Manager, Data Engineering

The Walt Disney Company

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Work type
On-site
Location
Orlando, FLAnaheim, CASeattle, WAGlendale, CA
Salary
$163,400–$219,100 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Dec 31, 2026

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Similar $178k
This role $191k
$129k most similar roles pay here $229k

This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $138,762–$217,687 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $191k versus about $178k 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 116 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,700–$199,400 across 115 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Data Engineering

As a Manager, Data Engineering within the Data Products & Platform team, you will serve as a hands-on leader responsible for developing and delivering modern data products to support guest experiences. You will lead a team of engineers in building and improving pipelines and processes that ensure consumer data remains fresh, complete, secure, and private while executing against a roadmap for new features. Your daily responsibilities include translating business needs into scoped engineering work, mentoring team members, and enforcing best practices in data architecture and warehousing. The role requires expertise in Snowflake, BigQuery, Data Lakehouse architectures like Parquet and Iceberg, and orchestration tools such as dbt and Airflow. You will also utilize monitoring tools like Datadog and Anomalo to manage high-scale ETL/ELT pipelines while navigating complex consumer privacy regulations.

What you'll do

  • Translate business needs from stakeholders into well-scoped engineering work and technical requirements.
  • Execute the roadmap for data products to support guest experiences and drive business growth.
  • Lead a team of engineers by balancing project delivery with individual professional development.
  • Establish and enforce best practices, standards, and high-quality processes in data engineering.
  • Serve as a technical resource on delivery practices for both engineers and internal partners.
  • Manage data collection strategies and onboarding while ensuring compliance with privacy regulations.
  • Monitor technology trends to adapt the guest data strategy to changing privacy landscapes.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum of 8 years related work experience.
  • At least 3 years of experience leading or mentoring engineers.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field.
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field (preferred).
  • Solid working knowledge of Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Advanced Analytics, and Data Science implementations.
  • Experience with Snowflake and BigQuery platforms, including strong knowledge of the Snowflake Platform.
  • Experience designing and maintaining automated, high-availability ETL/ELT big data pipelines at scale.
  • Familiarity with data lakehouse architectures (Parquet, Iceberg), transformation tools (dbt, Airflow), and quality tooling (Datadog, Anomalo).

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