Lead Product Software Engineer
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Lead Product Software Engineer
163,100–218,700 / Year
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Experience
Senior
Posted
Jul 10, 2026
Apply by
December 31, 2026
Applicants
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Job Description
Job Posting Title:
Lead Product Software Engineer
Req ID:
10151715
Job Description:
# JOB SUMMARY
Disney's Android team is seeking an experienced Software Engineer who is excited to build apps enjoyed by millions around the world. You will be building scalable, elegant 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 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 Lead Android Engineer at Disney, you are ready and willing to be responsible for a wide array of technical aspects. You assist with critical components including our release process, remote configuration management, and live production issues. You have and will lead entire projects from start to finish. While familiar with the high-level aspects of our project as a whole, you are also focused on and monitoring the health of the team. You not only seek out leadership opportunities to improve processes, but you do it with finesse and a positive attitude. You are comfortable facilitating career growth amongst team members and are invested in the long-term success of the company.
# BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of production experience with Kotlin and the Android SDK
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
- 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 phenomenal code, tests, and documentation
- Experience resolving production issues ideally on a large scale
- Successfully lead a project from start to finish
# PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Comfortable using common Android libraries such as Dagger 2 / Hilt, RxJava2, Groupie
- Familiarity with Android TV / Amazon Fire TV development
- Experience with streaming video, codecs, and DRM
- Knowledgeable about maintaining a large modularized codebase
- Experience using performance evaluation tools such as Android Profiler
The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $163,100.00-$218,700.00 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 Posting Segment:
Product Engineering
Job Posting Primary Business:
PE - Streaming Frontend
Primary Job Posting Category:
Product Software Engineering
Employment Type:
Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
San Francisco, CA, USA
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Date Posted:
2026-07-10
Key Responsibilities
- Build scalable and elegant solutions for Android applications on Disney+ and Star+
- Lead entire projects from start to finish
- Assist with critical components including release processes and remote configuration management
- Monitor team health and facilitate career growth for team members
- Resolve production issues on a large scale
- Maintain high code quality standards with unit tests and automated tests
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
- Information Systems
- Software
- Electrical or Electronics Engineering
- or comparable field of study
Skills Required
KotlinAndroid SDKReactive ProgrammingDependency InjectionMVIMVVMCommunicationCollaborationLeadershipProblem solvingDagger 2HiltRxJava2GroupieAndroid TVAmazon Fire TVStreaming videoCodecsDRMAndroid Profiler
Benefits
- Bonus
- Long-term incentive units
- Medical benefits
- Financial benefits
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