Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is looking to hire an experienced Software Engineering Manager to attract and retain diverse engineering talent, drive a culture of ownership and excellence, and own the development of strategic services and infrastructure for Disney Streaming products worldwide.
Requirements
- 3+ years of engineering management experience
- 8+ years of software engineering experience with a significant portion as a programmer and/or technical leader.
- Experience attracting diverse talent, building and leading teams
- Strong programming skills in an object-oriented language, and a strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, databases, etc.)
- Experience with Event driven systems architectures
- Practical knowledge and relevant experience deploying web services in cloud infrastructure
- Experience writing unit tests / implementing test driven development processes
Responsibilities
- Building and maintaining a diverse software engineering team: training, career development, mentoring, and process improvement
- Ownership of roadmap and engineering vision for applications and tools
- Collaboration with product managers and other business partners to prioritize work and set goals for the team
- Refining engineering practices and maintaining operational excellence
- Diligence, thoughtfulness, and great verbal and written communication skills
- Proactivity and ability to move fast or pivot to meet the changing needs of the product
- Curiosity for emerging technologies and ability to create space for growth and evolution of products and team
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
- Experience working with remote global teams and a flexible schedule to meet in different time zones.
