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The Walt Disney Company

Manager, Product Software Engineering - Mobile

new york, NY

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The Walt Disney Company lists this Manager, Product Software Engineering - Mobile opportunity in new york, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day - from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.

Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Job Summary

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead a cross-platform mobile team building innovative experiences on Disney+. You will manage a team of iOS and Android engineers delivering features that bring new ways for millions of users to discover and enjoy content on their phones. This is a unique opportunity to shape the direction of an exciting product area with a recently expanded roadmap and high organizational visibility. You will partner closely with product, design, backend, and data science teams to deliver polished, performant experiences at massive consumer scale. We value strong technical judgment, clear communication, and leaders who are energized by building great teams and great products.

Responsibilities

As a Manager on the Mobile Engineering team at Disney, you are technically driven and aspire to support our team members across iOS and Android platforms. You care deeply about fostering a culture of inclusivity, productivity, and growth. You will meet regularly with your direct reports and guide them along their career path. You are excited at the idea of building a phenomenal cross-platform team and are comfortable closing top talent.

You will lead engineers delivering engaging features, spanning content playback, presentation, navigation, and personalization, in a fast-moving product area with ambitious goals. You bring strong mobile platform expertise and can provide meaningful technical guidance to your team while also staying focused on team health, delivery, and cross-functional alignment.

You are a role model for the engineering team. You identify project, people, and organizational challenges and facilitate well‑thought‑out solutions to them. You seek out leadership opportunities to improve processes and do it with finesse and a positive attitude. You are comfortable operating in ambiguity and can help your team navigate a rapidly evolving product space.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum 8 years of related work experience

Bachelor’s degree or better in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent job experience

Excellent communication and leadership abilities to ensure effective growth and development of team

5+ years of production experience with at least one major mobile platform (iOS with Swift/SwiftUI or Android with Kotlin)

Experience with mobile application development lifecycle and software delivery practices

Significant experience leading teams and managing people

You have a history of writing high-quality code, tests, and documentation

Ability to successfully manage teams dispersed amongst multiple time zones

Proven experience in monitoring, supporting, and improving application availability and reliability

Demonstrated successful partnership with cross-functional counterparts including product, design, and backend

Exemplify diversity, inclusion, and belonging in leadership

Ability to navigate complex corporate environments and influence key stakeholders and partners

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with both iOS and Android development ecosystems

Experience with video playback technologies and media frameworks (AVFoundation, ExoPlayer, or similar)

Experience with short–form or feed–based content experiences

Well-versed in mobile architecture patterns (MVVM, MVI, Composable Architecture, or similar)

Experience recruiting, developing, and leading teams in the streaming or media field

Experience working on systems at a massive consumer scale

Experience working with global / distributed teams

Familiarity with content recommendation systems or personalization features

Experience with mobile performance optimization and instrumentation

The hiring range for this position in New York, NY and Seattle, WA is $179,700 - $241,000. 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.

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