Principal Software Engineer

At Disney Experiences Technology, our team creates world‑class immersive and digital experiences for the Company’s vacation brands, Disney’s Parks and Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club. The Disney Experiences Technology team is responsible for the end‑to‑end digital and physical guest experience for all technology & digital‑led initiatives across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation, and Merchandise lines of business as well as other initiatives including the My Disney Experience  app and Hey, Disney!

The Principal Solution Architect – Finance Transformation is accountable for defining and guiding the end‑to‑end technical architecture of the Finance Transformation portfolio. This role operates as a senior technical advisor and strategic influencer, aligning business outcomes with modern, secure, and cloud‑native solutions across enterprise data platforms, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), and advanced analytics and AI enablement.

The Principal Software Engineer – Solution Architecture will report to the Sr Mgr, Software Engineering.

• Own the analysis, design, program, debugging, and modifications of software improvements and/or new products used in local, networked, cloud‑based, or Internet‑related computer programs
• Lead projects that may be used in commercial and end‑user applications or focus on software and tools supporting infrastructure and technology platforms
• Work typically involves large or highly sophisticated software programs and systems

• Serve as a senior technical and architectural advisor, aligning technology solutions with business and financial outcomes
• Define and guide end‑to‑end architecture for complex, enterprise‑scale systems, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and security
• Establish and evolve architecture standards, patterns, and target‑state designs to drive consistency, reuse, and long‑term platform health
• Balance near‑term delivery with long‑term architectural strategy, managing trade‑offs and technical debt across initiatives

• Possess expertise in current programming languages and technologies, with strong skills in writing code and programming tasks
• Initiate the testing and debugging of applications, using conceptual and innovative thinking to drive sophisticated, highly scalable solutions throughout the organization
• Contribute to the conception, design, development, testing, and implementation of software components, fixes, improvements, and/or new systems and applications
• Lead and influence the direction and prioritization of the design and development of highly scalable software systems and applications

• Influence enterprise technology direction through cross‑functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Security, Operations, and business stakeholders
• Drive platform modernization and integration across interconnected domains (e.g., commerce, payments, data, finance, and guest systems)
• Lead architecture activities across the lifecycle including design reviews, technical workshops, and proofs of concept

• Exercise full autonomy to interact with users across diverse teams and levels to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications
• Engage in the estimation and planning of highly sophisticated scalable projects and their budget allocations
• Communicate complex technical concepts and architectural decisions in clear, business‑relevant terms to executive stakeholders

• Continuously monitor and evaluate emerging technologies within your area of expertise to drive informed decision‑making and recommendations
• Continuously evaluate and improve system performance, scalability, observability, and security across platforms

• Mentor and guide engineers and architects, fostering strong engineering practices and architectural discipline across teams
• Lead through influence in a highly matrixed environment, driving alignment without direct authority