Staff Software Engineer (Scala)

Key Skills

Apache Hive, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Object-Oriented programming (OO languages), Python Programming, Scala Programming, SPARK Programming

Job Description

As a Staff Software Engineer within the Identity Engineering organisation, you will be responsible for: identifying, or introducing best practices within the organisation; setting technical, and architectural direction across the organisation; helping squads, and individuals execute on that direction; and providing subject matter expertise to help accelerate project delivery. You will do this in collaboration with your peers in the Identity Engineering architecture group, and by partnering with engineering and product leaders throughout the organisation.

You will contribute to, and be part of an engaging, dynamic, and inclusive engineering organisation. You, and the engineering organisation you will be part of, will: advocate, and promote agile practices; encourage collaboration, and teamwork; provide expert guidance on object-oriented programming (OOP), functional programming (FP), and Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD); and be committed to continuous learning and improvement.

Identity Engineering delivers Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) capabilities across The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) including but not limited to: Disney+, ESPN, Hulu, Parks, and Cruises. Identity Engineering squads build and run high-traffic and globally replicated systems which form an integral and visible part of every user’s journey on Disney sites and applications.

Responsibilities

• Discover, define, and refine best practices for the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of stateful microservices and lambdas in a multi-region cloud environment.
• Promote and support Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, and Scrumban by leading regular ceremonies such as stand-up, retrospectives and sprint planning.
• Provide guidance to engineering leaders and their teams to help them improve their technical ability and build their understanding of the products and platform that we are responsible for.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, QA, Operations, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and articulate technical solutions and architectures.
• Technical Skills
• Experience with one of the following Java Virtual Machine (JVM) languages: Java, Scala, or Kotlin.
• Experience with at least one of the following cloud providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Compute (GCP), or Microsoft Azure.
• Spark, Hive, or Presto.

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with the Scala programming language and popular frameworks such as: Cats, Cats Effect, ZIO, and http4s.
• Familiarity with both object oriented programming (OOP) and functional programming (FP) best practices.
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Terraform, and infrastructure as code (IaC) best practices.
• Familiarity with Python programming language when applied to Spark and machine learning.
• Familiarity with Databricks and Apache Airflow products.

Required Education & Experience

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