Manager, Software Engineering

“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences (DX). 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.  We are 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 My Disney Experience  and Hey, Disney!

This role sits within the Disney Signature Experiences (DSE) Technology for Emerging Businesses. The organization delivers and supports a diverse technology portfolio that includes guest-facing web experiences, enterprise business applications, Salesforce platforms, cloud-native services, data and integration solutions, and operational systems that power critical business processes. About

The Role & Team:
The Manager, Software Engineering leads multiple agile engineering teams responsible for delivering scalable digital products, enterprise platforms, integrations, and operational systems that support critical business functions and guest experiences across Disney Signature Experiences. This role is accountable for building and developing high-performing engineering teams while driving the successful delivery, operation, and continuous improvement of technology solutions. The Manager serves as a key technology leader and strategic partner, working closely with Product Managers, Architects, Business Analysts, Program Managers, vendors, and business stakeholders to translate business objectives into innovative, secure, and reliable technology solutions.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise and hands-on engineering fluency, credible in the details without being the primary implementer with proven people leadership experience and a passion for developing talent, fostering cross-functional partnerships, and delivering business results through modern software engineering practices, cloud-native architectures, Dev Ops automation, operational excellence, and AI-assisted/native software development. The role reports to the Sr.

Manager, Software Engineering.

What You’ll Do:

Lead, coach, mentor, and develop multiple software engineering teams, fostering an inclusive, accountable, collaborative, and high-performing culture focused on innovation, continuous learning, and delivery excellence. Recruit, hire, onboard, retain, and grow engineering talent through effective performance management, career development, succession planning, and team capability building. Drive execution across a portfolio of technology initiatives, including analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, enhancement, and support of enterprise applications, platforms, integrations, and digital products.

Provide technical leadership across teams by participating in architecture and design reviews, guiding technical quality, evaluating complex solutions, and coaching engineers to own implementation. Partner with Product, Program, Business Analysis, Architecture, business stakeholders, vendors, and delivery partners to translate business objectives into scalable, secure, maintainable, and reliable technology solutions. Champion modern engineering practices across cloud-native development, APIs, integrations, Dev Ops automation, security, observability, resilience, scalability, performance, quality engineering, and responsible AI-assisted development.

Lead modernization and continuous improvement initiatives that improve software delivery, platform reliability, developer productivity, operational…