Senior Software Engineer, Android

Job Posting Title:

Senior Software Engineer, Android

Req ID:

10092324

Job Description:

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.

This is a hands-on engineering position developing mobile applications for ESPN inside the Android Ecosystem in Java/Kotlin. 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 Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology apps. You may lead others to solve complex problems and provide oversight and direction to other software engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Coding, PR Reviews, Writing Tests

• Collaborating with QA and Automation Team

• Interacting with the Product Development team to review requirements and discuss feature development

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on professional development experience with Android on all OS versions

• BS, BA, or advanced degree in computer science, engineering or its equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of OO design patterns and concepts

• A sound understanding of HTTP and REST-style web services

• Demonstrated ability to design and build dynamic multi-threaded mobile apps.

• Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as ability to work independently

• 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 the 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 a resource to less experienced Software Engineers, providing an open learning environment for cross-team knowledge sharing

Experience with:

• A significant consumer app that is currently available in marketplace

• Android app development life cycle including Google Play and Amazon App Store compliance policies and submissions requirements

• Unit test frameworks and continuous integration systems such as JUnit 4/5, MockK, and Espresso

The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and New York City, NY is $142,516 to $191,180 per year, the hiring range in Santa Monica/Burbank/Glendale/L.