Software Engineer II - iOS

The Walt Disney Company • Bristol, CT • 6h ago

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 the ESPN tvOS in Swift. In this role, you will collaborate with a cross-functional team of Product Managers, Designers, Mobile/Web/Backend Engineers, and Content Creators to conceptualize and develop world-class ESPN 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 both the mobile and tv ESPN apps. You may lead others to solve complex problems and provide oversight and direction to other software engineers. As the lead on this team, you will also be responsible for architectural decisions for the connected tv application. Additionally, this position will have people management responsibilities. This includes mentoring and providing guidance to engineers reporting directly to you. As well as performing end of year reviews.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

Strong understanding of OO and Swift design patterns and concepts

A sound understanding of HTTP and REST-style web services

Solid understanding of iOS app development life cycle including Apple App Store compliance policies and submissions requirements

Experience with Apple frameworks such as SwiftUI, UIKit, AVFoundation, SPM, Async / Await, and Combine

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

Work with moderate technical supervision and supplemental engineering support

Interacting with the Product and Design teams to review requirements and UI.

Working with the QA and automation team

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications

3+ years hands-on professional experience with iOS/tvOS development

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with tvOS-specific functionality including the Focus Engine, SIRI Remote, and the Top Shelf

Experience working on a significant consumer app that is currently available in the marketplace

Experience building video-based applications with knowledge of the AVKit

Demonstrated ability to design and build dynamic multi-threaded iOS/tvOS apps

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

Experience with:

Swift

Swift UI and UIKit

Combine

Async Await

AVKit

Required Education

BS Computer Science or related technical discipline or its equivalent

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The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA and Bristol, CT is $114,900 to $154,100 per year. 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: 10135908

Location: Bristol,Connecticut

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. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

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