Principal Software Engineer - Android

The Walt Disney Company; San Francisco, Seattle, Glendale (CA, WA, CA); On-site; USD 201,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for Android to design and implement robust applications for Disney+. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to produce high-quality software solutions while also mentoring team members in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience shipping production-ready Android applications.
• Experience resolving production issues at scale.
• Comfortable coaching team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, architecture, implementation, and deployment of complex systems.
• Assist with release process and live production issues.
• Facilitate career growth among team members.

Skills

Reactive Programming

Dependency Injection

Architectural Patterns

Code Quality

Pristine Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kotlin

Java

Android SDK

Gradle

Job description

Principal Software Engineer - Android

Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10121025 Location Glendale, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date posted5月. 08, 2025

Job Summary:

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.

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:
1. 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.
2. Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, 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 many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.
3. Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.

Disney's Android team is seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer who is excited to build apps enjoyed by millions around the world. You will be building scalable, elegant solutions for the Android applications on Disney+ and Star+ across a wide array of devices including phones, tablets, and TVs. Our highly collaborative group works in tandem with many cross-functional teams. We value pristine communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as a bias for action. We are incredibly invested in maintaining 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, and we look forward to hearing more about your skills and how they can help us achieve this lofty goal.

Responsibilities:

• You will lead the successful design, architecture, implementation, and deployment of complex systems.

• You assist with critical components including our release process, remote configuration management, and live production issues.

• While familiar with the high-level aspects of our project as a whole, you are particularly keen on monitoring the overall health of the team as well.

• You not only seek out leadership opportunities to improve processes, but you do it with finesse and a positive attitude.

• You are comfortable facilitating career growth amongst team members and are invested in the long-term success of the company.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or better in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent job experience.

• 10 + years proven experience shipping production-ready Android applications

• Proficiency with Reactive Programming and Dependency Injection

• Well-versed in different architectural patterns (MVI/MVVM or equivalent)

• Pristine communication skills who can collaborate well across teams

• You write phenomenal code, tests, and documentation

• Experience resolving production issues ideally on a large scale

• Successfully lead a project from start to finish

Preferred Qualifications

• Comfortable coaching members on the team

• Experience refactoring large and complex codebases

• Familiarity with Android TV / Amazon Fire TV development

• Experience with streaming video, codecs, and DRM

• Knowledgeable about maintaining a large modularized codebase

• Experience using performance evaluation tools such as Android Profiler

• Experience with Kotlin, Java, Android SDK, Dependency Injection, Gradle, Databases, Reactive paradigms, and coroutines.

The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $193,100 - $258,900 per year; the hiring range for this position in San Francisco, California is $201,900 - $270,700 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.

About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC , which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology .

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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