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Senior Software Engineer - The Walt Disney Company
Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer building scalable, cloud‑native services for a global media platform, leveraging Python, Java, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, React and SQL to deliver high‑quality, data‑driven products.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high‑performance backend services using Python and Java, ensuring scalability and reliability across global deployments.
- Architect and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, utilizing services such as EC2, RDS, S3, and Lambda to support continuous delivery pipelines.
- Containerize applications with Docker and orchestrate them using Kubernetes, implementing CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
- Collaborate with front‑end engineers to integrate React components, ensuring seamless data flow and responsive user experiences.
- Write efficient SQL queries and manage relational databases, optimizing performance and ensuring data integrity.
- Participate in code reviews, mentor junior developers, and contribute to best‑practice documentation.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience in a production environment.
- Strong proficiency in Python and Java, with a solid understanding of object‑oriented design.
- Hands‑on experience with AWS services, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficient in front‑end technologies, especially React, and relational database design.
- Excellent problem‑solving skills, strong communication, and a collaborative mindset.
Skills
pythonjavaawsdockerkubernetesreactsql