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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Product Software Engineer - **Company:** Walt Disney Studios - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $163,100.0 - $218,700.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Android Software Development, Architectural Patterns, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Configuration Management, Profiling, Codecs, Information Systems, Dependency Injection, Model View ViewModel, Software Product Management, Tablet Computers, Kotlin, Information Technology, Reactive Programming, Video Streaming - **Published:** July 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27842388/Lead-Product-Software-Engineer-California-San-Francisco-1015 ## About the Role * 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 ## Description 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., 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. 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