Lead Software Engineer

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 MyDisneyExperience app and Hey, Disney!

As part of our team, this Lead Software Engineer will participate in leading the transformation of a global platform by establishing an architectural approach and developing solutions to modernize a highly critical legacy application. In this role, you will partner with multiple teams within technology to create the connected experiences that make Disney an employer of choice, and apply practical knowledge of technologies and concepts to lead software engineering projects, provide technical guidance and oversight, and act as a point of escalation and technical expert.  

You Will: 

• Own and lead large development projects comprised of multiple components, overseeing projects teams and being accountable for execution and delivery of a robust solution.
• Lead the development of highly innovative and large software solutions that meet specifications and significantly impact future developments. 
• Conceive and set the design and direction for major software development projects 
• Lead the design of components for major software development projects, developing specifications for each. 
• Interact and coordinate deliverables with other technical groups in the organization.
• Influence the work of team members and assigned deliverables through decisions and actions  
• Serve as a high-level technical resource and “go-to” person for less experienced developers and leadership, providing technical guidance and oversight.   

Required Qualifications & Skills: 

• Minimum of 7 years of related work experience in design, development, and implementation of highly scalable software systems and components
• 3+ years of Maximo specific development experience
• Validated experience designing and developing both web and mobile applications, and Object-Oriented Analysis & Design
• 5+ years of cloud technologies including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experience designing and documenting inbound and outbound JSON based RESTful APIs and implementing such APIs within a security framework such as OAuth
• 3+ years of database programming including SQL Queries, Oracle Procedural Language PL/SQL and designing schema for Oracle 19c or higher database
• 3+ years of Java/Maximo Development
• Excellent and deep understanding of design patterns and modern, highly scalable application development
• Very strong communication and verbal skills
• Ability to quickly adapt to an evolving landscape

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with Maximo Application Server (MAS) 8+
• Direct hands on experience with BIRT reports
• Track record on delivering quality projects on schedule
• Analytics and Dashboard tooling including Tableau and Helix
• Exposure to AI development tools (e.g. Github Copilot, Cursor, Claude, and Zed)
• Experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB
• Master’s degree in computer science or related; and/or related certification

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience