Manager, Application Engineering
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10160611 Emplacement Lake Buena Vista, Floride, États-Unis Entreprise The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date de publication 24/09/2026Résumé du poste:
The Disney Decision Science and Integration (DDSI) team leverages advanced technologies, data analytics, and scientific approaches such as optimization and statistical modeling to build innovative tools that shape business decisions across The Walt Disney Company. We support Disney Entertainment (ABC, The Walt Disney Studios, Disney+, Hulu), ESPN, Disney Experiences (Theme Parks, Cruise Line, Consumer Products, DVC), and Corporate Finance with strategic applications that enable data-driven decision-making.
This is an in office role.
As Manager, Application Engineering, you will lead application engineers, UX/UI engineers, and QA engineers that define, design, develop and deploy software solutions. You will use your experience to manage the entire software development lifecycle by setting goals for your team, managing risks, collaborating with other teams, and releasing internal applications that serve strategic needs for multiple TWDC business units. This role requires a results-oriented technical team leader, excellent analytical and quantitative skills, and flexibility to adapt in a dynamic business environment.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead application engineering for multiple complex projects and initiatives to drive the implementation of internal cloud-based analytical systems
- Manage the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) using waterfall and agile techniques, including technical requirements definition, task prioritization, estimates, assignments, UX/UI designs, risks, environments, quality assurance, and releases for multiple ongoing projects
- Champion the integration of AI and machine learning capabilities into internal applications to enhance decision-making tools and drive additional business value
- Coordinate with infrastructure teams
- Lead direct reports and manage other team members in a matrixed organization
- Collaborate with Product Owners to clarify, refine, and prioritize scope to align with business needs
- Partner with Decision Science teams to integrate data science advancements into end-to-end solutions
- Represent the application engineering team and respective projects with senior leaders and partners
- Work with leadership and peers to advocate for software development best practices
- Drive evaluation and adoption of emerging software tools, technologies, and platforms
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- 8+ years of technology experience required
- 5+ years of software development experience building web-based applications
- 2+ years leading technical teams specializing in cloud-based web application development
- Proven influential technical leadership experience in software development and project execution
- Demonstrated ability to champion team processes, balance priorities, manage risks, and ship products on-time
- Demonstrated ability to champion AI adoption within an engineering team, setting direction on where AI tools can accelerate delivery and mentoring others in using them effectively.
- Demonstrated success in technical roles including hands-on coding, system design, and code/merge reviews
- Excellent problem-solving skills, including ability to assess, prototype, and communicate solutions
- Experience with serverless architectural patterns in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or similar
- Experience working with complex and large datasets; understanding of data storage patterns
- Experience leading other team members through mentoring and career planning
- Experience collaborating with product owners to define application requirements and priorities
- Ability to adapt to rapidly changing business environments and manage multiple priorities
- Demonstrated strong written and verbal skills with the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical teams
Preferred Qualification:
- Proficiency in software development processes and project management
- Experience integrating AI/ML or generative AI capabilities into analytic or web-based applications
- Hands-on development experience with React, Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and Next.js
- Familiarity with AI/ML-assisted software development tools and practices, and an interest in applying AI capabilities to improve product and team efficiency
- Experience automating software deliverables in a CI/CD environment
- Experience leading UX/UI design
- Statistical and data science knowledge, and experience with analytic applications
- Relevant industry knowledge (media, entertainment, theme parks, resorts, etc.)
- Experience managing user scenarios and business requirements
- Experience leading quality assurance efforts such as testing frameworks, test plans, and test cases
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, a quantitative field, or equivalent
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study and/or equivalent work experience
The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL $163,400 to $219,100 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.
Sur The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):
Chez Disney Corporate, vous verrez comment les secteurs d’activités qui animent les marques puissantes de la société se rassemblent pour former la société de divertissement la plus novatrice, développée et admirée au monde. En tant que membre d’une équipe d’entreprise, vous travaillerez avec les leaders de classe mondiale qui mettent au point les stratégies qui permettent à The Walt Disney Company de rester à la pointe du divertissement. Collaborez avec d’autres penseurs novateurs pour permettre aux meilleurs conteurs de créer des souvenirs pour des millions de familles du monde entier.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.