Director, Software Engineering

The Walt Disney Company

Director of Product Software Engineering at Disney overseeing mobile foundation and core services teams. Leading development of platforms for Disney+ and Hulu, driving innovation and collaboration.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeNew York City • New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $239,700 - $321,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidiOSJavaScriptKotlinNode.jsSwiftTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Direct and oversee multiple teams through managers: accountable for performance, operations, and outcomes
Ensure growth at every level and cultivate a future bench of leaders
Drive vision and strategy for systems/products across mobile foundation and core services
Facilitate architectural decisions in collaboration with Principal engineers
Own significant cross-functional initiatives end-to-end
Set technical direction across both mobile foundation (iOS/Android) and core services (edge, config)
Build and maintain relationships across organizations and external partners
Shape and operationalize engineering strategy and developing organizational policies

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of engineering experience building consumer-scale applications
Deep expertise in either native mobile development (Swift, Kotlin, Apple/Android frameworks) or modern web platforms (TypeScript/Node.js, tooling, edge/CDN systems)
4+ years of experience leading engineering managers and building high-performing organizations across multiple teams
Experience owning platform services that other engineering teams depend on such as SDKs, component libraries, configuration, CI/CD systems, or developer portals
Experience partnering with senior stakeholders across Product, Design, and business leadership
Track record of identifying and removing systemic organizational bottlenecks and championing engineering standards and best practices
High emotional intelligence, experience maintaining composure under high-pressure situations and meeting tight deadlines
Strong project management skills, seeing projects through from inception to completion

Benefits

Comp & perks

A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered

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Hard Skills & Tools

Engineering ManagementConsumer-Scale ApplicationsPlatform ServicesCI/CD SystemsArchitectural Decision-MakingProject ManagementSDK DevelopmentComponent LibrariesEdge/CDN SystemsOrganizational Policy Development

Soft Skills

High Emotional IntelligenceComposure Under PressureRelationship BuildingChampioning Engineering StandardsIdentifying Organizational Bottlenecks