Lead Software Engineer
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10096284 Emplacement Amsterdam, Pays-Bas Entreprise Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Date de publication 09/08/2024Résumé du poste:
About the Role & Team
On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming our media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to enhance flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people globally.
A few reasons why we think you’d love working for the team:
Building the future of Disney's media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.
This is a hybrid role based in the Amsterdam office.
What You Will Do
Disney's Android team is seeking an experienced Software Engineer who is excited to build apps enjoyed by millions around the world. You will be building scalable, elegant solutions for the Android applications on Disney+ and Star+ across variety of devices including phones, tablets, and TVs. Our highly collaborative group works in tandem with many cross-functional teams. We value communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as a bias for action. We are exceptionally invested in maintaining high code quality standards with unit tests, automated tests, modern libraries, and a Kotlin codebase. We strive to build the best Live and video-on-demand (VOD) applications in the world, and we look forward to hearing more about your skills and how they can help us achieve this lofty goal.
As a Lead Android Engineer at Disney, you are ready and willing to be responsible for a wide array of technical aspects. You assist with critical components including our release process, remote configuration management, and live production issues. You have and will lead entire projects end-to-end. While familiar with the high-level aspects of our project as a whole, you are also focused on and monitoring the health of the team. You not only seek out leadership opportunities to improve processes, but you do it with finesse and a positive attitude. You are comfortable facilitating career growth amongst team members and are invested in the long-term success of the company.
Required Qualifications & Skills
5+ years of production experience with Kotlin, and the Android SDK
Proficiency with Reactive Programming and Dependency Injection
Well-versed in different architectural patterns (MVI/MVVM or equivalent)
Experience with Java, Gradle, Databases, Reactive paradigms, coroutines.
Pristine communication skills who can collaborate well across teams
You write excellent code, tests, and documentation
Experience resolving production issues ideally on a large scale
Optimally lead a project from start to finish
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience or better in Computer Science or a related technical field.
Preferred Qualifications
Comfortable using common Android libraries such as Dagger 2 / Hilt, RxJava2, Groupie
Familiarity with Android TV / Amazon Fire TV development
Experience with streaming video, codecs, and DRM
Knowledgeable about maintaining a large modularized codebase
Experience using performance evaluation tools such as Android Profiler
The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Sur Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:
Disney Entertainment et ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) constituent l’ossature technologique et le développement de produits pour les deux unités commerciales de Disney dans le domaine des médias, tout en contribuant à maintenir l’entreprise à l’avant-garde de l’innovation, ce qui permet à l’entreprise de tirer continuellement parti de la technologie pour améliorer la narration et la créativité, tout en assurant l’évolutivité, la flexibilité et l’efficacité de ses activités.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à TWDC (Benelux) BV , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.