Software Engineer II- Android

Overview

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Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally. The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world. We are specifically part of Product Engineering. This unified team is responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms, including product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.

Here are a few reasons why you’d love working here:

• Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach, Scale & Impact: Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News, and more).
• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex technical problems.

Disney’s Android team is seeking a Software Engineer who is excited to build apps enjoyed by millions around the world. You will build scalable, elegant solutions for the Disney+ Android application across devices including phones, tablets, and TVs. Our collaborative group works with many cross-functional teams. We value pristine communication skills, both written and verbal, and a bias for action. We maintain 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.

Responsibilities

• As an Android Engineer for Disney, you are comfortable with the Android SDK and are ready to own entire features.
• You have a solid foundation of skills including debugging, familiarity with Android Studio, and how to maximize it.
• You are prepared to dive into moderately complex issues such as memory leaks and lifecycle issues.
• You understand the value of being organized, planning ahead, and accompanying features and fixes with tests and documentation.
• You are eager for constructive feedback from mentors and willing to collaborate with less experienced engineers.

Basic Qualification

• 3 years of relevant work experience
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a closely related field
• Proven experience developing native Android apps
• Familiarity with the Android SDK, Activity and Fragment lifecycles, threading, custom views, and animations
• Familiarity with common object-oriented programming patterns and when to leverage them
• Proficiency with Kotlin, Android Studio, Gradle, etc.
• Independent, hardworking, and capable of working toward results across teams
• Excellent communicator who collaborates well across teams

Preferred Qualification

• Experience with Scrum and Agile methodologies
• Experience with test automation, dependency injection frameworks, and continuous integration
• In-depth knowledge of web-service and data-driven application architecture
• Experience with streaming video, codecs, and DRM

Compensation

The hiring range for this position in Seattle is $120,300 - $161,300 per year, New York is $120,300 - $161,300, Los Angeles is $114,900 - $154,100, San Francisco is $125,800 - $168,700. The base pay offered will consider internal equity and may vary by geographic region, knowledge, skills, and experience. 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.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Entertainment Providers

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