Sr Mgr Software Engineering

The Walt Disney Company • San Francisco, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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. 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.

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 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: Senior