Sr Product Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

Remote Actively hiring Posted this week
Glendale, CA Posted 3 days ago $141,900–$190,300 / year
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TL;DR

As a Senior Product Software Engineer on Disney's Ads Data team, you will design and build robust data engineering solutions that power AI adoption across Ad Technology. Your day-to-day responsibilities include developing high-performance streaming and batch data pipelines, embedding generation workflows, and vector store integrations to support semantic search and RAG systems. You will also collaborate closely with the AI Core Engineering team to ensure reliable real-time data delivery through shared services and developer tools. Key technologies include Python, Java, SQL, Kafka, Flink, Spark, Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, pgvector, and AWS big data tech stack components like S3, Glue, and MWAA. This role requires strong experience in building scalable streaming pipelines and embedding pipelines, as well as expertise in data modeling, storage optimization, and workflow orchestration tools. Ideal candidates will have a background in governance and compliance practices for enterprise data platforms and the ability to lead by example through high-quality code and proactive problem-solving.

Skills

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

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 robust monitoring systems with metrics, logging, alerts, and failure analysis for data pipelines.
  • Ensure deployed pipelines meet high standards for reliability, recoverability, auditability, and long-term maintenance.
  • Collaborate closely with ML engineering, product, and governance teams to deliver production-ready AI capabilities.

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.
  • Proficiency in Python, Java, and SQL with advanced skills in either Python or Java.
  • Experience implementing embedding pipelines and integrating vector stores for AI applications.
  • Strong knowledge of data modeling, storage optimization, and retrieval patterns for scalable systems.
  • Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow and Dagster.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively across multiple engineering teams and product groups.

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

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