Lead Software Engineer
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10084446 Ubicación San Francisco, California, Estados Unidos / Bristol, Connecticut, Estados Unidos / Santa Mónica, California, Estados Unidos / Nueva York, Nueva York, Estados Unidos / Seattle, Washington, Estados Unidos Business Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Fecha de publicación 01/04/2024Detalles del empleo:
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.
Working at Disney for the ESPN Connected Devices team is unlike anything else. That’s because we’re always finding new ways to interact with fans – however and wherever they connect with sports, news, politics, comics, and games. When you have the latest technology, game-changing ideas and world-class talent on your team, every day is extraordinary. We get to develop new features from start to finish that millions of fans interact with daily. Get to feel the excitement of showing off your work to friends and family on some of the most heavily used apps in the marketplace.
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.
The Product & Data Engineering team is responsible for end to end development for Disney’s world-class consumer-facing products, including streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, and digital products & experiences across ESPN, Marvel, Disney Studios, NatGeo, and ABC News. The team drives innovation at scale for millions of consumers around the world across Apple, Android, Smart TVs, game consoles, and the web, with our platforms powering core experiences like personalization, search, messaging, and data.
This is a hands-on engineering position developing OTT applications for the Android Ecosystem in Java/Kotlin. In this role, you will collaborate with a cross-functional team of Product Managers, Designers, Mobile/Web/Backend Engineers, and Content Creators to conceptualize and develop world-class ESPN 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 both the mobile and tv ESPN apps. You may lead others to solve complex problems and provide oversight and direction to other software engineers. As the lead on this team, you will also be responsible for architectural decisions for the connected tv application. Additionally, this position will have people management responsibilities. This includes mentoring and providing guidance to engineers reporting directly to you. As well as performing end of year reviews.
Responsibilities:
Designing, 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:
BS, BA, or advanced degree in computer science, engineering or its equivalent
Up to 7+ years hands-on professional experience with Android development
Experience working a significant consumer app that is currently available in marketplace
Expertise of object-oriented, functional, and functional reactive patterns and concepts
Expert understanding of HTTP/S, APIs, and web services
Solid foundation and understanding of dynamic multi-threaded mobile apps
Solid understanding of Android app development lifecycle including Google Play Store compliance policies and submissions requirements
Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as the larger engineering organization
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 other 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 an expert resource to other Software Engineers, providing an open learning environment for cross-team knowledge sharing
Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
Contributes to the development of functional strategy
Consistently involved in major work efforts of strategic importance, working directly with senior levels, often multidisciplinary in nature
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiar with multiple Application architectures (i.e. MVVM, MVI)
Experience building TV applications
Experience with:
Kotlin
RxJava or Coroutines
Jetpack Compose
Dagger/Hilt
Retrofit
Image Loading (i.e. Glide, Picasso, Coil)
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The hiring range for this position in San Francisco, California is $163,500 - $219,200 per year and in Santa Monica, California is $149,300 - 200,200 per year and in New York and Seattle, Washington is $156,300 - $209,600. 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.
Información adicional:
DISNEYTECHAcerca de Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:
Disney Entertainment y ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) proporcionan la columna vertebral tecnológica y el desarrollo de productos para las dos unidades de negocio de medios de Disney, a la vez que ayudan a mantener a la compañía a la vanguardia de la innovación, lo que le permite aprovechar continuamente la tecnología para mejorar la narrativa y la creatividad, a la vez que ofrece escalabilidad, flexibilidad y eficiencia para sus negocios.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en Disney Streaming Technology LLC , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.
Disney Streaming Technology LLC es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes serán considerados para el empleo sin distinción de raza, color, religión, sexo, edad, origen nacional, orientación sexual, identidad de género, discapacidad, condición de veterano protegido o cualquier otra en función de la legislación federal, estatal o local. Disney fomenta una cultura empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo que cambia rápidamente.