Job Posting Title:
Sr Software Engineer
Req ID:
Job Description:
This is not a remote role. You must be in the area or willing to relocate. Sr Software Engineer - Commerce Lodging Job Description This role sits in the
Commerce Lodging organization within Technology & Digital for Disney Experiences. It works closely with UI engineering, Quality Engineering, and Product teams from across the company.
About The Role & Team:
This role is the senior service layer engineer for the Lodging & Resort Sales commerce team, responsible for the APIs that power guest-facing resort booking, modifications, and cancellation experiences across Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort. The team supports multiple concurrent commerce programs and product areas (Disney Add-Ons, Online Modifications, Reservation Cancellation) with a mix of Cast and offshore vendor developers.
What You'll Do: - Architect and implement Java/Spring Boot microservices for revenue-critical commerce flows - reservation booking, modifications, and cancellations across guest-facing experiences including Mods Hub, Disney Add-Ons, and Reservation Cancellation for Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort
- Own end-to-end API delivery from design through production deployment across multi-environment pipelines (Dev 12 Latest 12 Stage 12 Load 12 Production)
- Collaborate with and guide a small team of offshore service developers - assigning work, reviewing code, making architectural decisions, and validating feature completeness
- Design service-oriented architecture including DAO patterns, Feign client integrations, and downstream service connectors for Disney's proprietary commerce ecosystem
- Manage AuthZ scope provisioning, Nimbus and Vault environment configuration, and Splunk and AppDynamics observability dashboards
- Resolve P1/P2 production incidents across Consumer, Travel Agent, Cast, and TAAP booking, modifications, and cancellation flows
- Partner with UI, QE, Product, and cross-functional teams to solution technical approaches and unblock delivery
- Conceive, design, develop, test, and implement software components, fixes, improvements, and/or new systems and applications
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies
Required Qualifications: - Must have minimum 5 years of related work experience (Software Engineering)
- Comfortable working in an Agile environment
- Experience delivering across multiple concurrent workstreams with shared dependencies
- Experience managing multi-environment deployment pipelines (development through production) including configuration management and environment-specific provisioning
- Proficiency in Java/Spring Boot microservices, RESTful API design and implementation, service-oriented architecture patterns (DAO, Feign clients, service connectors), AWS cloud services, and CI/CD pipelines (Harness), with a proactive demeanor towards continuous learning and skill development, and an interest in mastering emerging software engineering tools and methodologies
- Proficiency in AI-assisted development tools (Amazon Q Developer, Kiro, GitHub Copilot, Claude) - must demonstrate creative application of AI to accelerate code generation, debugging, testing, and delivery velocity
Preferred Qualifications: - Commerce/e-commerce domain experience (reservations, pricing, order management)
- Experience leading or directing offshore/vendor development resources
- Familiarity with Disney's internal services ecosystem
Required Education: - Bachelor's or foreign equivalent Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
Preferred Education: - Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
Additional Information: This is the sole senior software engineer (service focus) on the team, spanning multiple concurrent programs, product areas (Disney Add-Ons, Online Modifications, Reservation Cancellation), and ongoing sustainment. The role serves as the senior Cast service developer for offshore service developers and contributes to backend API architecture end-to-end - from design through production deployment across Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort.
The hiring range for this position in Orlando is $135,200.00- 164,800.00 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.
Job Posting Segment:
DX Technology
Job Posting Primary Business:
Commerce
Primary Job Posting Category:
Software Engineer
Employment Type:
Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Orlando, FL, USA
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Date Posted:
2026-07-09
