Senior Software Engineer
Company: Disney Cruise Line - The Walt Disney Company
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: October 16, 2024
Job Description:
Overview:On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN
Technology, we are reimagining ways to create magical viewing
experiences for the world's most beloved stories while also
transforming Disney's media business for the future. Whether that
is evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive
ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize
flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney's unmatched
entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a
difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around
the world.A few reasons why we think you would love working
here:
- Building the future of Disney's Streaming, Sports, and
Entertainment business: DE&E Technologists are designing and
building the backend systems, APIs, and mobile applications that
will power Disney's media, advertising, and distribution
businesses.
- Reach and Scale: The products and platforms this group builds
and operates on delight millions of consumers every minute of every
day - from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN
and ESPN+, and much more.
- Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and
techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences
experience sports, entertainment & news.About the
Organization:Engineering Services designs, builds, and sustains
technology that powers DE&E Technology's worldwide content
production and distribution platforms. In doing so, they contribute
to a series of cross-functional services and technologies,
including Quality Engineering, Data Analytics, Software
Development, Broadcast Infrastructure, and Networking & Security.
The Quality Engineering team validates all work before production,
including web, mobile, living room applications, media, services,
non-consumer-facing products and more.We are committed to a diverse
and inclusive workplace. The Walt Disney Company is an equal
opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race,
national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation,
protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally
protected status.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 &ET engineering teams.
- Owning the development and maintenance of one or more
functional areas of test automation and tooling, execution
environments, build systems and tooling used across multiple
products.
- Contribute to the successful design & implementation of one or
more project features with input from senior engineers.
- 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, curiosity, and
thoughtful debate.Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:
- Collaborate with engineering teams to implement a scalable and
high-performing full-stack quality solution.
- Design and develop test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines,
build systems, and reporting tools to support the flagship
streaming mobile apps D+ and Hulu. Lead development efforts, either
independently or by mentoring and guiding a team of junior
engineers.
- Continuously identify and pursue opportunities to enhance
systems, products, or services with each iteration.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation for both end users and
project contributors.
- Provide training for end users and developers on automation
tools and frameworks.
- Investigate and resolve framework or environmental issues
impacting our services.
- Become an integral member of the Platform & Data Engineering
team, fostering innovation to increase productivity and championing
Disney's core value of quality.Required Education,
Experience/Skills/Training:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a closely related
field.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in software development,
including test automation for both front-end and back-end
services.
- 3+ years of experience in test automation and unit testing
frameworks for iOS or Android apps.
- Proficiency in object-oriented design and expertise in one or
more programming languages: Swift, Kotlin, Java, or
Node.js/TypeScript.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Strong collaboration skills and familiarity with standard
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) tools such as Jira,
Confluence, and version control systems like GitLab or GitHub.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to deliver project
tasks on time.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an
elevated level of motivation and a self-starting attitude.Preferred
Qualifications:
- Experience delivering production iOS/Android apps.
- Experience developing applications in cloud platforms (e.g.,
AWS).
- Experience working with cloud-based testing infrastructures
(e.g., SauceLabs).
- Experience working with Agile methodologies.
- Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, Spinnaker, and
continuous integration/delivery systems.
- Experience writing Gherkin syntax to facilitate the development
of automated test scenarios.
- Experience developing advanced mocking mechanisms (e.g.,
rule-based proxies and dummy-services).
- Experience with test suite/case/run management tools (e.g.,
JIRA Xray, etc.).
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