The Walt Disney Company · 1 day ago
Sr Software Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$149K/yr - $199K/yr
5+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global organization focused on building and advancing the technological backbone for Disney’s media business. They are seeking a motivated Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of their data infrastructure, implementing software solutions to enhance their data platform using technologies like Snowflake and AWS.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
Responsibilities
Contribute to the development and maintenance of software solutions using Python to automate and enhance the management of the Snowflake data platform, including user access, permissions, and resource utilization
Help maintain integrations between Snowflake and other systems using Python, APIs, and Snowflake connectors, ensuring robustness and maintainability
Collaborate with the team to design and implement data models, applying advanced software engineering principles to ensure database schema design is scalable and maintainable
Help leadership mentor junior engineers through constructive code reviews, pair programming, and active knowledge sharing
Qualification
Required
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, especially Terraform, CICD, or automation tools
Problem-solving skills and the ability to learn new technologies quickly. Extensive, production-level Python programming experience that demonstrates strong software engineering fundamentals (e.g., modularity, testing, clean code, object-oriented design). Verifiable experience building data APIs, reusable libraries, and automation frameworks is essential
Snowflake expert, including architecture, management, and key features
Strong SQL skills, including the ability to write, debug, and optimize complex queries for large-scale datasets
At least 5 years of relevant professional experience and Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field OR 3+ years of relevant professional experiences and a Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
Preferred
Comprehensive understanding of data warehousing concepts and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Experience with data modeling techniques (e.g., dimensional modeling, star schema, data vault)
Expertise in designing complex systems and making key architectural decisions with reasonable trade-offs
Hands-on experience with Databricks and PySpark for large-scale data processing, ETL, or machine learning engineering. Professional experience with Apache Airflow or Prefect for managing complex, interdependent data pipelines
Master's Degree in Computer Science
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
The full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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