Principal Software Architect - Web UI

Job Description :

• Lead Architecture, Design and Technical Roadmap of cloud scale Software Platforms that support a large variety of Disney Products.
• Mentor a team of Developers and Architects to design, prototype and develop software.
• Help align stakeholders from all areas - Business, Commercial, Product, Cross Vertical Technology and Operational Teams.
• Work in an Agile Environment with Detailed Planning and Estimation accuracy
• Design and implement new software systems, build distributed systems with efficiency and stability in mind.
• Lead design reviews with peers and partners to build the right solution using available technologies or solutions that caters to the best Guest and Cast Experience
• Identify areas of improvement in our application ecosystem and patterns of repeated problems proposing solutions that can be applied globally.
• Set Architecture best practices to improve scalability, performance, and availability based on technical and business considerations
• Analyze user requirements and define non-functional requirements (scalability, reliability, performance, throughput, availability, security, and maintainability).
• Develop proof of concepts and prototypes for innovative technologies and new business needs.
• Maximize the Return on Investment on Projects by building scalable and performant software systems
• Participate in Brainstorming Phases of Large-Scale Efforts within Commerce and other areas of Disney Parks and Experience Products.

• 10+ years' experience in Software Development
• Experience within a fast-paced, software application delivery, and product launch environment
• Hand-on Experience with:
  • Modern JavaScript-based applications and development frameworks such as Angular, Node.js, jQuery.
  • Creating dynamic mobile friendly web apps that are cross-browser/cross-platform compatible.
  • RESTful Web Services
  • Jenkins and GIT
  • TDD and writing unit tests.
  • Web components
  • UI Optimization, Automation, and Performance Tuning
  • Familiarity working with Mobile Web Views
• Experience with AWS Suite (Service Management and Deployments, EC2 and ECS Containers, Elastic Search Caching, Lambdas, DynamoDB, MariaDB/MySQL, Kinesis, Developer Tools)
• Development Experience with expectation of 50% or more Code Engagement and Detailed Knowledge in areas:
  • Messaging Patterns (Queuing vs Pub/Sub)
  • HTTP/HTTPS protocol knowledge
  • Relational Database knowledge (Primary keys, Indexes, Foreign keys, SQL)
  • Basic cryptographic knowledge (symmetric/asymmetric encryption mechanisms)
  • Web-based application security mechanisms (OAuth, HMAC)
  • Knowledge of RESTful architectural style
  • Experience writing API specifications
• Experience troubleshooting performance issues
• Hands-on Knowledge on Design Patterns - Great understanding in the following design patterns: Singleton, Factory, Observer, Builder, Adapter, Publisher/Subscriber, Decorator.
• Hands On Knowledge on Data Structures - Using Lists, Sets, Maps, Linked Lists, Queues, Stacks.
• Hands-on Knowledge of Algorithms- solve coding problems on whiteboard, Big O notation, time, and space complexity of the algorithms.
• Hands On Knowledge on Design and Architecture principles - Scalability, High Availability, Resiliency, Fault Tolerance, Redundancy, Reusability, Interoperability, Performance, Security, Maintainability, Cost optimization.

• Knowledge of Android or iOS Development:
  • Swift, SwiftUI, Interface Builder, and Cocoa Touch, iOS back-end services
  • Kotlin (Coroutines, Jetpack, Cocoa Pods, Carthage)
• Familiarity with Firebase Test Lab, Sauce Labs Test Cloud, or AWS Device Farm

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Related Disciplines, or Equivalent Professional Experience

• Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Related Disciplines, or Equivalent Professional Experience