Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Job ID:

10113084Location:

San Francisco, California, United States / Santa Monica, California, United States / New York, New York, United States / Seattle, Washington, United StatesBusiness:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN TechnologyDate posted:

2?. 11, 2025Job Summary:

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future.The Commerce, Growth, & Identity (CGI) team is dedicated to three business-critical areas at Disney that will help transform its media business. They create seamless user experiences for consumers who can choose from a wide range of subscription plans, enabling more choice and flexibility.Responsibilities

Work with a distributed team of engineers across multiple organizations, building software collaboratively.Work and influence on all parts of the ML stack, from analyzing commerce data to running controlled experiments, building models, writing data pipelines, and implementing updates.Help the various software teams adopt AI tools to improve productivity.Work with product management to help translate business requirements into technical solutions and drive the delivery of key projects.Represent Disney streaming in various internal and external conferences and mentor Senior engineers.Champion cross-team projects.Coach and mentor other specialists on the team to ensure that all software utilizes industry best practices.Basic Qualifications

10+ years of related experience in applied Machine Learning. Strong programming skills in object-oriented languages (Scala / Python / Java/ C++ or equivalent).Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in CS/ML or related field.Industry experience building end-to-end Machine Learning infrastructure and/or building and productionizing Machine Learning models.Exposure to architectural patterns of large, high-scale software applications.Experience with test-driven development and familiar with A/B testing.An ability to work both independently and collaboratively.Strong communication skills and a desire to share your knowledge with team members.Preferred Qualifications

Experience directly managing and mentoring a team.The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles is $202,900 to $272,100 per year, in San Francisco is $222,200 to $297,900 per year, and in New York or Seattle is $212,600 to $285,100 per year.About Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology provides the technological backbone and product development for Disney’s two media business units.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.This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

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