The Walt Disney Company

Lead Machine Learning Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: OrlandoCaliforniaFloridaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $171,600 - $230,100 per year

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About the role

  • Develop sophisticated, production-scale AI systems, including multi-step agentic workflows and multi-agent orchestration platforms
  • Build tools & agents with advanced capabilities in reasoning, planning, and adaptive tool utilization to address complex business challenges
  • Drive complete ownership of the AI/ML lifecycle – encompassing implementation, comprehensive testing, deployment, and continuous operational monitoring – delivering projects on schedule and to specification
  • Produce high-quality, maintainable code for model training pipelines, evaluation frameworks, and inference services that meet production standards
  • Partner strategically with cross-functional stakeholders including product leaders, data scientists, application teams, vendors, and partners to align on requirements, iterate on solutions, and deliver successful outcomes
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership, driving architectural decisions and championing best practices across AI development, LLMOps, quality assurance, and production deployment
  • Design and implement responsible AI frameworks including hallucination detection, safety guardrails, comprehensive evaluation systems, and observability infrastructure to ensure model reliability, accuracy, and ethical deployment
  • Establish comprehensive evaluation frameworks for Large Language Models and agent-based systems, measuring model quality, task success rates, safety compliance, and operational effectiveness
  • Proactively identify and resolve technical blockers that could impact project timelines or deliverables
  • Communicate technical strategy and progress to executive leadership and key stakeholders with clarity and confidence
  • Engage directly in development and problem-solving, particularly on high-complexity technical challenges, to maintain project velocity and quality
  • Drive innovation through research and experimentation with emerging AI technologies and frameworks, evaluating and integrating new capabilities that advance our platform.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of proven expertise in designing, building, and deploying AI/ML solutions at scale, with 1-2 years of production experience in Generative AI technologies
  • Strong foundation in machine learning including statistical modeling, supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms
  • Advanced skills in prompt engineering with deep understanding of optimization techniques and best practices for LLM interactions
  • Expert-level programming proficiency in Python and AI/ML development ecosystems
  • Deep expertise in modern AI frameworks including LLM application development and agentic systems (LangChain, CrewAI, or similar)
  • Comprehensive MLOps experience with hands-on implementation of CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, versioning, and lifecycle management for both models and agent-based systems
  • Production deployment experience on major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with demonstrated ability to architect and scale cloud-native ML solutions
  • Versatile ML skillset spanning traditional techniques (classification, regression, clustering) and cutting-edge deep learning approaches
  • Production-grade generative AI experience deploying and maintaining LLMs and multi-modal models in live environments
  • Exceptional analytical capabilities with a track record of solving complex technical problems and thriving in ambiguous, rapidly-evolving situations
  • Proficiency with industry-standard ML libraries including PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, NumPy, and Pandas
  • Outstanding communication and collaboration skills with ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences and drive cross-functional alignment
  • Success partnering across organizational levels from individual contributors to senior leadership, building trust and delivering results
  • Proven ability to influence and lead in matrix organizations where collaboration and relationship-building are essential to achieving outcomes.
Benefits
  • A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
  • Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered
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Hard Skills & Tools
AI systems developmentmachine learningprompt engineeringPython programmingMLOpsCI/CD pipelinescloud-native ML solutionsdeep learningstatistical modelingagentic systems
Soft Skills
analytical capabilitiescommunication skillscollaboration skillsproblem-solvingleadershipcross-functional alignmentinfluencerelationship-buildingstrategic partnershipadaptability