Senior Software Engineer - Android

Disney Cruise Line - The Walt Disney Company; London; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Android team. The role involves designing and implementing features to enhance consumer experiences across Disney's streaming platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and extensive experience in Android development, particularly with Kotlin. Join a dynamic team that impacts millions of users globally.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in front-end application development.
• Proficient in Kotlin with low memory footprint solutions.
• Extensive experience with Android development ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Participate in specification and design of Disney Markup Language (DML).
• Design, implement, and test features to expand Renderer capabilities.
• Support integration of the Renderer component with Client engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitHub

JIRA

MS Teams

Job description

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. 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.

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.

Product Engineering is responsible for Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms, including product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.

Job Summary:

We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer for our Android team. The ideal candidate is highly motivated, collaborative, and technically skilled, with the ability to coordinate across teams and foster excellence. Your work will impact millions of global consumers, their experience, and our business.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the specification and design of Disney Markup Language (DML) in collaboration with other engineers.
• Design, implement, and test features to expand Renderer capabilities based on DML.
• Support integration of the Renderer component with Client engineers across Disney’s streaming brands.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in front-end application development, proficient in Kotlin with low memory footprint solutions.
• Leadership skills, problem-solving ability, eagerness to learn and teach new technologies.
• Experience creating consumer-facing interactive experiences.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms).
• Extensive experience with Android development ecosystem.
• Experience developing sophisticated user interfaces.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with interactive experiences in video playback.
• Experience with renderer technologies.
• Familiarity with development tools like GitHub, Confluence, JIRA, MS Teams.
• Experience with web-service-backed applications.
• International product experience.
• Strong Scrum methodology experience.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

The salary range varies by location, with additional benefits such as bonuses, incentives, and comprehensive benefits packages. Actual offers depend on internal equity, geographic region, skills, and experience.