Senior Software Engineer

"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 Commerce Lodging organization within Technology & Digital for Disney Experiences. It works closely with UI engineering, Quality Engineering, and Product teams from across the company.

About The Role & Team:

This role is the senior service layer engineer for the Lodging & Resort Sales commerce team, responsible for the APIs that power guest-facing resort booking, modifications, and cancellation experiences across Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort. The team supports multiple concurrent commerce programs and product areas (Disney Add-Ons, Online Modifications, Reservation Cancellation) with a mix of Cast and offshore vendor developers.

What You'll Do:

• Architect and implement full-stack solutions — Angular front-end experiences and Java/Spring Boot microservices — supporting digital tools used by third-party travel trade partners, including the Disney Travel Agents family of sites, online training platforms, the Travel Agent Reservation Center, and other digital communication tools
• Own end-to-end delivery across the stack, from Angular UI components and Node.js services through Java/Spring Boot APIs, spanning design through production deployment across multi-environment pipelines (Dev → Latest → Stage → Load → Production)
• Comfortably navigate and contribute across multiple, unrelated applications and codebases — context-switching between distinct front-end, middleware, and backend systems as priorities and production needs demand
• Collaborate with and guide a small team of offshore developers — assigning work, reviewing code, making architectural decisions, and validating feature completeness across both front-end and back-end deliverables
• Design service-oriented architecture, Node.js middleware/BFF layers, and downstream service connectors for Disney's proprietary commerce ecosystem
• Manage AuthZ scope provisioning, Nimbus and Vault environment configuration, and Splunk and AppDynamics observability dashboards across the full stack
• Resolve P1/P2 production incidents across— diagnosing issues that may originate anywhere from the Angular UI to backend services
• Partner with UI, QE, Product, and cross-functional teams to solution technical approaches and unblock delivery
• Conceive, design, develop, test, and implement software components, fixes, improvements, and/or new systems and applications across the front-end, middleware, and backend layers
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies

• Required Qualifications:
• Minimum 5 years of related work experience (Software Engineering), with demonstrated full-stack experience
• Comfortable working in an Agile environment
• Experience delivering across multiple concurrent workstreams with shared dependencies
• Proven ability to work across multiple, unrelated applications and technology domains simultaneously, comfortably shifting context between distinct codebases and systems
• Experience managing multi-environment deployment pipelines (development through production), including configuration management and environment-specific provisioning
• Proficiency in Angular for front-end development, Node.js for middleware/services, and Java/Spring Boot for backend services, along with RESTful API design and implementation and service-oriented architecture patterns 
• Proficiency in AWS cloud services and CI/CD pipelines (Harness), with a proactive demeanor towards continuous learning and skill development, and an interest in mastering emerging software engineering tools and methodologies
• Proficiency in AI-assisted development tools (Amazon Q Developer, Kiro, GitHub Copilot, Claude) — must demonstrate creative application of AI to accelerate code generation, debugging, testing, and delivery velocity across front-end and backend work

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading or directing offshore/vendor development resources
• Familiarity with Disney's internal services ecosystem
• Experience with TypeScript, RxJS, or modern Angular state management patterns
• Experience building or maintaining Node.js-based BFF (Backend-for-Frontend) layers

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

Preferred Education:

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Additional Information:

This is the sole senior software engineer (full-stack focus) on the team, spanning multiple concurrent programs, product areas and ongoing sustainment. The role serves as the senior Cast service developer for offshore service developers and contributes to full-stack architecture end-to-end — from Angular UI through Node.js middleware and Java/Spring Boot backend services, through production deployment.

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PAY TRANSPARENCY

The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $137,500 to $184,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

This position is with Walt Disney Attractions Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

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