Senior Machine Learning Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Glendale, CASan Francisco, CANew York, NY
Salary
$150,900–$202,400 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
16 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Dec 31, 2026

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Below market

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This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $195,150–$254,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $225k 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 90 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $150,900–$202,400 across 90 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Machine Learning Engineer

The Senior Machine Learning Engineer - ESPN joins the Product Engineering team to build and operate large-scale data and ML infrastructure for next-generation personalization and live sports experiences. You will develop high-throughput batch and streaming data pipelines, feature computation systems, and ML-adjacent services like inference inputs and feature APIs. The role requires building reliable systems that support real-time decisioning and online ML services while ensuring data freshness and schema evolution. You will utilize technologies including Kafka, Kinesis, Spark, and Flink, with proficiency in Python and knowledge of Java, Scala, Go, or C++. You must operate in cloud-native environments using AWS, containers, and Kubernetes. This position solves technical challenges in distributed systems, low-latency data processing, and production observability for streaming backend products.

What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn in California?

Median $235750 from 200 postings across 34 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build and maintain high-throughput batch and streaming data pipelines for ML and real-time decisioning.
  • Implement data ingestion, enrichment, aggregation, and transformation workflows using distributed data frameworks.
  • Develop and operate systems for real-time feature computation and delivery for online ML services.
  • Build and operate ML-adjacent services including inference inputs, feature APIs, and data access layers.
  • Instrument data and ML infrastructure with metrics, logging, and alerting to support production operations.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and incident response for data and ML platforms.
  • Identify and remediate data pipeline failures, performance regressions, and operational risks.
  • Collaborate with data science teams to enable production ML workflows through reliable data systems.

What we're looking for

  • Experience building and operating large-scale data or ML systems in production.
  • Strong fundamentals in distributed systems and data processing architectures.
  • Hands-on experience with streaming and batch data technologies like Kafka, Kinesis, Spark, or Flink.
  • Proficiency in Python and working knowledge of Java, Scala, Go, or C++.
  • Experience operating systems in cloud-native environments using AWS, containers, Kubernetes, and IaC tools.
  • Familiarity with observability and operational best practices for production systems.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Machine Learning, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of industry experience building data-intensive or ML-adjacent systems in production.

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