Lead Data Platform Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Burbank, CA · Seattle, WA
Salary: $155,700–$208,700 / yr
Posted: 43 days ago
Closes: Aug 31, 2026

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This role pays more than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $147,812–$216,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $182k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is a diversified global entertainment and media enterprise operating in segments including Disney Parks, Experiences and Products; Entertainment (ABC, Hulu, Disney+); and ESPN. Industry: Entertainment & Media

The Walt Disney Company currently has 154 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $141,900–$190,300 across 150 roles with salary data.

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The Lead Data Platform Engineer role at Disney's Enterprise Technology team involves leading major software and data development projects, particularly the implementation of a Finance Data Layer. This position requires designing scalable distributed enterprise data platforms, developing high-performance ETL/ELT pipelines using tools like dbt, Python, and Airflow, and establishing standards for data modeling and security. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in Scala, Java, or Python, expertise with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, and knowledge of medallion-based Lakehouse architectures. They must also possess strong collaboration skills and the ability to mentor junior engineers while working closely with Data Science, Analytics, and Product teams to ensure the platform meets evolving business needs. Experience in finance data domains is preferred, along with familiarity with AI/ML, SAP systems, EPM systems, and BI tools.

Skills

Python Java Scala AWS Azure GCP Snowflake dbt Airflow CI/CD SQL Kafka Terraform Git Docker PostgreSQL Redis Vault Prometheus Grafana Kubernetes Hadoop Spark Apache Beam

What you'll do

Lead teams in developing scalable enterprise data platform solutions.
Design and implement high-performance ETL/ELT pipelines for diverse data sources.
Establish standards for data modeling, security, and quality frameworks.
Mentor junior engineers and guide technical product roadmaps.
Partner with Data Science, Analytics, and Product teams to meet evolving business needs.

What we're looking for

7+ years of professional experience in programming and design with Scala, Java, Python.
Proven leadership in engineering initiatives on major software and data development projects.
Expertise in medallion-based data Lakehouse architectures and high-scale cloud data platforms.
Strong knowledge of data integration, dimensional modeling, and data warehousing techniques.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for data and proficiency in Java, SQL.
Leadership role post-implementation, guiding technical product roadmap and providing ongoing support.
Excellent communication skills to both technical and business audiences.

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