Sr Data Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

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Remote, USA · Glendale, CA · San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA Posted 92 days ago $138,900$186,200 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Senior Data Engineer at Disney's Ad Platforms organization in Glendale, CA, you will join a highly collaborative team focused on transforming the advertising landscape through data and AI. Your primary responsibilities include designing and building scalable data pipelines that support real-time data ingestion and processing for high-profile AI applications. You will work closely with the AI Core Engineering team to develop robust streaming and batch data pipelines using technologies like Kafka, Flink, and Spark, while also implementing embedding generation workflows and vector store integrations. Additionally, you will ensure end-to-end observability in data systems through metrics, logging, and automated alerts, and mentor junior engineers to foster a strong engineering culture. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of data engineering experience with expertise in Python or Java, proficiency in SQL, and hands-on experience with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow.

Skills

Python Java SQL Kafka Flink Spark Kinesis Pinecone Weaviate FAISS pgvector Airflow Dagster AWS S3 Glue MWAA Prometheus Datadog Databricks LangChain

What you'll do

  • Design and build high-performance streaming and batch data pipelines for AI applications.
  • Implement embedding generation workflows and vector store integrations to support semantic search and AI assistants.
  • Develop scalable storage solutions that are cost-efficient and perform well in production.
  • Integrate data pipelines with shared AI platform services to ensure reliable data delivery.
  • Embed observability into data systems, including metrics, logging, alerts, and failure analysis.
  • Mentor junior team members and lead by example through high-quality code and proactive problem solving.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of data engineering experience with at least 1 year in a lead or senior technical role.
  • Expertise in building and scaling streaming data pipelines in large-scale, distributed environments using tools like Kafka, Flink, Spark, Kinesis.
  • Proficiency in Python, Java, and SQL, with advanced skills in either Python or Java.
  • Experience with embedding pipelines and vector stores such as Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, pgvector.
  • Strong knowledge of data modeling, storage optimization, and retrieval patterns for large-scale systems.
  • Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow, Dagster.
  • Proven ability to collaborate closely across AI engineering, infrastructure, product teams.

Market check

Salary context

This $138,900–$186,200 range sits above 58% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$117,600$190,150

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$126,800$192,287

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 $141,900–$190,300 across 110 roles with salary data.

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