Senior Software Engineer
The Walt Disney Company
AirflowAWSCloudDistributed SystemsKafkaPythonScalaSpark
Engineering Pod Leader
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bothell • Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $120,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Cloud
About the role
- Lead, mentor, and coach a pod of 3–6 engineers (T2–T4) through regular 1:1s, daily standups, backlog/WIP reviews, and performance check-ins.
- Build skill progression paths, ensure technical coverage, and provide continuous coaching to elevate pod performance.
- Balance leadership responsibilities with a meaningful billable workload, maintaining strong client-facing contributions.
- Own pod scheduling, prioritization, capacity planning, and accurate forecasting.
- Ensure pod adherence to documentation, engineering standards, change control, and quality expectations.
- Monitor pod performance, identify risks early, and communicate status to the Director of Engineering.
- Coordinate with Consulting, Account Management, Security, and the Support Desk to ensure seamless service delivery and proactive client health.
- Provide oversight on complex incidents and changes, reviewing root cause analyses and supporting problem resolution.
- Approve time entries and expenses, assign work, and take full responsibility and accountability for your pod’s entire book of business, ensuring team execution, client outcomes, and service delivery remain fully aligned with client priorities and SLA commitments.
- Perform other duties as assigned in support of client outcomes and team success.
Requirements
- 5+ years in engineering roles with demonstrable depth in infrastructure, cloud, and security
- Valid driver’s license with insurance
- Some local travel to and from clients is required
Benefits
- Excellent total compensation package
- Bonus structure available
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
infrastructurecloudsecuritycapacity planningperformance monitoringroot cause analysischange controldocumentation standardsservice deliverySLA commitments
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcoachingcommunicationclient-facingprioritizationrisk identificationteam executionaccountabilityproblem resolution
Certifications
valid driver's license
