Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Personalization

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer focused on personalization for Disney Streaming apps (Disney+ and Hulu). This individual contributor will lead the research, development, and productionization of recommendation algorithms, collaborating with Engineering, Product, and Data teams to enhance personalized experiences across Disney's streaming platforms.

Compensation

Salary: USD 148,700 - 199,400 per year

Role Location

New York, NY; on-site role requiring 4 days in-person at the designated office location.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience developing machine learning models, performing large-scale data analysis, and/or data engineering experience
• Five-plus years writing production-grade, scalable code in Python and SQL
• Three or more years deploying algorithms to production systems
• Solid grounding in modern machine learning methods, including deep learning, and the mathematics underpinning models
• Experience building and maintaining pipelines and large-data solutions using Databricks, S3, and Spark
• Ability to assess problem complexity and apply simple, effective approaches when appropriate
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Master's or PhD in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or a related quantitative field
• Proven production experience developing content recommendation algorithms at scale
• Experience delivering end-to-end ML pipelines: data extraction, data mining, model training, feature development, testing, and deployment
• Familiar with metadata management, data lineage, and data governance principles
• Experience loading and querying cloud-hosted databases
• Experience with AWS
• Experience with Databricks
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, or related quantitative field

Technologies

• Python
• SQL
• Airflow
• Jenkins
• Databricks
• S3
• Spark
• AWS

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Financial benefits
• Bonus and/or long-term incentive units

Why you might love working here

• Building the future of Disney's media: Our technologists design and build the products and platforms that power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come
• Reach, Scale & Impact: Disney's technology and products serve as a signature gateway for fans to connect with the brands and stories we carry across Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, and more
• Innovation: We create and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that set industry norms and solve complex technical challenges