Backend Engineer, Senior

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.

Senior Backend Engineer

Company Overview

United Parks & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: PRKS) is a leading theme park and entertainment company with a world-class portfolio of seven brands across 13 parks in the United States and Abu Dhabi. The Company’s award-winning portfolio of iconic brands includes SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Discovery Cove, Sesame Place, Water Country USA, Adventure Island, and Aquatica.

Role Summary

United Parks & Resorts is hiring a Backend Engineer to build secure, scalable backend services and APIs that power our customer-facing digital experiences. This role works closely with our Sitecore-based platform and supports key E-Commerce journeys end-to-end, with an emphasis on reliability, performance, and automated testing. This position is eligible for Remote Work.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services and APIs supporting customer-facing digital experiences
• Design stable API contracts with clear versioning, backward compatibility, and predictable behavior
• Build services on Azure using C# .NET with attention to observability, resiliency, and performance
• Manage and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines and releases
• Drive technical design discussions, code reviews, and continuous improvement of development practices
• Own quality end-to-end through automated testing and the right level of code coverage
• Integrate backend services with CMS-driven experiences, enabling content-driven and configurable experiences across the platform
• Use modern AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve productivity, code quality, and developer velocity

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on development experience in C#/.NET, including building REST APIs with ASP.NET Core, dependency injection, async programming, validation, and secure API development
• Production experience building backend services with Node.js, including API frameworks and asynchronous service behavior
• Experience building and maintaining automated test coverage as part of delivery, including unit tests and integration/API tests for critical workflows
• Expertise in xUnit, NUnit, Jest, or MSTest with mocking frameworks such as Moq
• Cloud-native development experience using Azure including deployments, configuration, and secrets management
• Experience managing and maintaining Azure DevOps pipelines and releases
• Experience supporting CMS-based Web platforms through backend services, integrations, and content delivery patterns
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills in distributed systems
• Experience working across backend, web, and mobile layers, with an understanding of how these systems interact in production.
• Communicates technical designs and decisions clearly, enabling alignment across engineering and cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable integrating and evolving legacy systems while maintaining reliability and stability.

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.