Senior Product Software Engineer (Swift)

The Walt Disney Company

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Seattle, WASan Francisco, CANew York, NYGlendale, CA
Salary
$157,800–$211,600 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
16 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is a diversified global entertainment and media enterprise operating in segments including Disney Parks, Experiences and Products; Entertainment (ABC, Hulu, Disney+); and ESPN. Industry: Entertainment & Media

The Walt Disney Company currently has 90 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Product Software Engineer (Swift)

The Sr Product Software Engineer (Swift) joins the Disney Media Player Engineering team to design and develop a feature-rich standard streaming media playback library for Apple devices. This role involves creating a layered architecture for media playback across various direct-to-consumer brands. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions for new features, perform collaborative API design, and conduct research for media playback experiences. Key responsibilities include troubleshooting platform errors, participating in project estimation, and writing maintainable code. The position requires expertise in Objective-C, Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, AVKit, and StoreKit. You must understand MVC and MVVM design patterns, reactive programming, and the iOS/TVOS app development lifecycle. The work focuses on optimizing the streaming technology stack to ensure a consistent, best-in-class experience for viewers.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement solutions for new features that integrate with various Disney media services and back-ends.
  • Create a feature-rich standard streaming media playback library specifically for Apple devices.
  • Develop a layered architecture for media playback to span all Disney direct-to-consumer brands.
  • Perform collaborative API design with peer teams on API services and front-end teams.
  • Conduct research and development for media playback experiences, integrations, and testing.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, problems, and errors encountered across various platforms.
  • Build world-class applications using Apple technologies including UIKit, SwiftUI, AVKit, and StoreKit.
  • Participate in project estimation and resource planning for the engineering organization.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • At least 5 years of industry experience in iOS software development.
  • At least 3 years of experience using Swift.
  • At least 5 years of experience implementing complex user interfaces using Apple's UIKit or SwiftUI.
  • At least 3 years of experience in agile processes.
  • Experience in the full software development lifecycle, including early stage, maintenance, and end of life.
  • Knowledge of programming paradigms including Object Oriented and Reactive.
  • Experience with unit test frameworks and continuous integration systems.
  • Experience with streaming technologies including HLS, MPEG-DASH, Transport Stream, and CMAF (preferred).
  • Experience with AVFoundation and its ecosystem (preferred).
  • Experience developing applications in all Apple platforms including iPhone, iPad, and TVOS (preferred).

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