Sr. iOS Engineer (ESPN)
Burbank, CA

Job Description

Job Description

The DTCI Mobile Engineering team develops some of the most downloaded and successful sports and news apps, including the ESPN app, Fantasy, Tournament Challenge, ABCNews and many others. This is a very exciting and highly visible position building the direct to consumer ESPN+ app. Streaming media is very challenging and a great opportunity to be part of changing user behavior in our apps.

During a typical weekend in the sports calendar, we have millions of fans in our apps all sharing the same live moments. Building these apps will present technical challenges we need to solve and numerous opportunities to learn. Join the team that builds our apps to match this scale and at the same time provide delightful user experience with animations and navigation.

The Sr. iOS Engineer owns the technical implementation of projects and is expected to provide training, guidance, and mentorship to other members of team. This is a senior level development role that is expected to help guide decisions on technical strategy, architecture, tools, and utilities.

Job Type

Full Time

Segment

Direct-to-Consumer and International

Category

Technology

Basic Qualifications

* A minimum of 6 years hands-on professional iOS development experience
* Experienced working on a significant consumer app
* Demonstrated experience developing applications leveraging XML/JSON
* Solid understanding of data models and data access architecture
* A sound understanding of HTTP and REST-style web services is required.
* Must demonstrate solid organization/communication skills

Business

Direct-to-Consumer and International

Required Education

BS Computer Science or related technical discipline or its equivalent

Postal Code

91502

Responsibilities

This position is 100% hands-on development with ample influence of product design, features, and specifications. It requires proficiency in Swift, Objective-C, Apple frameworks and device capabilities. The ideal candidate will be passionate about iOS/TVOS, technology, apps, and sports.

Duties:

* Lead the development of new and existing Disney apps for Apple platforms.
* Lead the development of quality code using cutting-edge techniques, tools, and utilities.
* Research, test, and implement new techniques and frameworks.
* Lead, train, guide, and mentor other developers on the team.
* Partner with cross-functional teams to develop apps
* Keep abreast of industry trends and technologies and apply them quickly

Job Description

The DTCI Mobile Engineering team develops some of the most downloaded and successful sports and news apps, including the ESPN app, Fantasy, Tournament Challenge, ABCNews and many others. This is a very exciting and highly visible position building the direct to consumer ESPN+ app. Streaming media is very challenging and a great opportunity to be part of changing user behavior in our apps.

During a typical weekend in the sports calendar, we have millions of fans in our apps all sharing the same live moments. Building these apps will present technical challenges we need to solve and numerous opportunities to learn. Join the team that builds our apps to match this scale and at the same time provide delightful user experience with animations and navigation.

The Sr. iOS Engineer owns the technical implementation of projects and is expected to provide training, guidance, and mentorship to other members of team. This is a senior level development role that is expected to help guide decisions on technical strategy, architecture, tools, and utilities.

Basic Qualifications

* A minimum of 6 years hands-on professional iOS development experience
* Experienced working on a significant consumer app
* Demonstrated experience developing applications leveraging XML/JSON
* Solid understanding of data models and data access architecture
* A sound understanding of HTTP and REST-style web services is required.
* Must demonstrate solid organization/communication skills

Required Education

BS Computer Science or related technical discipline or its equivalent

Responsibilities

This position is 100% hands-on development with ample influence of product design, features, and specifications. It requires proficiency in Swift, Objective-C, Apple frameworks and device capabilities. The ideal candidate will be passionate about iOS/TVOS, technology, apps, and sports.

Duties:

* Lead the development of new and existing Disney apps for Apple platforms.
* Lead the development of quality code using cutting-edge techniques, tools, and utilities.
* Research, test, and implement new techniques and frameworks.
* Lead, train, guide, and mentor other developers on the team.
* Partner with cross-functional teams to develop apps
* Keep abreast of industry trends and technologies and apply them quickly