The Walt Disney Company · 2 months ago
Lead Software Engineer - Swift
Glendale, CA, USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$156K/yr - $209K/yr
7+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global organization focused on advancing technology for its media business. They are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and develop a streaming media playback library for Apple devices, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience across Disney's platforms.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
Responsibilities
Design and implement solutions in collaboration with team members for new features which integrate with various Disney media services and back-ends
Collaborative API design with peer teams on the back-end as well as front-end teams which depend on our libraries
Research and development for media playback experiences, integration, and testing
Participate in project estimation and resource planning
Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as the larger engineering organization
Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems, and errors encountered across our various platforms
Ability to collaborate within a small, productive development team as well as work independently
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 7 years of relevant software engineering experience
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study and/or equivalent work experience
Able to demonstrate experience in the full lifecycle of software development. Early stage, maintenance, and end of life
Experience in Swift or SwiftUI
Knowledgeable with programming paradigms including Object Oriented and Reactive
Understanding of iOS/TVOS app development lifecycle
Experience in Object Oriented Programming
Write efficient, reliable, and maintainable code whether implementing improvements, user-facing features, or fixing defects – through collaboration with senior team members
Experience with unit test frameworks and continuous integration systems
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
Preferred
Experience with AVFoundation and its ecosystem
Experience with streaming technologies including HLS, MPEG-DASH, Transport Stream, and CMAF
Experience developing applications in all Apple platforms including iPhone, iPad, and TVOS
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
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
H1B Sponsorship
The Walt Disney Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (83)
2024 (63)
2023 (96)
2022 (130)
2021 (30)
2020 (40)
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
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Jamie Power
SVP, Addressable Sales
Recent News
2026-01-08
2026-01-07
Company data provided by crunchbase