The Walt Disney Company · 7 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer - Android
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$167K/yr - $224K/yr
7+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global organization focused on advancing the technological backbone for Disney’s media business. The Lead Software Engineer for Android will develop mobile applications for ESPN, working with cross-functional teams to manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables while also overseeing architecture and solutions.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
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
Qualification
Required
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 submissions 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
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
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.
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-24
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