Lead Software Engineer

工作 ID 10121783 地點阿姆斯特丹, 荷兰 有意工作的公司 Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology 日期已公佈 May 19, 2025

申請

工作概要:

About the Role and Team

Reporting to the Engineering Manager within Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, this role is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of digital entertainment. As a Lead Android Engineer, you will build world-class applications enjoyed by millions on platforms such as Disney+ and Star+. You’ll work across phones, tablets, and TVs to deliver highly scalable, immersive experiences for global audiences.

You’ll bring deep technical expertise in Android development, along with leadership qualities that empower teams, enhance processes, and drive innovation. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional Kotlin proficiency, modern architectural practices, and a collaborative spirit.

You will play a key role in maintaining code quality, leading projects from conception to release, and mentoring engineers—all while contributing to one of the most iconic media and technology companies in the world.

What You Will Do

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement high-quality, scalable features in Kotlin across a wide variety of Android devices including mobile, tablet, and TV form factors.
Lead large-scale projects from concept to deployment, owning the full software development lifecycle.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product, design, QA, and backend services to ensure seamless user experiences.
Maintain high standards of software quality through code reviews, unit tests, integration tests, and best development practices.
Take ownership of live production issues, remote configuration, and CI/CD automation, ensuring optimal app performance and reliability.
Advocate for architectural best practices (MVI/MVVM) and maintain modular, testable, and efficient codebases.
Proactively identify technical challenges, implement robust solutions, and share learnings across the team.
Coach and mentor junior engineers to support their technical growth and ensure team productivity.
Drive innovation by applying the latest in Android libraries, tools, and development techniques to enhance audience experience.
Ensure app performance through benchmarking, tracing, threading optimization, and analysis with tools like Perfetto and Android Profiler.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of team workflows, build pipelines, and engineering standards.

Other General Activities

Engage in team planning, sprint ceremonies, and stakeholder meetings.
Participate in the development of release strategies, monitoring, and remote configuration systems.
Support cross-team initiatives to evolve internal tools, frameworks, and documentation.
Provide input on long-term architectural decisions and technical roadmaps.
Share knowledge by contributing to design documents, wikis, and training sessions.
Remain up to date with the latest trends in Android and mobile development.

Required Qualifications & Skills

7+ years of production-level experience with Kotlin and Android SDK.
Expertise in reactive programming, dependency injection (Dagger 2 / Hilt), and modern Android architecture (MVI/MVVM).
Demonstrated success leading Android projects through full development cycles.
Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical teams.
Deep understanding of Android fundamentals including Activity/Fragment lifecycles, custom views, and threading.
Well-versed in common Android libraries (RxJava, Jetpack, Groupie, etc.).
Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and release management.
Proven ability to resolve production issues at scale and ensure application reliability.
Experience coaching, mentoring, and enabling team growth.

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced knowledge of Gradle including custom tasks and convention plugins.
Familiarity with annotation processing (KAPT, KSP) and modularized codebases.
Experience developing for Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, and supporting various form factors.
Deep knowledge of app performance tooling (benchmarking, threading, tracing).
Exposure to streaming video technologies, codecs, and DRM systems.

Additional Information

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology is where innovation meets imagination. Join a team building the future of streaming and shaping magical experiences for hundreds of millions around the world. This role is full-time and typically office-based, with flexibility depending on team and location.

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.

申請

關於Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:

在Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology，我們結合想像力與創新，以重新想像人們體驗和參與世上最受歡迎故事和產品的方式。我們的工作內容廣泛，且精深細密。我們創造令人驚豔的體驗、改變媒體的未來，並打造產品和平台，讓世界各地的人們都能與自己喜愛的故事和體育活動緊密相連。

Disney結合世界級技術與獨特創意，因而與眾不同。這是我們過去、現在和未來的核心。我們是故事敍述者和創新者。創作者和創建者。表演者和工程師。

關於 The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Company 連同其子公司和聯營公司，是領先的多元化國際家庭娛樂和媒體企業，其業務主要涉及三個範疇：Disney Entertainment、ESPN 及 Disney Experiences。Disney 在 1920 年代的起步之初，只是一間卡通工作室，至今已成為娛樂界的翹楚，並昂然堅守傳承，繼續為家庭中每位成員創造世界一流的故事與體驗。Disney 的故事、人物與體驗傳遍世界每個角落，深入人心。我們在 40 多個國家/地區營運業務，僱員及演藝人員攜手協力，創造全球和當地人們都珍愛的娛樂體驗。

這個職位隸屬於 TWDC (Benelux) BV，其所屬的業務部門是 Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology。

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