Application Engineering Manager
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10146729 Emplacement Lake Buena Vista, Floride, États-Unis Entreprise The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date de publication 15/04/2026Résumé du poste:
The Disney Decision Science and Integration (DDSI) team leverages advanced technologies, Gen AI, data analytics, and scientific approaches such as optimization, and statistical modeling to build innovative tools that shape business decisions across The Walt Disney Company. We support Disney Entertainment (ABC, The Walt Disney Studios, Disney+, Hulu), ESPN, Disney Experiences (Theme Parks, Cruise Line, Consumer Products, DVC), and Corporate Finance with strategic applications that enable data-driven decision-making.
A Lead Application Engineer on the DDSI team will lead the technical aspects of software development projects by using their experience to design and deliver applications that are user-friendly, performant, integrated, measurable and extensible. Lead Application Engineers invent creative software solutions, lead problem-solving sessions, prioritize team tasks according to business needs, and enjoy being a technical leader in a collaborative environment.
In this role, as Lead Application Engineer, you will guide other Application Engineers and Sr. Application Engineers in the implementation of web-based analytic applications for internal DDSI customers such as Disney Entertainment and Disney Parks, Experiences, & Products. This role requires team leadership experience, a strong computing background, an AI-first mindset, excellent analytical and quantitative skills, and a passion for delivering quality solutions that satisfy business needs.
What You’ll Do :
Lead the technical application engineering efforts for designing, building, and delivering custom software supporting strategic business initiatives
Champion the adoption of GenAI tools to improve efficiency and productivity
Collaborate cross functionally with:
Product teams to define application requirements, priorities, estimates, and delivery plans
Data Science team to incorporate science models into user-friendly applications
Technology teams to deliver scalable, efficient, and automated cloud infrastructure services
Data Engineering teams to integrate high volume data into analytic solutions
Required Qualifications & Skills
Minimum 7 years of professional software development experience
Minimum 5 years of hands‑on Python development
Experience with Django and modern front‑end frameworks such as ReactJS
AI‑First Development & Productivity
Hands‑on experience applying generative AI tools to improve development workflows, testing practices, and documentation
Ability to identify and implement AI‑driven opportunities that enhance engineering efficiency and solution quality
Full‑Stack Architecture & Cloud Engineering
Proven experience architecting and building elegant, scalable full‑stack web ecosystems
Expertise across front‑end, back‑end, APIs, data persistence, caching, monitoring, scalability, and security
Strong understanding of cloud‑native design patterns and best practices
Complex Problem Solving with Large Datasets
Experience designing applications that solve complex data problems with intuitive, user‑friendly solutions
Proven ability to process and manage large, complex datasets
Experience with databases and data warehouses such as PostgreSQL and Snowflake
Technical Leadership
Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects end‑to‑end, from design through delivery
Experience estimating effort, managing priorities, meeting deadlines, and adapting to changing requirements
Ability to anticipate risks and resolve technical issues collaboratively within the team
Collaboration & Communication
Ability to communicate, collaborate and compromise with cross-functional business teams
Strong ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to business and technical stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications:
Analytics-driven application development
Experience developing software systems that leverage analytics to drive insights and decision‑making
AI systems & patterns
Experience designing and building AI‑based systems, including agentic workflows and retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) patterns
Cloud & full-stack engineering
Expertise in ReactJS, Python, and Django
Proficient in AWS web application architecture
Product design & delivery
Experience with UX/UI design
Experience developing user scenarios, business requirements, mockups, and technical specifications
Data platform & orchestration
Experience with analytic and orchestration tools like Databricks, Airflow, or similar
Experience working with unstructured data
Developer tooling & standards
Experience evaluating, choosing, and rolling out software tools and component libraries
Education
Bachelor’s 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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Informations Supplémentaires:
DISNEYTECHSur The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):
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Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.