Distinguished Applied Software Engineer, Ad Platforms
The Walt Disney Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Seattle • California • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $304,900 - $408,900 per year
About the role
- Design and implement AI/ML systems for Ad Platforms
- Guide Disney’s AI-enabled transformation of Ad Platforms
- Lead teams in building secure, robust AI models
- Define architectural excellence for generative AI systems
Requirements
- 15+ years of software architecture experience
- 5+ years designing and deploying AI/ML systems at scale in Ad Tech, Streaming, or similar high-throughput environments
- Expert-level proficiency with Generative AI, LLMs (Transformer architectures), vector embeddings, reinforcement learning, and distributed ML pipelines
- Strong skills with PyTorch/TensorFlow, Kubernetes, Spark, plus cloud AI stacks (AWS SageMaker, Google Vertex AI, Azure AI)
- Proven hands-on leadership for complex technical initiatives and mentoring high-level engineers
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
AI systemsML systemsGenerative AILLMsTransformer architecturesvector embeddingsreinforcement learningdistributed ML pipelinesPyTorchTensorFlow
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringguidanceteam buildingarchitectural excellence