Software Engineer I

About the Role & Team

Working at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology for the mobile team is unlike anything else. That’s because we’re always finding new ways to interact with fans – however and wherever they connect with sports, films, TV, news, politics, comics, and games. When you have the newest technology, game-changing ideas and world-class talent on your team, every day is extraordinary. We get to develop new features from start to finish that millions of fans interact with daily. Get to feel the excitement of showing off your work to friends and family on some of the most heavily used apps in the marketplace.

What You Will Do

This is a hands-on engineering position developing mobile applications for ESPN inside the Android Ecosystem in Java/Kotlin. In this role, you will work with a multi-functional team of Product Managers, Designers, Mobile/Web/Backend Engineers, and Content Creators to conceptualize and develop elite Disney apps. Based on your experience, you will apply technical expertise to lead individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables and will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software solutions. You will architect reusable solutions that are shared across all Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology apps.

The Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Mobile Engineering team develops some of the most downloaded and successful Google/Amazon apps in the marketplace, including the ESPN, ESPN Fantasy, Disney+, Star+, Hulu, Marvel Unlimited, ABC News, ABC Entertainment, and National Geographic apps.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
• Understanding of Object Oriented design patterns and concepts
• Understanding of HTTP and REST-style web services
• Knowledge of unit test frameworks and continuous integration systems
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Write efficient, reliable, and maintainable code whether for user-facing features, or fixing defects
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems, and errors encountered across our various platforms
• Analyze and optimize application code for efficiency, reliability and performance
• Handle multiple challenging priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Embrace a highly collaborative team that rewards quality code and effective communication

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional development experience on Android
• Experience working on a consumer app that is currently available in marketplace

Education

BS Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

The hiring range for this position in California is $93,400 to $125,200 per year and in New York is $98,000 to $131,300 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. 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.