Disneyland Hong Kong
Lead Software Engineer - Android
Disneyland Hong Kong, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Overview
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.
The team marries technology with creativity to build world‑class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.
Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:
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:
More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans’ connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News, and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.
Innovation:
We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.
Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.
Job Summary This is a hands‑on engineering position developing mobile applications for ESPN inside the Android Ecosystem in Java/Kotlin. In this role, you will work with a cross‑functional team of Product Managers, Designers, Mobile/Web/Backend Engineers, and Content Creators to conceptualize and develop world‑class Disney apps. Based on your experience, you will apply technical expertise to manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables and will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. You will architect reusable solutions that are shared across all Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology apps. You may lead others to solve complex problems and provide oversight and direction to other software engineers.
Responsibilities
Leading at a project or feature development level
Overseeing the architecture and solution of a project or feature
Collaborating and communicating with other platform and back end leads on end‑to‑end solutions
Break down feature development tasks into manageable tickets that can be assigned to engineers and worked within a reasonable sprint cadence
Effectively communicate project status and raise risks that may impact release schedule to leadership
Coding, PR reviews, writing tests
Collaborating with QA and Automation Team
Interacting with the Product Development team to review requirements and discuss feature development
Basic Qualifications
7+ years hands‑on professional experience with Android development
Expertise of object‑oriented, functional, and functional reactive patterns and concepts
Android app development life cycle including Google Play and Amazon App Store compliance policies and submission requirements
Working on a significant consumer app that is currently available in the marketplace
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well‑reasoned explanations
Operating as a resource to other Software Engineers, providing an open learning environment for cross‑team knowledge sharing
Preferred Qualifications
Expert understanding of HTTP/S, APIs, and web services
Expertise with unit test frameworks and continuous integration systems such as JUnit 4/5, MockK, and Espresso
Solid foundation and understanding of dynamic multi‑threaded mobile apps
Motivated self‑starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
Working with minimal technical supervision and supplemental engineering support
Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as the larger engineering organization
Writing efficient, reliable, and maintainable code whether implementing architectural improvements, user‑facing features, or fixing defects
Troubleshooting and resolving issues, problems, and errors encountered across various platforms
Analyzing and optimizing application code for efficiency, reliability and performance
Understanding product architecture, assisting other Software Engineers as necessary
Leading project teams to achieve milestones and objectives
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
The hiring range for this position in San Francisco, CA is $166,800 – $223,600. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s 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.
Disability Accommodation for Employment Applications The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, visit the Disney candidate disability accommodations FAQs. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
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The team marries technology with creativity to build world‑class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.
Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:
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:
More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans’ connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News, and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.
Innovation:
We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.
Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.
Job Summary This is a hands‑on engineering position developing mobile applications for ESPN inside the Android Ecosystem in Java/Kotlin. In this role, you will work with a cross‑functional team of Product Managers, Designers, Mobile/Web/Backend Engineers, and Content Creators to conceptualize and develop world‑class Disney apps. Based on your experience, you will apply technical expertise to manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables and will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. You will architect reusable solutions that are shared across all Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology apps. You may lead others to solve complex problems and provide oversight and direction to other software engineers.
Responsibilities
Leading at a project or feature development level
Overseeing the architecture and solution of a project or feature
Collaborating and communicating with other platform and back end leads on end‑to‑end solutions
Break down feature development tasks into manageable tickets that can be assigned to engineers and worked within a reasonable sprint cadence
Effectively communicate project status and raise risks that may impact release schedule to leadership
Coding, PR reviews, writing tests
Collaborating with QA and Automation Team
Interacting with the Product Development team to review requirements and discuss feature development
Basic Qualifications
7+ years hands‑on professional experience with Android development
Expertise of object‑oriented, functional, and functional reactive patterns and concepts
Android app development life cycle including Google Play and Amazon App Store compliance policies and submission requirements
Working on a significant consumer app that is currently available in the marketplace
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well‑reasoned explanations
Operating as a resource to other Software Engineers, providing an open learning environment for cross‑team knowledge sharing
Preferred Qualifications
Expert understanding of HTTP/S, APIs, and web services
Expertise with unit test frameworks and continuous integration systems such as JUnit 4/5, MockK, and Espresso
Solid foundation and understanding of dynamic multi‑threaded mobile apps
Motivated self‑starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
Working with minimal technical supervision and supplemental engineering support
Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as the larger engineering organization
Writing efficient, reliable, and maintainable code whether implementing architectural improvements, user‑facing features, or fixing defects
Troubleshooting and resolving issues, problems, and errors encountered across various platforms
Analyzing and optimizing application code for efficiency, reliability and performance
Understanding product architecture, assisting other Software Engineers as necessary
Leading project teams to achieve milestones and objectives
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
The hiring range for this position in San Francisco, CA is $166,800 – $223,600. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s 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.
Disability Accommodation for Employment Applications The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, visit the Disney candidate disability accommodations FAQs. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
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