Sr Machine Learning Engineer
at Disney
Location
Orlando, FL, USA; Anaheim, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Glendale, CA, USA
Compensation
$144k–$193k USD
Type
full time
Posted
2 weeks ago
Market range · company + function + seniority
p25 · target · p75 · n=73
Posted $193k · in the market band
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Job description
Job Posting Title:
Sr Machine Learning EngineerReq ID:
10154204Job Description:
The Senior Machine Learning Engineer applies practical knowledge of machine learning, data science, and software engineering to conceive, design, develop, train, and deploy ML models, pipelines, and systems of moderate to high complexity. The Senior Machine Learning Engineer owns the design and development of ML solutions and drives their delivery through their own and other engineers’ work. The Senior Engineer provides technical guidance and acts as a point of escalation and as a machine learning expert. The Senior Machine Learning Engineer designs and develops highly scalable ML systems and data pipelines.
Responsibilities
- Owns the design and development of machine learning models, pipelines, and production ML systems.
- Drives development of ML components through own and other engineers’ work.
- Develops technical solutions that meet specifications and that inform future ML initiatives.
- Executes assigned ML development projects and major model improvements using new or existing technologies.
- Develops specifications for assigned ML components, projects, or model enhancements.
- Reviews and writes code for model training, evaluation, and inference pipelines.
- Participates in setting the architectural direction for ML platforms and data infrastructure.
- Designs specific ML components for assigned projects, developing specifications for each.
- Able to build and lead end-to-end ML workflows from data ingestion through model serving.
- Interacts and coordinates deliverables with data science, data engineering, and product teams across the organization.
- Designs and develops ML system specifications for assigned projects.
- Designs component tasks for assigned projects, developing ML-specific specifications for each.
- Serves as a high-level technical resource and “go-to” person for less experienced ML engineers and data scientists, providing technical guidance and oversight.
- Leads team members in problem analysis, model debugging, and issue resolution.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of relevant experience designing, training, and deploying machine learning models in production environments at scale.
- Experience with Python and ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn.
- Strong understanding of ML fundamentals including supervised/unsupervised learning, model evaluation, and feature engineering.
- Strong expertise in MLOps practices including model versioning, experiment tracking, CI/CD for ML, and model monitoring.
- Experience with cloud-based ML services and infrastructure (e.g., AWS SageMaker, EC2, S3).
- Experience with data pipeline and orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Spark, Kafka).
- Familiarity with database and data storage technologies (e.g., DynamoDB, Redshift, NoSQL), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and data manipulation tools.
- Experience with Snowflake is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with large-scale recommendation systems, personalization, NLP, or computer vision.
- Experience with real-time ML inference and low-latency serving architectures.
- Familiarity with LLMs and generative AI integration in production systems.
- Experience with Java (e.g., Spring Boot) is a plus.
Required Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or similar field, or related work experience.
Job Posting Segment:
DX TechnologyJob Posting Primary Business:
CommercePrimary Job Posting Category:
Machine LearningEmployment Type:
Full timePrimary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Orlando, FL, USAAlternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - CA - 1200 Grand Central Ave, USA - CA - Disneyland Service - Bldg 700 Complex, USA - WA - 925 4th AveDate Posted:
2026-06-29More open roles at Disney
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