Software Engineer

Who We Are

The Walt Disney Company connects with audiences around the world through the power of unparalleled storytelling, iconic brands, and innovative technologies. Behind the scenes, the Enterprise Technology organization drives our competitive advantage by enhancing consumer experiences, reimagining the digital employee experience, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence.

We Are Hiring! We need a Software Engineer to join our group!

As a Software Engineer within Enterprise Technology’s Custom Applications group, you will be part of an agile delivery team working on products for a variety of businesses and brands across The Walt Disney Company, including Disney Parks, Studios, ESPN, National Geographic, and more. You will bring your expertise in modern programming languages, libraries, and frameworks to analyze, design, code, test, debug, and modify highly scalable software used in commercial, internal, and end-user applications.

This role is the perfect opportunity for a Software Engineer that has experience delivering software as part of a multi-functional scrum team and is seeking to build their skills, portfolio, and network within the world’s premier entertainment company.

What You Will Do

Work as part of a multi-functional scrum team to scope, architect, implement, test, and deliver software solutions according to requirements/specifications

Full stack development of custom web apps primarily on the LAMP tech stack and React, including WordPress sites and Laravel apps

Low-code/no-code development using modular, pre-built components

Perform peer and vendor code reviews for compliance, security, performance, and standard methodologies

Triage technical issues and coordinate mitigation/remediation with impacted business and technical partners

Analyze/audit existing applications to identify code, platform, or capability gaps and provide recommendations to product teams

Create and maintain documentation on products, processes, features, and solutions

Build working relationships with technology teams across the enterprise

Mentor and support junior developers and interns

Required Qualifications & Skills

Minimum of 3+ years experience in software engineering

3+ years professional development experience on the LAMP tech stack with web frameworks, languages, and libraries

Hands-on CMS development, including expertise in WordPress sites using Gutenberg for full site editing

Fluency with enterprise class software development tools and workflows, including virtualization (Docker), CI/CD, version control (GitHub, GitLab) and ticketing systems (ServiceNow, Jira)

Experience with AWS, RESTful web services and REST APIs

Ability to identify efficient, scalable, sustainable solutions without over-engineering or creating tech debt

Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical partners and derive technical solutions from non-technical business needs

Flexible, organized, and motivated to independently lead multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

Nice To Have

A11y. Expert on digital accessibility and disability inclusion, including WCAG, WAI-ARIA, Title III of the ADA, and accessibility testing within the development process

Familiarity with UX concepts and workflows to transform design prototypes into standards-compliant, accessible solutions

Knowledge of and passion for the legacy, brands, and offerings of The Walt Disney Company

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience