Lead Software Engineer; Architecture

At Disney Experiences Technology, our team creates world‑class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & 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!

This role sits in the Commerce Architecture Team organization within Technology & Digital for Disney Experiences. It works closely with Commerce functions from across the company. The Lead Software Engineer (Architect) will report to the Senior Manager of Commerce Architecture.

• 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.
• Interact with users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications.
• Help engage around the estimation and planning of highly sophisticated scalable projects and their budget allocations.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies so you can make informed recommendations.

• Minimum 7 years of related work experience.
• Comfortable working in an agile environment.
• A visionary who motivates teams to excel and fosters creativity, consistently driving excellence in all endeavors.
• An advocate for a diverse and inclusive culture that encourages innovation and ensures every team member feels a sense of belonging.
• Familiar with API and messaging design patterns, with a desire to further develop technical expertise in data engineering tools, methodologies, and emerging technologies.
• Designs solutions based on organizational strategy.
• Develops enterprise‑level application and custom integration solutions including major enhancements and interfaces, functions and features for multiple, complex systems ensuring high‑performance and reliability of the solution.
• Defines application tiers, frameworks, and interfaces for the most complex projects.
• Determines specifications, then plans, designs, and develops the most complex and business‑critical software solutions, utilizing appropriate software engineering processes with an emphasis on reusability.
• May lead technical project teams during the design, development, testing, and implementation of complex application systems. Resolves the most difficult support problems.
• Research and implements industry trends in best practice solutions, procedures, and tools for application architecture.
• Develops design and development standards and procedures as well as programming architectures for code reuse.
• Participates in program‑level application architecture decisions to determine the appropriate solution at the program level.
• Proactively expands knowledge of software tools, languages, scripts, and shells that effectively support the application development environment in different operating system environments. Sets technical standards and provides project‑level work product reviews.
• Analyze existing application environments to prepare them for future strategic migration. Provides architectural guidance for a project.
• Accountable for quality, completeness, and on‑time delivery of an assigned project.
• Ability to perform across all phases of functional requirements.
• Ability to clearly document own work products and review and contribute to the documentation across complex assignments.
• Ability to identify problems or opportunities within the scope of the department’s projects.

• TOGAF Certified.
• 5+ years in architecting solutions in AWS/GCP and or Azure.
• 5+ years’ experience in architecting, commerce solutions.
• Proficient in multiple architectural modeling technologies.

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

The hiring range for this position in Florida is $-$ 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.