Lead Software Engineer (Java/Backend)
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10161247 Emplacement Bay Lake, Floride, États-Unis Entreprise Disney Experiences Date de publication 21/10/2026Résumé du poste:
“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 MyDisneyExperience and Hey, Disney!
This role sits in the WDW Entitlements Software Engineering organization within Technology & Digital for Disney Experiences. It works closely with Product Management, Park Operations, and Guest-facing ticketing and admissions teams from across the company. The Lead Software Engineer will report to the Manager, Software Engineering.
About the Role & Team
This team develops and supports the high-volume entitlements and ticketing platforms that power guest admission, tickets, and passes across Walt Disney World. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will primarily focus on backend development, designing and building scalable, high-performance systems that support millions of guest transactions while ensuring reliability, security, and operational excellence.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead the design, development, testing, and implementation of backend applications and services.
- Build and enhance scalable APIs, microservices, and distributed systems supporting admission and ticketing platforms.
- Drive technical solutions for complex, high-throughput, customer-facing applications.
- Partner with stakeholders to define requirements and deliver innovative software solutions.
- Mentor engineers, provide technical leadership, and support Agile delivery practices.
- Participate in on-call support and major release activities to ensure system stability.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on backend development.
- Expertise in Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and Microservices Architecture.
- Hands-on experience with SQL Server, Oracle, and MongoDB.
- Experience building and supporting large-scale, high-availability enterprise applications.
- Strong understanding of cloud-based architectures and Agile development methodologies.
- Experience with AWS and/or Azure environments.
- Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and technical leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with high-volume ticketing, admissions, entitlement, or transaction-processing systems.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native application development.
- Experience integrating with POS, CRM, or operational systems.
- Scrum Master or other Agile certifications are a plus.
- Familiarity with AI technologies and concepts, including generative AI, large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and AI integration with enterprise applications.
- Experience reverse-engineering complex existing codebases to understand business logic, dependencies, and system behavior in support of troubleshooting, documentation, and modernization.
Required Education:
- Bachelor's or foreign equivalent Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
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