Senior Software Engineer

3 Weeks ago • 5 Years + • Mobile Development

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Job Description

Disney's Android team seeks an experienced Senior Software Engineer to build scalable solutions for the Disney+ Android application across various devices. Responsibilities include developing performant solutions with quality documentation and tests, contributing to architectural decisions, collaborating with other engineers, and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate possesses expertise in Kotlin, RxJava2, Coroutines, Dagger2, Gradle, Fragments, and the Android Lifecycle, and is passionate about creating high-quality, impactful applications for millions of users worldwide. The role involves working on Live and video-on-demand (VOD) applications and maintaining high code quality standards.
Must have:
  • 5+ years experience with Kotlin and Android SDK
  • Proficiency in Reactive Programming and Dependency Injection
  • Experience with various architectural patterns (MVI/MVVM)
  • High-quality code, tests, and documentation
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Good to have:
  • Experience with Dagger 2/Hilt, RxJava2, Groupie, and Jetpack libraries
  • Advanced Gradle understanding
  • CI/CD experience (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
  • App performance tooling experience
  • Deep understanding of Android SDK aspects
  • Annotation processing (KAPT/KSP)
  • Experience with large modular codebases
  • Support for multiple form factors (Mobile, Tablet, TV)
  • Experience with streaming video, codecs, and DRM

Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also redefining our for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to increase flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people globally.

This is a hybrid role based in the Amsterdam office.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for the team:

  • Building the future of our 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.

What You Will Do

Disney's Android team is seeking an experienced Software Engineer who is excited to build apps enjoyed by millions around the world. You will be building scalable, sophisticated solutions for the Disney+ Android application across a wide array of devices including phones, tablets, and TVs. Our highly collaborative group works in tandem with many multi-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.

As a Senior Android Engineer at Disney, you are confident in your knowledge of the Android ecosystem. You are a passionate team member who is well-versed in many core technologies such as Kotlin, RxJava2, Coroutines, Dagger2, Gradle, Fragments, and the Android Lifecycle. You demonstrate engineering excellence by developing performant solutions accompanied by quality documentation and tests. You contribute to architectural decisions that do not just fulfill the requirements but also provide scalability and flexibility. You have phenomenal communication skills, enabling you to collaborate with other engineers and teams expertly and efficiently. You have a desire to support and mentor other team members to enable them to become more knowledgeable and achieve their career goals.

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • 5+ years of production experience with Kotlin and the Android SDK

  • Proficiency with Reactive Programming and Dependency Injection

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

  • You write high-quality code, tests, and documentation

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

Preferred Qualifications

  • Comfortable using common Android libraries such as Dagger 2 / Hilt, RxJava2 or Groupie as well as common Android jetpack libraries.

  • Advanced Gradle understanding (Custom build tasks, convention plugins).

  • Comfortable reviewing and working on CI/CD (Jenkins and GitHub Actions).

  • App performance tooling experience (Benchmarking, Tracing, Threading, Perfetto, Android Profiler)

  • A deep understanding of many aspects of the Android SDK such as Activity and Fragment lifecycles, thread management, custom views, animations and architectural patterns (View Architecture, Modularization)

  • Annotation processing (KAPT/KSP)

  • Knowledgeable about maintaining a large modularized codebase

  • Supporting multiple form factors (Mobile, Tablet, TV) and familiarity with Android TV / Amazon Fire TV development

  • Experience with streaming video, codecs, and DRM

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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About The Company

From classic animated features and exhilarating theme park attractions to cutting edge sports coverage, and the hottest shows on television, The Walt Disney Company has been making magic since 1923, creating unforgettable stories that connect with audiences around the world. And we’re just getting started!

The key to our success…. The Cast, Crew, Imagineers and Employees who honor Disney’s rich legacy by stretching the bounds of imagination to create the never-before-seen, bringing unparalleled entertainment experiences to people of all ages. Begin a career that delivers unparalleled creative content and experiences to audiences around the world and just imagine the stories you could be part of…

What is #LifeAtDisney like? It’s a series of magical moments with cast members and employees developing and telling our stories in the most innovative ways. Whether it’s a day spent as a Disney VoluntEAR, or celebrating the release of a new interactive experience, retail product or movie, our days are filled with the knowledge that we are creating entertainment experiences the whole family can enjoy. Follow @DisneyCareers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for a peek behind-the-curtain, and discover how you could connect to a world of stories with Disney!

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