Job Summary:

The NGS Studio is a multi-disciplinary team across TWDC that drives interconnected consumer experiences across immersive new storytelling canvases. Its focus is to connect the physical and digital worlds to unlock unique opportunities for new storytelling and consumer experiences. This team will be helping to define the next 100 years of Disney Storytelling and you have the opportunity to join.

This is a hands-on engineering position developing modern 3D Applications across multiple ecosystems. In this role, you will work with a cross-functional team of Product Managers, Designers, Mobile/Web/Backend Engineers, and Content Creators to conceptualize and develop world-class Disney apps. Based on your experience, you will apply technical expertise to manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables and will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. You will architect reusable solutions that are shared across all DMED products. You may lead others to solve complex problems and provide oversight and direction to other software engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a cross functional team to help set the strategy and goals for NGS Studio
• Work with teams from around Disney to architect, develop and integrate consumer experiences within existing Disney Apps as well as creating new experiences driving engagement and excitement with guests
• Oversee the design of complex technical projects which are typically company-wide initiatives. Oversee multiple products or services conception, design, and initial specifications and help define the technology strategy to be implemented by multiple divisions. Contributes to product and solution designs to address critical and strategic issues and complex problems spanning multiple product groups
• Develop technology strategy in response to company-wide strategy and initiatives in support of the needs of key business segments and stakeholders. Sets technical direction, strategy and drives technology innovation within multiple product segments across the company. Produces technical designs and informs product strategies that anticipate, as best as possible, the needs of the business for years to come

Basic Qualifications:

• BS, BA, or advanced degree in computer science, engineering or its equivalent
• Up to 10+ years hands-on professional experience with 3D Experience Development
• Experience working a significant consumer product that is currently available
• Comprehensive knowledge of 3D Technologies such as Unreal Engine, Unity, Pixel Streaming, and industry standard model formats
• Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as the larger engineering organization
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanations
• Write efficient, reliable, and maintainable code whether implementing architectural improvements, user-facing features, or fixing defects
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems, and errors encountered across our various platforms
• Analyze and optimize application code for efficiency, reliability, and performance
• Understand product architecture, assisting other Software Architects as necessary
• Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Work with minimal technical supervision and supplemental engineering support
• Embrace a highly collaborative team that rewards quality code and effective communication
• Operate as an expert resource to other Software Engineers, providing an open learning environment for cross-team knowledge sharing
• Often regarded as an expert in their field
• Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
• Contributes to the development of functional strategy
• Leads project teams to achieve milestones and objectives
• Consistently involved in major work efforts of strategic importance, working directly with senior levels, often multidisciplinary in nature