Lead Product Software Engineer, Data Foundation Platform

The Walt Disney Company

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Remote
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Remote
Salary
$155,700–$208,700 / yr
Posted
63 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Similar $193k
This role $182k
$140k most similar roles pay here $245k

This role pays less than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$216,656 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $182k versus about $193k 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 118 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,700–$199,400 across 118 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Product Software Engineer, Data Foundation Platform

Lead Product Software Engineer - Data Foundation Platform joins the Data Foundation Platform team to build and provide cloud platform services for data engineering teams and data scientists across Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology. The role focuses on processing data from streaming and web-based businesses while developing AI tools, a knowledge graph, and an AI intelligence layer. Key responsibilities include maintaining systems involving Snowflake Cortex and AWS Bedrock, designing shared libraries to abstract complex business logic, and establishing standards for data governance and configuration. The candidate will utilize Python, Spark, Airflow, Databricks, Snowflake, and Open Search Architect. Technical requirements include expertise in machine learning libraries and experience with graph databases. This role addresses the technical challenge of creating a scalable infrastructure to support advanced AI strategies and consistent functionality across diverse data pipelines for major media products.

What you'll do

  • Maintain and expand the AI intelligence layer using Snowflake Cortex and AWS Bedrock.
  • Design and code shared libraries to abstract complex business logic for data pipelines.
  • Develop tools and services to build knowledge graphs and semantic search capabilities.
  • Establish internal and external standards for configurations, naming conventions, and partitioning strategies.
  • Ensure high operational efficiency and quality across all AI projects.
  • Maintain detailed documentation to support data quality and governance requirements.
  • Engage with customers to identify and prioritize innovative features and platform improvements.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
  • At least 7 years of software engineering experience developing large projects.
  • Strong algorithmic problem-solving expertise and fundamental programming skills in Python with knowledge of ML libraries.
  • Proficiency in AWS Bedrock, Snowflake Cortex, and Databricks Genie.
  • Proficiency in data engineering technologies including Airflow, Spark, Databricks, and Snowflake.
  • Experience with scripting languages and building internet-scale platforms.
  • Knowledge of graph databases, semantic search, and knowledge management systems.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate in agile/scrum environments.

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