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# Senior Software Engineer - Java

- **Company:** Walt Disney Studios
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $148,700.0 - $199,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Code Review, Information Systems, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Payment Systems, High-Level Architecture, Spring Framework, Load Testing, Standard Sql, Software Engineering, Spinnaker, Backend, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Reactive Programming, Graphql, Api Design, Terraform, Api Management, User Administration
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27858305/Senior-Software-Engineer-Java-New-York-New-York-1015

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
 * Minimum of 5 years of related work experience
 * Strong code design and architectural skills
 * API design experience (authoring and providing feedback) with stakeholders
 * Strong programming experience in Java server side development
 * Experience working at scale and high RPS throughput
 * Familiarity with SQL
 * Outstanding communication, collaboration skills, and a strong ethic of teamwork
 * Quality-first demeanor with a focus on test automation and CI/CD
 * Strong analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience working with AI tooling such as Claude Code or Cursor
 * Experience with Spinnaker and Kubernetes
 * Experience with Spring WebFlux or Reactive programming in Java
 * Experience with GraphQL (implementation and integration)
 * Experience with gRPC
 * Experience with AWS, Terraform

## Description

Work alongside the Product and Business teams to understand the business implications and user flows for sign-up and user account management.

 * Contribute to designs and develop a future proof API layer that exposes the commerce lifecycle platform capabilities to various clients.
 * Review and develop robust API contracts and scalable microservices for internal clients.
 * Assist in creating technical proposals to illustrate the high-level design and system flow between clients and backend systems.
 * Understand key dependencies such as the core subscription, billing, and payment systems and how they will affect clients.
 * Contribute to the end-to-end software development lifecycle for our systems: conceptualize, design, build, code review, test, load test, launch, and measure performance.
 * Collaborate with the Product team to translate requirements into well-defined technical implementation.


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