Software Development Manager - Frontend

Software Development Manager - Frontend

Experience Range:

Location:

Primary Skills Required:

Basic Qualifications:

• Have 8-10 years of experience in web application development or software engineering in a large enterprise environment using modern frameworks
• Have expertise with JavaScript ES6+/TypeScript, native DOM interfaces, WebSocket protocol, REST/SOA patterns.
• Have expertise with programming using a best of breed UI stack: React/React Native, Redux, TypeScript, CSS3/SCSS, Jest, React Testing Library, Selenium/Nightwatch/Cypress, SauceLabs, WebPack, Babel, Node/Express, oAuth 2.0/JWT
• Have a track record of championing quality engineering: be adamant that all UI code is written in a way that can be tested both with unit tests and end-to-end tests
• Have a strong understanding of (and be opinionated about) browsers, devices, OS, and other user agent interoperability and compatibility concerns
• Have hands on DevOps experience with Azure/AWS, GitLab CI/D pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes/Helm
• Have experience working with high-performing teams using Agile and Lean methodologies and frameworks
• Be a perfectionist who makes sure every pixel is in the right place
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Care about your craft and have opinions about the right way to do things with technology
• Demonstrated experience providing technical direction and influencing design decisions across teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous work experience in Ad tech applications
• Experience working with vendor teams to deliver high quality results
• Knowledge of performance testing and application profiling
• Strong curiosity about how Disney delivers the Magic and a desire to be a part of it
• Track record of driving complex features or systems from inception to production in a leadership capacity
• Experience contributing to long-term technical roadmaps and engineering strategy

Experience with:

• Unit testing
• Object Oriented Programming fundamentals and in depth understanding of Dependency Injection
• Docker containers orchestrated via AKS and EKS
• Observability stack that includes Splunk, Datadog and Grafana
• Experience guiding platform-wide architectural improvements or modernization initiatives
• Experience evaluating and selecting new technologies or tools for team-wide adoption

Required Education:

• Minimum a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering, or another technical field.
• Prefer Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related technical discipline is highly desirable.