
Senior Manager, Software Engineering
The Walt Disney Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Glendale • California • Connecticut • United States
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Salary
💰 $188,400 - $252,600 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Lead Software Engineering Efforts: Provide technical leadership for designing, implementing, and operating scalable distributed systems
- Manage and Develop Engineers: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers, setting clear expectations for technical ownership, delivery, and career growth.
- Own Delivery and Execution: Plan and deliver content initiatives by partnering with product stakeholders, managing scope and priorities, and ensuring high-quality measurable outcomes
- Drive Technical Collaboration and Alignment: Collaborate with adjacent engineering, ML, and platform teams to ensure consistent technical approaches, clear system boundaries, and effective integration of shared services
Requirements
- 10+ years relevant industry experience and 3+ years managing a team
- Proven track record of delivering complex software projects on time and within scope, including planning, prioritization, and risk mitigation.
- Experience managing a team of software engineers, including providing mentorship, conducting performance reviews, and supporting career growth.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience designing and building distributed systems, services, and APIs (REST and/or GraphQL).
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS and core services (e.g., S3, Lambda, EC2).
- Experience operating and supporting production systems, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and iterative improvement.
- Proficiency in at least one core programming language (e.g., Java, Python, or JavaScript) for building reliable and maintainable software solutions.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of software engineering best practices, including testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and documentation standards.
- Experience integrating LLMs or other AI/ML inference services into production systems, including managing latency, reliability, and throughput.
- Hands-on familiarity with computer vision pipelines or LLM-based workflows for content analysis, inspection, or validation.
- Exposure to machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn)
Benefits
- 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.