Lead Product Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company • Seattle, WA

4d • $163,100 - $218,700 • Onsite

About The Position

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology is seeking an experienced Software Engineer with a passion for mobile applications to join the Android Browse team. This team is responsible for building the user experiences that guide users to their favorite content on Hulu and Disney+. The team is highly collaborative, working with quality assurance, program management, product management, UX, and engineering. They focus on building and maintaining top-tier Live and Video on Demand (VOD) applications across a wide range of Android devices, from Android 7 to the latest developer preview. The team values accountability, common goals, and continuous data analysis to improve their apps, processes, and teamwork. Working with this team offers the opportunity to nurture a collaborative environment, work on a cutting-edge technology stack, own substantial features shipped to millions of users, influence high-profile products, and join an inclusive culture.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7+ years of experience with Kotlin and Android development
• A deep understanding of the Android SDK, Activity and Fragment lifecycles, thread management, custom views, compose and animations
• Deep knowledge of Android app architecture patterns (MVVM, MVI, etc.) and design principles.
• Experience integrating with backend systems, web services, and third-party software
• Proven understanding and experience using reactive frameworks such as RxJava or Flow
• Be an excellent communicator who collaborates well across teams.
• Successfully lead a project from start to finish
• You build high-quality code by always writing tests and using performance evaluation tools like Android Profiler
• Experience with test automation, dependency injection frameworks, and continuous integration
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot), to improve software design, engineering productivity and system capabilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Familiar with Scrum and Agile methodologies
• Experience building UI with Compose
• A growth mindset towards learning, experience mentoring others, and a desire to give and receive feedback.
• Familiarity with Android TV / Amazon Fire TV development
• Experience with streaming video (DASH or HLS protocol), codecs, and DRM

Responsibilities

• Work closely with UX designers, product managers, and engineering leadership to craft best-of-class, delightful TV-watching experiences.
• Work closely with other client and backend engineers, to architect and implement solutions that are built to last.
• Demonstrate engineering excellence by developing test infrastructures, writing documentation, and following an agile development methodology.
• Assist with critical components including our release process and remote configuration management.
• Manage production issues and solve novel problems.
• Mentor associate and mid-level team members and support peers through code review and pair programming.
• Identify areas for growth within the team processes and develop new systems for collaboration.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior