**Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology** Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. 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. We are specifically part of Product Engineering. This 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. Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here: 1. Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come. 2. Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally. 3. Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex and distinctive technical problems. Disney’s Android team is seeking a Software Engineer who is excited to build apps enjoyed by millions around the world. You will be building scalable, elegant solutions for the Disney+ Android application across a wide array of devices including phones, tablets, and TVs. Our highly collaborative group works in tandem with many cross-functional teams. We value pristine communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as a bias for action. We are incredibly 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. **Responsibilities:** + As an Android Engineer working for Disney, you are comfortable with the Android SDK and are ready to own entire features. + You have a solid foundation of skills including debugging skills, familiarity with Android Studio, and how to maximize it. + You are prepared to dive into moderately complex issues such as memory leaks and lifecycle issues. + You understand the value of being organized, planning ahead, and accompanying features and fixes with tests and documentation. + You are eager for constructive feedback from mentors and are willing to collaborate with less experienced engineers all the same. **Basic Qualification:** + 3 years of relevant work experience + Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a closely related one. + Proven experience developing native Android apps + Familiarity with the Android SDK, Activity and Fragment lifecycles, threading, custom views, and animations + Familiarity with common object-oriented programming patterns and experience with when to leverage them + Proficiency with Kotlin, Android Studio, Gradle, etc. + Be independent, hardworking, and capable of working towards results across teams + Be an excellent communicator who collaborates well across teams ​ **Preferred Qualification:** + Experience with Scrum and Agile methodologies + Experience with test automation, dependency injection frameworks, and continuous integration + In-depth knowledge of web-service and data-driven application architecture + Experience with streaming video, codecs, and DRM \#DISNEYTECH The hiring range for this position in Seattle is $120,300 - $161,300 per year, New York is $120,300 - $161,300, Los Angeles is $114,900 - $154,100, San Francisco is $125,800 - $168,700. 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 **Job ID:** 10129326 **Location:** Seattle,Washington **Job Posting Company:** Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. 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