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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, building technological backbone for Disney's media business globally.
$138,900 - $203,900
Machine Learning
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
AI · Entertainment

Description For Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join their Ad Platforms team. This role focuses on transforming advertising and Disney's Ad platform with AI and data science. The position offers an opportunity to work on groundbreaking innovations in advertising technology, applying state-of-the-art AI and machine learning solutions.

The role is part of Disney's media technology division, where technology meets creativity to build world-class products. You'll be working on solutions that measure and optimize every aspect of the advertising life cycle, including inventory forecasting, ad experience, ad pacing, pricing, targeting, and efficient ad delivery.

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you'll be responsible for developing and implementing advanced algorithms and models for addressable ad platforms. The position requires expertise in machine learning technologies and data-driven algorithms, with opportunities to work on large-scale systems that impact millions of users across Disney's media portfolio including Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, and ABC.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills in Java, Python, and Scala, combined with experience in large-scale machine learning systems. You'll be working in a fast-paced, data-driven environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. The role offers competitive compensation and the chance to work on innovative projects that shape the future of digital advertising.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about applying advanced research to business scenarios, with a focus on enhancing advertising effectiveness through AI and machine learning. You'll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence, working on projects that have significant impact across Disney's global media platforms.

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Responsibilities For Senior Machine Learning Engineer

  • Drive ground-breaking innovation and apply state of the art AI and machine learning in advertising
  • Invent and iterate novel solutions for complex ad challenges
  • Lead the ad algorithm architecture design and iteration of the advertising system
  • Develop scalable approaches for large scale data analysis and model development
  • Build and experiment new algorithms and models end-to-end
  • Collaborate with engineering teams, product managers, and program managers

Requirements For Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Python
Java
Scala
  • 5+ years of relevant engineering experience working at leading technology companies
  • Strong knowledge of AI/ML technologies, mathematics and statistics
  • Proficient in Java, Python, Scala, large scale ML/DL platforms
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems or related equivalent experience
  • Experience in large scale machine learning
  • Experience with CTR/CVR model, generative AI
  • Experience with feature store, audience segmentation and MLOps
  • Experience with Tensorflow, Kubeflow or Sagemaker

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