Every Disney cruise is an adventure. A dream. A fairytale. A story unlike any other where happy thoughts drift in a sea of pixie dust and swashbuckling pirates dance with princesses. As a cast member at Disney Cruise Line, you get play an integral role to make this happen.
We are growing our Mobile and backend teams to unlock new magical experiences for our guests through the Disney Cruise Line Mobile Navigator.
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing our growth strategy for our java microservices to bring exciting new features to our guests. You will lead onshore and offshore teams in the design patterns, implementation and support of our new features and capabilities.
**Primary Responsibilities:**
+ Design and develop solutions for software fixes and new features using test driven development.
+ Oversee development and code structure for onshore and offshore teams to ensure consistency and minimize tech debt in our code base.
+ Analyze user stories, provide realistic estimations and participate in sprint planning, scrums, demos and retrospectives.
+ Create detailed software development documentation and assign tasks to team members.
+ Create pull requests and perform code reviews for peers and related teams.
+ Monitor and maintain KPIs for application performance and services integration.
+ Mentor and guide other team members to provide oversight and direction for career growth.
+ Recommend improvements to architectures, processes, technologies, and coding practices that improve the effectiveness of the team.
+ Strong ability to maintain focus and problem solve in a dynamic, fast-paced environment working with cross-functional teams.
+ Understand DPEP architectural vision and how it helps meet technical and business objective
**Required Skills, Knowledge, Experience or Education:**
+ 10+ years of software development experience with a minimum of 7+ years of Java development experience.
+ Experience working in an Agile Team consisting of product managers, project managers, design, QA and tech.
+ Strong knowledge of Java, Spring, Docker, enterprise patterns, and best practices related to application development concepts, designs, and architectures.
+ Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. The position requires frequent communication with senior leaders, technical colleagues and partners across several different geographic locations and time zones.
+ Software performance optimization experience (container sizing, memory usage, CPU, scaling, etc...)
+ Self-motivated, quick learner, passion for consumer software.
+ Experience leading teams, providing architectural and technical directions.
+ Strong problem solving and analysis skills.
+ Strong knowledge of unit testing and continuous integration.
+ Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience in the software development field.
+ Possess mentoring and guidance skills to provide technical leadership to contractors and team members.
**Preferred Skills, Knowledge or Experience:**
+ Familiarity with Server Driven UI Design
+ Code samples in Github
+ Angular, JavaScript, Kubernetes experience
+ JIRA and Confluence knowledge
+ Familiarity with developing REST APIs for mobile applications
+ Experience with GraphQL
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**Job ID:** 10014264
**Location:** Lake Buena Vista,Florida
**Job Posting Company:**
The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
