsibilities

Ensure the direction of your team, both from a design and implementation perspective, with a keen focus on ensuring interoperability, API design, and appropriate levels of encapsulation
Reviewing a lot of code and tests
Available for a weekly-rotating On-Call support schedule
Reading requirements documentation from Product and translating into implementation tickets, and leading the team through execution
Defining, reviewing, documenting, and estimating LOE for software and system designs in a high throughput, low latency microservices environment
Defining and prioritizing sprintable work for your team, as well as working with other leads on cross-functional projects
Enhancing system observability with proper metrics, monitors and alerts
Regularly scheduled 1:1 meetings with team members to guide them through personal and career development
Thoughtful annual reviews for direct reports
Performance management

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

JavaMicroservicesAPI DesignSystem DesignFull StackDistributed SystemsSDLC

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What technical skills are required for the Manager, Software Engineering role?

The role requires a deep understanding of Java and the SDLC, experience building performant web-based UIs, and detailed understanding of database design and usage including ORM.

Is this a remote position or does it require office work?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What is the salary or compensation for this position?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What does the company culture emphasize for this engineering manager role?

The culture emphasizes effective communication and collaboration across teams, kindness and pragmatic optimism, a passion for mentoring and learning, and guiding teams through personal development via regular 1:1 meetings.

What makes a strong candidate for this software engineering manager position?

Strong candidates demonstrate project ownership, system and API design best practices, ability to translate product requirements into technical implementations, code review expertise, and leadership in defining sprint work and enhancing observability.