Senior Software Engineer
Job Description
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.
As a Senior Software Engineer at Disney's Media Engineering Native Player Platforms team, you will be building scalable, elegant solutions for all of Disney's players on various platforms, including Android, PlayStation, Xbox, and more. You'll work on 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.
Why join us:
- 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.
- Reach, Scale & Impact: Disney's technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company's brands and stories including Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, and ABC News.
- Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.
You will be responsible for critical components including our release process, remote configuration management, and live production issues. You'll not only seek out leadership opportunities to improve processes but do it with finesse and a positive attitude. The role involves facilitating career growth amongst team members and being invested in the long-term success of the company.
The position offers competitive compensation ranging from $145,400 to $195,000 per year in New York, NY, along with comprehensive benefits including medical coverage, bonus potential, and long-term incentive units. Join us in building the best Live and video-on-demand (VOD) applications in the world while working with cutting-edge technology and world-class teams.
Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer
- Maintain and update the Android, Xbox, and other platform variants of the Disney Media Player
- Understand the internals of android and Xbox and how to debug and diagnose Device issues
- Collaborate with application development teams, services engineering teams and product management
- Ensure latest audio and video standards delivery with full fidelity
- Develop, Debug, Test and Benchmark various components in the software stack
- Perform online code reviews of pull requests
- Create and update documentation across the entire software development lifecycle
- Help to develop project's build system and continuous integration system
Requirements For Senior Software Engineer
- 5+ years of production experience with Java/Kotlin and the Android SDK
- Proficiency with Reactive Programming and Dependency Injection
- Well-versed in different architectural patterns (MVI/MVVM or equivalent)
- Excellent communication skills who can collaborate well across teams
- Experience resolving production issues ideally on a large scale
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering
- Comfortable using common Android libraries such as Dagger 2 / Hilt, RxJava2, Groupie
- Experience with streaming video, codecs, and DRM
Benefits For Senior Software Engineer
- Full range of medical benefits
- Bonus potential
- Long-term incentive units
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