Disney Entertainment

Job ID 10121133 Location Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney Entertainment

Job Summary:

Software Engineer II (Swift)

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.

The Apple team responsible for building Disney+ is seeking a Software Engineer II who will be an outstanding addition to our team. As a developer for Disney+, you will contribute to building our iOS, Apple TV and visionOS applications for the App Store. The right person for this role can continuously learn and improve to deliver high-quality testable code, while working closely with our product and design teams to deliver a delightful experience to our viewers. If you are someone who is excited about making an impact in the video streaming space and are passionate about code, this will be a phenomenal role for you.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Build features for iOS, tvOS and visionOS in Swift.
• Maintain a high level of code quality with each feature delivery by including unit and integration tests.
• Regularly review code from peers for continuous improvements and shared knowledge.
• Collaborate with other client platform teams to ensure a great user experience for all Disney+ viewers.
• Specialize in Apple technologies such as UIKit, SwiftUI, AVKit and StoreKit to build a world-class application.

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications:

• A desire to learn and grow with the team, while also sharing your own insights.
• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• At least 3 years of industry experience in iOS software development, 1 of which have been spent using Swift
• At least 3 years of industry experience implementing complex user interfaces using Apple's UIKit or SwiftUI.
• You will be required to write unit tested code as part of delivering features.
• Can demonstrate an understanding of Computer Science fundamentals.
• You have experience in agile processes to help the team be effective and efficient.
• A passion for code quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Apple’s AVKit framework and HLS.

The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is $114,900 to $154,100 per year, is $120,300 to $161,300 per year in Seattle, WA is $125,800 to $168,700 per year in San Francisco, CA and is $120,300 to $161,300 per year in New York City, NY. 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.