The Walt Disney Company · 1 month ago
Software Engineer II - Scala
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$123K/yr - $165K/yr
3+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global leader in media and entertainment, and they are seeking a Software Engineer II specializing in Scala. This role involves designing core backend software components for the Image Service Platform and collaborating with various teams to meet product requirements.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
Responsibilities
Design core, backend software components for the Image Service Platform
Collaborate with other Image Service engineers and external engineering teams to evaluate and design appropriate solutions to effectively meet Product requirements
Build and manage code in AWS using CloudFormation or Terraform
Evaluate new or existing technologies and products for implementation, considering costs, usability, compatibility and scalability
Create technical documentation and runbooks for reference and reporting purposes
Use a mix of technologies including Scala, Kafka, Kinesis, DynamoDB, MySQL and an array of AWS native services
Collaborate with other team members (including product owners, TPMs, and other stakeholders) to achieve product and business requirements
Conduct design and code reviews
Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
Qualification
Required
BS, BA, or advanced degree in computer science, engineering, or its equivalent
3+ years of experience building internet-scale Scala API or services applications
Experience in a Scala or Kotlin application development environment
Familiarity with the AWS environment, including ECS (Docker), S3, EC2, Lambda, CloudWatch
Familiarity with infrastructure as code such as Terraform, CloudFormation
Understanding of software development fundamentals
Familiarity with writing unit, integration and functional tests
Familiarity integrating with service APIs and/or SDKs
Understanding of agile processes software team with version control & project management tools (e.g. Github, SVN, Jira, Basecamp)
Creative and inventive problem solving
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and a team-focused approach towards software development
Preferred
Experience in Scala
Knowledge of these database solutions, DynamoDB, MySQL/Aurora, Redis Elasticache, MongoDB, Cassandra
Experience building scalable, fault-tolerant, high-uptime systems
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
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Jamie Power
SVP, Addressable Sales
Recent News
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