Lead Software Engineer - Android

Lead Software Engineer – Android

Location : San Francisco, California, United States

Business : Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

Date posted : Oct. 22, 2025

Job ID : 10134389

Job Summary :

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.

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here :

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. 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. Innovation : We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Product Engineering 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.

Job Summary :

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 cross‑functional team of Product Managers, Designers, Mobile / Web / Backend Engineers, and Content Creators to conceptualize and develop world‑class Disney apps. Based on your experience, you will apply technical expertise to manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables and will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. You will architect reusable solutions that are shared across all Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology apps. You may lead others to solve complex problems and provide oversight and direction to other software engineers.

Responsibilities :

Leading at a project or feature development level

Overseeing the architecture and solution of a project or feature.

Collaborating and communicating with other platform and back end leads on end to end solutions.

Break down feature development tasks into manageable tickets that can be assigned to engineers and worked within a reasonable sprint cadence.

Effectively communicate project status and raise risks that may impact release schedule to leadership.

Coding, PR Reviews, Writing Tests

Collaborating with QA and Automation Team.

Interacting with the Product Development team to review requirements and discuss feature development.

Basic Qualifications :

7+ years hands‑on professional experience with Android development.

Expertise of object‑oriented, functional, and functional reactive patterns and concepts.

Android app development life cycle including Google Play and Amazon App Store compliance policies and submissions requirements.

Working on a significant consumer app that is currently available in the marketplace.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills; can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well‑reasoned explanations.

Operating as a resource to other Software Engineers, providing an open learning environment for cross‑team knowledge sharing.

Preferred Qualifications :

Expert understanding of HTTP / S, APIs, and web services.

Expertise with Unit test frameworks and continuous integration systems such as JUnit 4 / 5, MockK, and Espresso.

Solid foundation and understanding of dynamic multi‑threaded mobile apps.

Motivated self‑starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.

Working with minimal technical supervision and supplemental engineering support.

Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as the larger engineering organization.

Writing efficient, reliable, and maintainable code whether implementing architectural improvements, user‑facing features, or fixing defects.

Troubleshooting and resolving issues, problems, and errors encountered across various platforms.

Analyzing and optimizing application code for efficiency, reliability and performance.

Understanding product architecture, assisting other Software Engineers as necessary.

Leading project teams to achieve milestones and objectives.

Education :

Bachelor’s degree in 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 San Francisco, CA is $166,800 - $223,600. 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.

About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology :

At Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, we’re blending imagination and innovation to reimagine the ways people experience and engage with the world’s most beloved stories and products. Our work is wide‑ranging and deeply sophisticated. We create amazing experiences, transform the future of media, and build products and platforms that enable the connection between people everywhere and the stories and sports they love.

Disney’s ability to marry world‑class technology with one‑of‑a‑kind creativity makes us unique. It is at the heart of our past, present, and future. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers.

About The Walt Disney Company :

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments : Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world‑class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC , which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology .

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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