Job Summary:

Disney Streaming's Android team is seeking an experienced Software Engineer that is excited to build apps enjoyed by millions around the world. You will be building scalable, elegant solutions for the Android applications on Disney+, Star+, and Hulu across a wide array of devices including phones, tablets, and TVs. Our highly collaborative group works in tandem among 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 a Senior Android Engineer at Disney Streaming, you are confident in your knowledge of the Android ecosystem. You are a passionate team member who is well-versed in many core technologies such as Kotlin, RxJava2, Dagger2, Gradle, Fragments, and the Android Lifecycle. You demonstrate engineering excellence by developing performant solutions accompanied by quality documentation and tests. You contribute to architectural decisions that do not just fulfill the requirements, but also provide scalability and flexibility for the future. You have fantastic communication skills, enabling you to collaborate with other engineers and teams in a professional and efficient manner. You have a desire to support and mentor other team members to enable them to become more knowledgeable and achieve their career goals. 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 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)

• Pristine communication skills who can collaborate well across teams

• You write high-quality code, tests, and documentation

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Comfortable using common Android libraries such as Dagger 2 / Hilt, RxJava2, Groupie

• A deep understanding of many aspects of the Android SDK such as Activity and Fragment lifecycles, thread management, custom views, and animations

• Experience using performance evaluation tools such as Android Profiler 

• Knowledgeable about maintaining a large modularized codebase

• Familiarity with Android TV / Amazon Fire TV development

• Experience with streaming video, codecs, and DRM