Manager, Application Technology

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership and People Management: Lead, mentor and grow a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership and technical excellence. Provide performance feedback, conduct regular one-on-one meetings and support career development for team members. Recruit, onboard and retain top engineering talent.
• Technical Oversight and Delivery: Oversee the design, development and deployment of scalable, high-quality software solutions. Ensure best practices in software engineering, including coding standards, architecture design and system reliability. Collaborate with technical leads and senior engineers to drive technical strategy and decision making.
• Platform Expertise: Demonstrate expert knowledge in AWS platform tools and technologies. Leverage these tools effectively to build and maintain high-quality applications.
• Technology and Business Alignment: Skillfully balance the use of platform technologies with specific business needs. Ensure that technology solutions align with business strategies and goals.
• Project and Process Management: Work closely with stakeholders and product managers to align engineering efforts with business objectives. Drive agile methodologies sprint planning and efficient execution of development cycles. Work with project management to manage project timelines, dependencies and risks to ensure on-time delivery.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with other engineering teams, security, and infrastructure to ensure system integrity and reliability. Advocate for and drive the adoption of shared services, reusable components and best practices. Align with leadership on roadmap prioritization, resource allocation and strategic initiatives.
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels. Translate complex technical concepts into understandable terms for non-technical stakeholders.
• Innovation and Technical Strategy: Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies and best practices to guide team direction. Encourage a culture of experimentation, innovation and learning. Drive technical initiatives that enhance efficiency, scalability and security.

Qualification & Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent years of experience
• Minimum of 8 years of industry experience with a strong focus on application and shared services development
• Extensive experience with AWS platform tools and technologies.
• Proven track record of leading and managing software development teams.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An understanding of the digital media supply chain including planning, ordering and fulfillment, ideally within the context of a studio or another media and entertainment organization
• Certifications in AWS or related technologies.
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies.

Benefits

To help attract and retain top talent, Disney offers a competitive total rewards package that includes pay, health and savings benefits, time-off programs, educational opportunities, and more.