The Walt Disney Company
Lead Software Engineer - AI Infrastructure & Tooling
The Walt Disney Company, Santa Monica, California, United States, 90403
Lead Software Engineer - AI Infrastructure & Tooling
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Business: Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology
Job Summary: 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 DEEP&T 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.
Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:
Building the future of Disney’s media: Our technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans’ connections with the company’s brands and stories.
Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.
Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product and media engineering, quality assurance, and the engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Responsibilities:
Owning and contributing to the architecture, development and maintenance of AI/ML frameworks and models that support test automation and tooling across multiple products.
Providing strategic input, defining and contributing towards Objectives and Key Results, and partnering within and across the organization to achieve them.
Leading and mentoring junior developers, providing meaningful insight, code reviews and technical direction across the team.
Developing and supporting high quality code to build and enhance test automation, quality infrastructure, and innovative proof‑of‑concepts.
Leading communication for projects and overall team status within and across the organization.
Keeping up with industry trends and new publicly available technologies, coming up with innovative ideas and solutions for complex technical problems.
Serving as an advanced resource for other engineers on the team, training and helping others to contribute meaningful and impactful features and capabilities.
Being an active member of the larger Quality Engineering team, helping increase productivity and impact through innovation, curiosity, and thoughtful debate.
Basic Qualifications:
7 years of relevant software development experience, including designing, deploying and integrating AI/ML models into existing systems.
Bachelor’s degree or the foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a closely related field or equivalent years of professional experience.
Progressive experience in a software development (SDET or SE) occupation, including developing unit tests and/or automated testing of front end and backend services.
Proficient in object‑oriented design and expertise with Python, Java and/or Node/JavaScript.
Experience leading teams of software engineers and/or SDETs.
Experience working with high‑performing teams using Agile and Lean methodologies.
Experience in modern design patterns and techniques, deriving and gathering quality KPI’s to give insight into product’s health and progress.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience shipping production Python, Flask, Django, React or Node.js applications.
Experience training custom AI/ML models, validating LLM/LVLM performance and accuracy.
Experience with developing and deploying applications in cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) and optimizing cost efficiency.
Experience with Kafka, Amazon SQS, SageMaker, and Kinesis.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Spinnaker, and continuous integration/delivery systems.
Experience with testcase management (e.g. JIRA Xray), code management (e.g. git, SonarQube) and data visualization (e.g. Grafana, Data Dog) tools.
Disability Accommodation For Employment Applications The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
About The Walt Disney Company: The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world‑class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
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Business: Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology
Job Summary: 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 DEEP&T 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.
Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:
Building the future of Disney’s media: Our technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans’ connections with the company’s brands and stories.
Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.
Product Engineering is a unified team responsible for the engineering of Disney Entertainment & ESPN digital and streaming products and platforms. This includes product and media engineering, quality assurance, and the engineering behind personalization, commerce, lifecycle, and identity.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Responsibilities:
Owning and contributing to the architecture, development and maintenance of AI/ML frameworks and models that support test automation and tooling across multiple products.
Providing strategic input, defining and contributing towards Objectives and Key Results, and partnering within and across the organization to achieve them.
Leading and mentoring junior developers, providing meaningful insight, code reviews and technical direction across the team.
Developing and supporting high quality code to build and enhance test automation, quality infrastructure, and innovative proof‑of‑concepts.
Leading communication for projects and overall team status within and across the organization.
Keeping up with industry trends and new publicly available technologies, coming up with innovative ideas and solutions for complex technical problems.
Serving as an advanced resource for other engineers on the team, training and helping others to contribute meaningful and impactful features and capabilities.
Being an active member of the larger Quality Engineering team, helping increase productivity and impact through innovation, curiosity, and thoughtful debate.
Basic Qualifications:
7 years of relevant software development experience, including designing, deploying and integrating AI/ML models into existing systems.
Bachelor’s degree or the foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a closely related field or equivalent years of professional experience.
Progressive experience in a software development (SDET or SE) occupation, including developing unit tests and/or automated testing of front end and backend services.
Proficient in object‑oriented design and expertise with Python, Java and/or Node/JavaScript.
Experience leading teams of software engineers and/or SDETs.
Experience working with high‑performing teams using Agile and Lean methodologies.
Experience in modern design patterns and techniques, deriving and gathering quality KPI’s to give insight into product’s health and progress.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience shipping production Python, Flask, Django, React or Node.js applications.
Experience training custom AI/ML models, validating LLM/LVLM performance and accuracy.
Experience with developing and deploying applications in cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) and optimizing cost efficiency.
Experience with Kafka, Amazon SQS, SageMaker, and Kinesis.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Spinnaker, and continuous integration/delivery systems.
Experience with testcase management (e.g. JIRA Xray), code management (e.g. git, SonarQube) and data visualization (e.g. Grafana, Data Dog) tools.
Disability Accommodation For Employment Applications The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
About The Walt Disney Company: The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world‑class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
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