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Manager – Software Engineering
| Company | The Walt Disney Company |
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| Location | Burbank, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $167700 – $224900 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
- 8+ years of related work experience
- Proven experience developing full-stack applications and services, as well as popular frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Spring Boot)
- Experience with data-rich environments and a fluency with Python, Spark, and SQL
- Understanding of cloud compute (AWS, BigQuery) and modern dev ops practices; experience crafting and owning CI/CD pipelines for applications
- Ability to dive deep into any technical component as well as understand and drive the overall systems architecture
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects effectively that meet deadlines within a fast-paced environment
- Experience working effectively with data science teams
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of data-driven software engineers; drive process improvement, mentorship, and effective team culture
- Balance leadership with technical contributions; be hands-on with the design and implementation of tools that support the media-buying teams
- Create tooling and applications that can dynamically manage campaign strategy configurations in a variety of social and digital platforms
- Implement front-end data visualizations and process workflows that facilitate the execution of data-driven media campaigns
- Collaborate with the broader team of data and media/marketing experts to rapidly iterate from prototypes to high-quality, production pipelines
- Implement quality controls, monitoring, and other safeguards to ensure optimizations are accurately and safely applied to in-flight ad campaigns and key business metrics are always presented accurately
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working and leading cross-functional teams to translate business needs into data requirements
- Familiarity or experience with front-end web development and user experience design
- Knowledge of Databricks and AWS Cloud Services
- Knowledge of ad platforms including DMPs, Google Ads, Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, Innovid, LiveRamp and DSPs (Google DV360, Trade Desk, Verizon Media Group)
