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# Principal Product Software Engineer

- **Company:** The Walt Disney Company
- **Location:** Glendale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $209,500.0 - $280,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Performance Management, Information Systems, Computer Programming, Databases, Data Structures, Revision Control Systems, Enterprise Messaging Systems, NoSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Product Management, SQL Databases, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/06FAF7F4E41D455A8B601D18489339B5/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field of study.
 * 10+ years of related experience crafting large-scale, highly available Java, Scala, etc services utilizing various database and messaging technologies. Strong programming skills in Java and other object-oriented languages and a strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, databases - SQL and noSQL, etc.)
 * Experience using source control systems and CI/CD pipelines.
 * An ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
 * Champion cross-team projects.
 * Coach and mentor other specialists on the team to ensure that all software utilizes industry best practices. Collaborate efficiently with product management, technical program management, operations, and other engineering teams to capture requirements, drive implementation, and provide transparency.
 * A broad perspective on problem-solving.
 * Strong communication skills and a desire to share your knowledge with team members and others.
 * Experience directly managing and mentoring a team.

## Description

* Work with a distributed team of engineers across multiple organizations building software collaboratively.
 * Identity patterns that can help the teams scale, create proposals, and drive adoption of those patterns
 * Challenge current architectural choices while collaborating to solve problems in innovative ways.
 * Drive adoption of consistent technical frameworks across the organization
 * Drive best engineering practices to write well-constructed and easy-to-maintain code, defensive and robust tests.
 * Lead through metrics - understand application performance and costs and push for better results.