Sr Mgr Software Engineering, Mobile

The Walt Disney Company • New York, NY

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization focused on building and advancing the technological backbone for Disney’s media business. The team combines technology with creativity to create world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive innovation and scalability. Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms, including product engineering, media engineering, quality assurance, and the engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity. This role specifically focuses on leading Mobile App Foundation teams responsible for the foundational components, libraries, and frameworks that power the Disney+ and Hulu mobile applications. The position impacts millions of global consumers and the business directly.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in mobile application development with expert knowledge of Swift, Kotlin, and Apple/Android Frameworks and ecosystems.
• 4+ years of technical and engineering leadership experience.
• Experience leading multiple teams, including delegating responsibility and balancing competing priorities.
• Experience partnering with stakeholders in Product and Design to curate a roadmap that meets the needs of the business while ensuring the ongoing health of your teams.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills, able to discuss technical topics clearly and engage in productive technical discussions.
• High emotional intelligence, experience maintaining composure under high-pressure situations and meeting tight deadlines.
• Strong project management skills, seeing projects through from inception to completion.
• Bachelor’s degree or better in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent job experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage mobile development teams, provide guidance, direction, and career development to team members.
• Accountable for outcomes across teams.
• Responsible for Disney+ and Hulu mobile application development and releases.
• Oversee code development in Kotlin, Swift and other application development technologies.
• Oversee team planning and project management, ensuring projects align with team goals and organizational timelines.
• Collaborate across disciplines with UX designers, product managers, and engineering leadership to build best-of-class, performant streaming experience and platform.
• Develop departmental vision and strategy.
• Foster trust, set goals, offer guidance, and provide constructive feedback across peers and stakeholders.

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: Manager