Senior Android Video Engineer (Kotlin) for TV & Mobile

ESPN; New York (NY); On-site; USD 151,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build scalable Android apps for Disney+ across devices, with Kotlin and the Android SDK. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality features, maintain tests, and instrument telemetry.

The role emphasizes Android internals understanding, documentation, and code reviews, contributing to a fast, reliable streaming experience for millions of viewers worldwide.

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training or work experience.
• Build video experiences for Android mobile and Android TV using Kotlin and the Android SDK.
• Understand Android internals and how to diagnose device-specific issues.
• Collaborate with application, service, design, and product teams to build a great user experience for Disney+ viewers.
• Create and maintain documentation across the software development lifecycle.
• Deliver features with a high level of code quality, including unit and integration tests.
• Perform code reviews to ensure quality, drive continuous improvement, and promote knowledge sharing.
• Build telemetry to measure and monitor the success of each feature.

Responsibilities

• Build video experiences for both Android and Android TV using Kotlin and Android SDK.
• Understand the internals of Android and how to debug and diagnose device issues.
• Collaborate with application, service, design, and product teams to build a great user experience for Disney+ viewers.
• Create and update documentation across the entire software development lifecycle as needed
• Maintain a high level of code quality with each feature delivery by including unit and integration tests
• Perform regular code reviews to ensure quality, continuous improvements and promote knowledge sharing
• Build telemetry to help measure and monitor the success of each feature.

Skills

Kotlin

Android SDK

Android TV

Unit testing

Code reviews

Telemetry

Documentation

Android internals

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Android Profiler

Job description

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build scalable Android apps for Disney+ across devices, with Kotlin and the Android SDK. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality features, maintain tests, and instrument telemetry.

The role emphasizes Android internals understanding, documentation, and code reviews, contributing to a fast, reliable streaming experience for millions of viewers worldwide.