Senior Product Software Engineer

5014 Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 148,700 - 199,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical benefits

Bonus opportunities

Long-term incentive units

Job summary

5014 Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC is seeking a Senior Product Software Engineer in New York, NY. You will build scalable video experiences for Android and maintain high code quality standards.

Join our collaborative team to shape innovative video applications enjoyed by millions worldwide. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 5 years of experience are required, along with expertise in Kotlin and the Android SDK.

Compensation ranges from $148,700 to $199,400 per year, with additional benefits.

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience required.
• Understanding of Android internals essential.
• Experience in video streaming development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build video experiences for Android and Android TV.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain high code quality standards.

Skills

Kotlin and Android SDK

Debugging and diagnosing device issues

Collaboration and communication

Documentation maintenance

Code quality assurance

Telemetry building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Android Profiler

Job description

Senior Product Software Engineer

Job Summary: Disney's Watch team is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer who is excited to build apps enjoyed by millions around the world. You will be building scalable, elegant solutions for all of Disney's Android applications that stream video 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 strong communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as a drive to deliver results. We are deeply invested in maintaining high code quality standards with unit tests, automated tests, modern libraries, and a Kotlin codebase. We are building new and innovative video experiences for millions of viewers—and we're looking for engineers who can help us shape what's next.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role

• Build video experiences for Android and Android TV using Kotlin and the 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.

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Android TV / Amazon Fire TV development.
• Experience with streaming video, codecs, and DRM.
• Experience maintaining a large, modularized codebase.
• Experience using performance profiling tools such as Android Profiler.

Compensation & Benefits

The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $148,700.00 to $199,400.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and may vary based on candidate 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 other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Location & Posting Information

Primary City: New York, NY, USA. Date Posted: 2026-06-18. Employment Type: Full time. Job Category: Product Software Engineering.