Software Engineer II - Android

Software Engineer II – Android

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 our 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 enhance 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.

• Building the future of Disney’s media: DE&E Technologists design and build infrastructure that will power our 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+, Hulu, to ABC News, Entertainment, ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
• Innovation:
  We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.
• The Growth, Commerce & Identity (GCI) organization is dedicated to three business‑critical areas at Disney that will help transform its media business.

• Collaborate with Senior and Lead Engineers to build features in Mobile SDKs and support enterprise use cases.
• Assist with critical components including our release process, remote configuration management, and live production issues.
• Seek out leadership opportunities to improve processes with finesse and a positive attitude.
• Contribute to code reviews, knowledge‑sharing, and technical investigations.
• Understand the internals of mobile platforms and how to debug and diagnose mobile device issues.
• Develop, debug, test and benchmark various components in the software stack.
• Gather additional requirements and spec missing functionality required across various functional teams.
• Create and update documentation across the entire software development lifecycle as needed.
• Maintain a strong understanding of our code to identify, research and address issues.
• Help develop our project’s build system and continuous integration system as needed.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of production experience with Kotlin and the Android SDK.
• Well‑versed in different mobile architectural patterns.
• Pristine communication skills who can collaborate well across teams.
• Write phenomenal code, tests, and documentation.
• Experience resolving production issues ideally on a large scale.
• Ability or willingness to learn iOS Mobile development with Swift, and other related libraries.

• Proficiency in additional mobile platform languages and patterns, such as Swift.
• Experience working with Agile methodologies.
• Working knowledge of mobile accessibility fundamentals.

The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $120,300 to $161,300 per year and in San Francisco, CA is $128,700 to $172,500 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.