Sr Software Engineer-Licensing/AI Systems at The Walt Disney Company

Glendale, California, United States

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Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Entertainment, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience building highly scalable and performant production level applications
Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning, including model building, reporting and systems integration
Strong knowledge of REST APIs, data transformation, and enterprise reporting tools
Hands-on expertise in AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn) and data pipelines
Experience in the entire development cycle, including technical design, development, testing, analysis, and product launch
Proven collaboration skills and ability to communicate about software processes, architectures, and design patterns across various teams
Experience mentoring junior team members and the ability to deliver encouraging and constructive feedback
Experience working in an Agile Team consisting of product managers, project managers, design, QA, and tech
Excellent communication skills required to interact with senior leaders, technical colleagues, and partners
Self-motivated, quick learner
Strong problem-solving and analysis skills
Strong knowledge of unit testing and continuous integration
Deep knowledge and experience of managing, orchestrating, and monitoring distributed production systems
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field/work experience
Preferred: Experience in Licensing Financial Systems
Preferred: Background in data engineering or applied AI in enterprise environments

Responsibilities

Lead the design, configuration, and deployment of Adaptive Planning models, sheets and dashboards for enterprise-level forecast planning
Develop custom integrations between Adaptive Planning and other custom solutions using Java, Python, Custom Cloud Loader and RESTful APIs
Design and develop and provide oversight for web solutions for our existing and new platform
Analyze user stories, provide realistic estimations, and participate in sprint planning, scrums, demos, and retrospectives
Collaborate with product, and other stakeholders in defining solutions that are scalable, easily maintainable and within the expected budget and timeline
Create detailed software development documentation and assist in assigning tasks to team members
Build well-designed, well-engineered, stable, performant applications using Java, Angular, and Node JS
Guide and mentor other team members by providing oversight and direction
Recommend improvements to processes, technologies, and coding practices that improve the team's effectiveness
Strong ability to maintain focus and problem solve in a dynamic, fast-paced environment working with cross-functional teams
Keep up to date with the current technologies and latest trends, be able to innovate and provide creative solutions to existing and new problems

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

JavaPythonAngularNode.jsRESTful APIsAdaptive PlanningAgileScrum

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What are the required qualifications for this Senior Software Engineer role?

Candidates need at least 5 years of experience building highly scalable and performant production level applications, experience with Workday Adaptive Planning including model building, reporting and systems integration, strong knowledge of REST APIs, data transformation, and enterprise reporting tools, plus hands-on expertise in AI/ML frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn and data pipelines.

What technologies does the team use for this position?

The team uses Java, Angular, Node JS, the Spring Framework, Services/MicroServices Architecture, cloud experience (AWS), Relational Database Skills (Maria DB), Docker, monitoring/logging tools (e.g. Splunk, AppDynamics), and Vault.

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 role?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What does a strong candidate for this role look like?

A strong candidate has 5+ years building scalable applications, expertise in Workday Adaptive Planning and AI/ML frameworks, proficiency in Java, Python, Angular, Node JS, REST APIs, and experience across the full development cycle including design, development, and testing.