Software Engineer II, AI Performance
The Walt Disney Company
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This role pays less than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $140,600–$197,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $144k versus about $169k for comparable roles.
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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 113 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $148,700–$198,800 across 113 roles with salary data.
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As a Software Engineer II, AI Insights, you will join the Observability & Insights group to design and build intelligent, AI-driven systems that enhance the reliability and compliance of large-scale streaming infrastructure for platforms like Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN. You will develop agentic systems powered by foundation models such as GPT-4 and Claude, create predictive modeling for anomaly detection, and build data pipelines that transform telemetry and logs into automated root cause analysis. Your daily work involves developing scalable APIs, implementing proactive policy enforcement, and embedding intelligence into operational workflows to improve system resilience. Required skills include backend development with FastAPI or Flask, AWS cloud architecture, and AI/ML engineering using frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, PyTorch, or TensorFlow. You will also utilize tools such as Docker, GitHub, and various observability platforms to ensure high-quality production features.
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