Software engineer jobs in Seattle, WA

About the role

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. Our team is seeking someone who can fill the role of a Senior Software Engineer to create a feature rich standard streaming media playback library on Apple devices. Our intention is to design and develop a layered architecture for media playback which can span all the Disney direct-to-consumer brands like Disney+, ESPN, ABC News, and Hulu. Your focus will be on collaborating with media playback teams on other platforms to ensure a consistent software architecture which delivers a best-in-class streaming experience for your viewers while providing a foundation for media playback innovation at Disney. This is a hands-on engineering position for the Apple Ecosystem in Objective-C/SWIFT.  Based on your experience, you will work a cross-functional team of Product Managers, Designers, Engineers, Web Developers, and Content Creators to conceptualize and develop solutions that are shared across all Disney experiences. You are a person who enjoys working with other teams and technologies to understand their constraints. You enjoy the challenges presented by difficult problems and take pride in finding solutions which successfully thread the needle between design constraints, technical constraints, and the end experience of your users. You foster trust, approach problems with empathy and respect, and embrace creativity. Our team is seeking someone who can fill the role of a Senior Software Engineer to create a feature rich standard streaming media playback library on Apple devices. Your focus will be on collaborating with media playback teams on other platforms to ensure a consistent software architecture which delivers a best-in-class streaming experience for your viewers while providing a foundation for media playback innovation at Disney.

What you'll bring

• At least 5 years of industry experience in iOS software development, 3 of which have been spent using Swift
• At least 5 years of industry experience implementing complex user interfaces using Apple's UIKit or SwiftUI.
• You have at least 3 years of experience in agile processes to help the team be effective and efficient.
• Able to demonstrate experience in the full lifecycle of software development.
• Early stage, maintenance, and end of life.
• An understanding of the trade-offs of using different design patterns, such as MVC or MVVM.
• Knowledgeable in programming paradigms including Object Oriented and Reactive.
• Understanding of iOS/TVOS app development lifecycle.
• Experience in Object Oriented Programming.
• Write efficient, reliable, and maintainable code whether implementing improvements, user-facing features, or fixing defects – through collaboration with senior team members.
• Experience with unit test frameworks and continuous integration systems
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

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