Sr. Software Engineer
Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: May 20, 2023
Job Description:
We are seeking a motivated and experienced senior engineer to
help develop and maintain Disney's systems and products.. As an
engineer on this team, you will work with a team of peers to
design, build, and manage scalable distributed systems & applied
algorithms that power consumer facing and/or internal systems. This
team has an enormous impact on millions of users. As a senior
engineer, you will be asked to provide technical leadership in
driving innovation and delivering high-quality search features at
scale.Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain our search technology to enhance
the user experience for Disney customers
- Participate in architecture design for search, relevance, and
ranking problems
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams like Product and
Program to identify search-related business requirements and
provide technical solutions
- Mentor, empower and provide career growth opportunities for
team members
- Foster and maintain effective communication channels with your
team members, stakeholders, and leadership.
- Monitor and improve the performance, scalability, and
reliability of our search infrastructure
- Leave systems better than you found themQualifications:
- Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information
Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or
comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in software engineering, with a
focus on building well-designed architecture, shipping robust code
and contributing to a positive team environment
- Demonstrated success in being part of a team problem-solving,
designing and implementing software at scale
- Mentorship experience & a desire to help your fellow engineers
get better at what they do
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with
experience presenting and explaining complex technical ideas to
peers and leadership
- Biased towards action, with experience delivering high-quality
software solutions on time, at scale and within budget.Nice To
Haves:
- Solid understanding of search technologies, such as
Elasticsearch, Solr, or Lucene, and applied machine learning
techniques, such as supervised and unsupervised learning, deep
learning, and natural language processing.
- Experience with search relevance tuning, query optimization,
and ranking algorithms that incorporate applied machine learning
techniques.The hiring range for this position is $129,560 to
$199,870 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.
Keywords: The Walt Disney Company, Santa Monica , Sr. Software Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , Santa Monica, California
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