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Lead Software Engineer, Android

The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH
Glendale, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 1/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/18/2025

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

  • Building the future of Disney’s media business : DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
  • Reach & Scale : The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN , and much more.
  • Innovation : We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Job Summary :

Disney's Android team is seeking an experienced Software Engineer who is excited to build apps enjoyed by millions around the world. You will be building scalable, elegant solutions for the Android applications on Disney and Star across a wide array of devices including phones, tablets, and TVs. Our highly collaborative group works in tandem with many cross-functional teams. We value pristine communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as a bias for action. We are incredibly invested in maintaining high code quality standards with unit tests, automated tests, modern libraries, and a Kotlin codebase. We strive to build the best Live and video-on-demand (VOD) applications in the world, and we look forward to hearing more about your skills and how they can help us achieve this lofty goal.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role :

As a Lead Android Engineer at Disney, you are ready and willing to be responsible for a wide array of technical aspects. You assist with critical components including our release process, remote configuration management, and live production issues. You have and will lead entire projects from start to finish. While familiar with the high-level aspects of our project, you are also focused on and monitoring the health of the team. You not only seek out leadership opportunities to improve processes, but you do it with finesse and a positive attitude. You are comfortable facilitating career growth amongst team members and are invested in the long-term success of the company.

Basic Qualifications :

  • Minimum of 7 years of production experience with Kotlin and / or the Android SDK
  • Proficiency with Reactive Programming and Dependency Injection
  • Well-versed in different architectural patterns (MVI / MVVM or equivalent)
  • Pristine communication skills who can collaborate well across teams
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Comfortable using common Android libraries such as Dagger 2 / Hilt, RxJava2, Groupie
  • Familiarity with Android TV / Amazon Fire TV development
  • Knowledgeable about maintaining a large, modularized codebase
  • Experience using performance evaluation tools such as Android Profiler
  • You write phenomenal code, tests, and documentation
  • Experience resolving production issues ideally on a large scale
  • Successfully lead a project from start to finish
  • Experience with : Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Java, Android SDK, Dependency Injection, Gradle, Databases, Reactive paradigms, coroutines.
  • Required Education :

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Electrical or Electronics Engineering or comparable field of study, and / or equivalent work experience.
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    The hiring range for this position in San Francisco, CA is $163,500.00 to $219,200.00 per year, in Glendale, CA and Santa Monica, CA is $149,300.00 to $200,200.00 per year, and in New York, NY is $156,300.00 to $209,600.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and / or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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