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The Walt Disney Company Manager, Application Engineering in Lake Buena Vista, Florida
The Disney Decision Science and Integration (DDSI) team is responsible for supporting clients across The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) including Disney Experiences (Parks, Cruise Line, Consumer Products, etc.), Disney Entertainment (ABC, The Walt Disney Studios, Disney Theatrical, Disney Streaming Services, etc.), ESPN, and Corporate Finance. DDSI leverages technology, data analytics, optimization, and statistical modeling to build innovative tools that shape business decisions and drive business value. DDSI builds and manages strategic applications that enable internal business decision-makers to view and manage data related to decision science workflows.
As Manager, Application Engineering, you will lead application engineers, UX/UI engineers, and QA engineers that define, design, develop and deploy software solutions. You will use your experience to manage the entire software development lifecycle by setting goals for your team, managing risks, collaborating with other teams, and releasing internal applications that serve strategic needs for multiple TWDC business units. This role requires a results-oriented technical team leader, excellent analytical and quantitative skills, and flexibility to adapt in a dynamic business environment.
Your Role:
Lead application engineeringfor multiple complex projects and initiatives to drive the implementation of internal cloud-based analytical systems
Manage the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) using waterfall and agile techniques, including technical requirements definition, task prioritization, estimates, assignments, UX/UI designs, risks, environments, quality assurance, and releases for multiple ongoing projects
Coordinate with infrastructure teams
Lead direct reportsandmanage other team members in a matrixed organization
Collaborate with Product Owners to clarify, refine, and prioritize scope to align with business needs
Partner with Decision Science teams to integrate data science advancements into end-to-end solutions
Represent the application engineering team and respective projects with senior leaders and partners
Work with leadership and peers to advocate for software development best practices
Drive evaluation and adoption of emerging software tools, technologies, and platforms
What We’re Looking For:
Proven influential technical leadership experience in software development and project execution
Demonstrated ability to champion team processes, balance priorities, manage risks, and ship products on-time
Ability to identify, evaluate, and implement new technology solutions to meet product requirements
Demonstrated success in technical roles including hands-on coding, system design, and code/merge reviews
Excellent problem-solving skills, including ability to assess, prototype, and communicatesolutions
Experiencewith serverless architectural patterns in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or similar
Experience working with complex and large datasets; understanding of data storage patterns
Experienceleading other team members through mentoring and career planning
Experience collaborating with product owners to define application requirements and priorities
Ability to adapt to rapidly changing business environments and manage multiple priorities
Demonstrated strong written and verbal skills with the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical teams
How To Stand Out:
Proficiency insoftware development processes and project management
Hands-on development experience with React, Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and Next.js
Experience automating software deliverables in a CI/CD environment
Experience leading UX/UI design
Statistical and data science knowledge, and experience with analytic applications
Relevant industry knowledge (media, entertainment, theme parks, resorts, etc.)
Experience managing user scenarios and business requirements
Experience leading quality assurance efforts such as testing frameworks, test plans, and test cases
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, a quantitative field, or equivalent
Minimum Require ment s :
8+ years of technology experience required
5+ years of software development experiencebuilding web-based applications
2+ years leading technical teams specializing in cloud-based web application development
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent
Job ID: 10095100
Location: Lake Buena Vista,Florida
Job Posting Company: The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)
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