Software Engineer II - Android

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.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Building the Future: 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 expert Software Engineer who is excited to build apps enjoyed by millions around the world. You will be building scalable, sophisticated solutions for the Android applications on Disney+ and Star+ 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 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 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.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 2+ years of production experience with Kotlin and the Android SDK
• Some experience with Reactive Programming and Dependency Injection
• Familiar with architectural patterns (MVI/MVVM or equivalent)
• Quality communication skills who can collaborate well across teams
• Coachable and receptive to constructive feedback
• Experience with: Java, Gradle, Databases, Reactive paradigms, coroutines.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Jetpack Compose
• Comfortable using common Android libraries such as Dagger 2 / Hilt, RxJava2, Groupie
• A solid understanding of the core concepts of the Android SDK, Activity and Fragment lifecycles, thread management
• Experience with unit testing, test automation, and continuous integration
• Familiarity with Android TV and, or, Amazon Fire TV development
• Familiar with writing high-quality code, tests, and documentation

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.