Software Developer

SeaWorld is a world-renowned leader in the themed-park and entertainment industry. Our success is built on a passion for caring for animals and a dedication to delivering positive, memorable experiences to people from around the world. Were also committed to helping ambitious people achieve their professional best. We're always seeking exceptionally skilled and knowledgeable individuals to join our team.

United Parks & Resorts is hiring a Software Developer to build modern, customer-facing digital experiences across our web and e-commerce platforms. This role will develop responsive front-end experiences using React and TypeScript, as well as secure and scalable backend services and APIs using C#/.NET.

The ideal candidate has experience working with Sitecore or another headless or hybrid content management system and understands how front-end applications, backend services, content platforms, and cloud infrastructure work together. This role will focus on accessibility, performance, reliability, automated testing, and high-quality user experiences throughout the customer journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Build responsive, mobile-first web experiences using React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Develop reusable and authorable React components integrated with Sitecore CMS.
• Build and maintain secure, scalable backend services and REST APIs using C#/.NET and ASP.NET Core.
• Connect front-end applications with backend services, APIs, and Sitecore-driven content.
• Support customer-facing e-commerce experiences, including product discovery, search, product details, cart, checkout, promotions, and discounts.
• Design stable API contracts with appropriate versioning, backward compatibility, validation, and predictable behavior.
• Ensure applications are accessible and developed with WCAG standards in mind.
• Optimize web performance and stability, including Core Web Vitals such as LCP, CLS, and INP.
• Build clean and dependable loading, error, and empty-state experiences.
• Develop cloud-native solutions with attention to deployment, configuration, security, observability, resiliency, and performance.
• Support controlled releases and A/B testing or experimentation without negatively affecting performance or stability.
• Prepare applications and services to support high-traffic periods and peak customer demand.
• Own quality throughout the development lifecycle by building and maintaining appropriate automated test coverage.
• Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with product, design, content, quality assurance, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality digital experiences.
• Use modern AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve productivity, code quality, and developer velocity.

Required Qualifications

• Four or more years of professional experience building and supporting production web applications.
• Strong experience with React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Hands-on experience with C#/.NET and building REST APIs using ASP.NET Core.
• Experience with dependency injection, asynchronous programming, validation, error handling, and secure API development.
• Experience integrating front-end applications with backend services and APIs.
• Experience working with Sitecore, Contentful, or another headless or hybrid CMS.
• Experience building mobile-first, responsive, and touch-friendly user experiences.
• Experience developing or supporting customer-facing e-commerce journeys.
• Strong automated testing experience across front-end and backend applications.
• Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, xUnit, NUnit, MSTest, or similar tools.
• Cloud-native development experience using Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Understanding of web accessibility, performance optimization, and responsive design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Sitecore headless or composable architecture.
• Production experience building backend services with Node.js.
• Experience with Optimizely or another A/B testing and experimentation platform.
• Experience supporting high-traffic consumer websites and preparing for peak-load events.
• Understanding of CDN and edge-delivery behavior, including caching and its effect on application performance.
• Experience with mocking frameworks such as Moq.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, observability, configuration, and secrets management in cloud environments.

The perks of the position:

• Paid Time Off
• Complimentary Park Tickets and Passes
• Park Discounts on Food and Merchandise
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401K Retirement plan
• Voluntary Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Dependent and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Legal Assistance Plan

EEO Employer:

SEAWORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, PREGNANCY, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, DISABILITY OR COVERED VETERAN STATUS.