Software Engineer - Java

About the role

The Data Ingestion & Data Store (DIDS) Team is part of the derivative authority distribution platform (ADDP), which derives new types based on business rules and consumer needs. The DIDS team is responsible for ingesting data from root authorities and making it available for both offline and online transformation.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role

• Write code to implement new features or optimize existing services.
• Test code through various means: unit tests, integration tests, performance tests, etc.
• Participate in the code review process by providing feedback on pull requests.
• Participate in on-call rotation, supporting systems and services during production incidents.
• Actively participate in team ceremonies and activities like stand-ups, scrum-ceremonies, high-level architecture discussions, and breakdown and estimation of tasks.

Requirements

• Basic Qualifications:
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering
• Proficient in Java and at least one other OOP language such as Kotlin, Scala, Python, Go, JavaScript or TypeScript
• Experience using source control systems and CI/CD pipelines
• Able to design backend architectures
• Knowledge of caching technologies
• Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, databases, etc.)
• Strong understanding of design patterns and principles
• Knowledge of asynchronous programming
• Strong communication skills and a desire to share your knowledge with team members and others at Disney
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience deploying and scaling within a cloud infrastructure
• Experience with messaging technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, etc.)
• Experience with functional programming patterns

Qualifications

• Required Education: BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience