Sr. Software Engineer

Job Summary :

As a member of our team, you will strive to accomplish the following goals :

Contributing to the successful implementation of solutions for complex technical problems with DE&E Technology engineering teams

Owning the development and maintenance of two or more functional areas of core test automation, execution environments, build systems and tooling used across multiple products

Contributing the successful design & implementation of one or more project features

Providing strategic input on future initiatives with stakeholders and other engineers

Contributing to and collecting data to inform Key Performance Indicators used for defining project statuses and effectiveness

Check-in valuable, clean code daily that adds new features and capabilities

Becoming a member of our Quality Engineering team, increasing quality through innovation, automated test creation, curiousity and thoughtful debate.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role :

Builds solutions that scale and perform. Identifies opportunities to improve the system / product / services with each iteration.

Typically owns software programs and multiple components within the team.

Developing and supporting test automation frameworks, execution environments, build systems, and reporting tools

Drives development of component through own and more junior engineers' work

Work with product and development teams to implement a full stack quality solution

Maintaining documentation meant for end user consumption as well as project contributor documentation

Support and mentor developers and manual testers through code reviews, knowledge-sharing, and technical leadership

Investigating and resolving any framework, tool or execution of environmental issues affecting our services

Becoming a core member of our Productivity Engineering team, helping others increase productivity through innovation, and championing the core value of Disney Quality

Identifies problems and opportunities and recommends the development of solutions.

Decisions and actions regularly have a moderate influence on the work of team members, other teams or assigned projects.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or the foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a closely related field

Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in a software development occupation, including automated testing backend services

Experience with Java and / or Python and proficient in object-oriented design where applicable

Experience with AWS or other cloud experience, and Docker Experience

Builds solutions that scale and perform. Identifies opportunities to improve the system / product / services with each iteration

Experience with test automation and unit testing frameworks

Excellent problem-solving skills.

Excellent collaboration skills and ability to use standard software development lifecycle (SDLC) tools such as Jira and Confluence, and version control systems.

Experience leading one to two teams in technical solutioning

Strong verbal and written communication skills. Highly motivated, self-starter

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Kubernetes

Experience with quality metrics

Experience with Industry-standard test frameworks including TestNG, Robot Framework

Familiar with performance testing concepts is a plus

Video streaming experience is a plus

The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and New York, NY is $142,600 to $191,100 per year and in Santa Monica, CA is $136,100 - $182,400 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.