Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology
Senior Software Engineer
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, Morrisville, North Carolina, United States, 27560
Overview
Disney's Media Engineering Native Player Platforms team is seeking an experienced Software Engineer who is excited to build apps enjoyed by millions around the world. You will be building scalable, elegant solutions for all of Disneys player on a number of platforms, including Android, PlayStation, Xbox, and more. 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 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 at Disney, you are ready and willing to be responsible for a wide array of technical aspects. 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 also focused on and monitoring the health of the team. 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. Responsibilities
Develop an understanding of the DEEPT software stack and specifically the MediaX component 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 to help understand and explain device limitations and requirements Ensure that the latest audio and video standards like Dolby Vision, Dolby ATMOS, DTS:X, HDR10+, and more are delivered with full fidelity Develop, Debug, Test and Benchmark various components in the software stack Perform online code reviews of pull requests Gather additional requirements and spec missing functionality required across various functional teams Create and update documentation across the entire software development lifecycle as needed Maintain a strong understanding of our code to identify, research and address issues Contribute to strategies that ensure the quality and stability of our deployments, including testing strategies and telemetry approaches Help to develop our projects build system and continuous integration system as needed Basic Qualifications
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 You write phenomenal code, tests, and documentation Experience resolving production issues ideally on a large scale Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study and / or equivalent work experience Preferred Qualifications
Comfortable using common Android libraries such as Dagger 2 / Hilt, RxJava2, Groupie Familiarity with Android TV / Amazon Fire TV development Familiarity with Microsoft Media Foundation Experience with streaming video, codecs, and DRM Knowledgeable about maintaining a large modularized codebase Experience using performance evaluation tools such as Android Profile The hiring range for this position in New York, NY and Seattle, WA is $145,400 to $195,000 per year and in San Francisco, CA is $152,100 to $203,900 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidates 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Disney's Media Engineering Native Player Platforms team is seeking an experienced Software Engineer who is excited to build apps enjoyed by millions around the world. You will be building scalable, elegant solutions for all of Disneys player on a number of platforms, including Android, PlayStation, Xbox, and more. 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 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 at Disney, you are ready and willing to be responsible for a wide array of technical aspects. 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 also focused on and monitoring the health of the team. 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. Responsibilities
Develop an understanding of the DEEPT software stack and specifically the MediaX component 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 to help understand and explain device limitations and requirements Ensure that the latest audio and video standards like Dolby Vision, Dolby ATMOS, DTS:X, HDR10+, and more are delivered with full fidelity Develop, Debug, Test and Benchmark various components in the software stack Perform online code reviews of pull requests Gather additional requirements and spec missing functionality required across various functional teams Create and update documentation across the entire software development lifecycle as needed Maintain a strong understanding of our code to identify, research and address issues Contribute to strategies that ensure the quality and stability of our deployments, including testing strategies and telemetry approaches Help to develop our projects build system and continuous integration system as needed Basic Qualifications
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 You write phenomenal code, tests, and documentation Experience resolving production issues ideally on a large scale Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study and / or equivalent work experience Preferred Qualifications
Comfortable using common Android libraries such as Dagger 2 / Hilt, RxJava2, Groupie Familiarity with Android TV / Amazon Fire TV development Familiarity with Microsoft Media Foundation Experience with streaming video, codecs, and DRM Knowledgeable about maintaining a large modularized codebase Experience using performance evaluation tools such as Android Profile The hiring range for this position in New York, NY and Seattle, WA is $145,400 to $195,000 per year and in San Francisco, CA is $152,100 to $203,900 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidates 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr