Senior Machine Learning Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Orlando, FL
Salary
$137,200–$184,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
18 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Below market

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This role pays less than 93% of similar roles. Most pay $208,462–$254,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $161k versus about $232k 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 Sr Machine Learning Engineer joins the DXT AI Technology Platform team to build an AI enablement platform providing streamlined Generative AI capabilities for the Disney Experiences segment. You will design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade AI/ML solutions, including agentic systems, multi-modal models, RAG, and Responsible AI applications. Key responsibilities include owning the operational backbone through CI/CD pipelines, model versioning, and automated deployment, while establishing observability for drift, latency, and cost. You will champion LLMOps and MLOps best practices using Python, AWS, Azure, or GCP. Technical requirements include expertise in statistical modeling, prompt engineering, and deep learning. You will also implement safety guardrails and hallucination detection to ensure model reliability across various business lines including attractions, food and beverage, and resorts.

What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn?

Median $235750 from 323 postings across 48 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and manage CI/CD pipelines for model versioning, automated deployment, and release management.
  • Build and monitor observability infrastructure for model performance, data quality, latency, and cost.
  • Develop production-scale AI systems including multi-step agentic workflows and multi-agent orchestration platforms.
  • Implement Responsible AI frameworks featuring hallucination detection, safety guardrails, and evaluation systems.
  • Establish evaluation frameworks for Large Language Models to measure quality, task success, and safety compliance.
  • Champion LLMOps and MLOps best practices using infrastructure-as-code and automated testing.
  • Lead architectural decisions for AI development, quality assurance, and production deployment.
  • Research and integrate emerging AI technologies and frameworks to advance the platform's capabilities.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematical Sciences, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field.
  • Master's degree or Ph.D. in a relevant technical field (preferred).
  • 5+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying AI/ML solutions at scale.
  • 1–2 years of production experience in Generative AI technologies.
  • Expert-level programming proficiency in Python and AI/ML development ecosystems.
  • Comprehensive MLOps/LLMOps experience including CI/CD pipelines, model versioning, and production lifecycle management.
  • Production deployment experience on major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Experience with container orchestration, infrastructure-as-code, vector databases, and embedding technologies (preferred).

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