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Sr Machine Learning Engineer

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology creates magical viewing experiences and transforms Disney's media business through streaming, advertising, and content delivery.
$138,900 - $203,900
Machine Learning
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Entertainment · AI

Description For Sr Machine Learning Engineer

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join their team focused on Hulu's recommendation and personalization systems. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of content recommendations at one of the world's largest streaming platforms. You'll be working with petabyte-scale datasets and cutting-edge ML technologies to enhance viewer experiences.

The position involves developing and maintaining sophisticated recommendation algorithms that serve millions of users daily. You'll collaborate across engineering, product, and data teams to implement innovative solutions that drive strategic personalization goals. The role combines deep technical expertise in machine learning with practical engineering skills to deploy and maintain large-scale recommendation systems.

Working at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology means being part of transforming Disney's media business for the future. The team is responsible for evolving streaming and digital products, powering worldwide advertising and distribution, and delivering unmatched entertainment and sports content. You'll be contributing to products that reach millions of consumers every day across platforms like Disney+, Hulu, ABC News, and ESPN+.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in both theoretical machine learning and practical implementation, with expertise in Python, deep learning frameworks, and big data technologies. You'll need to be comfortable working with complex data pipelines and have the ability to communicate technical concepts to various stakeholders.

This role offers competitive compensation based on location and experience, with opportunities for bonuses and long-term incentives. You'll be part of a team that's pushing the boundaries of recommendation systems and personalization technology while working on products that impact millions of users worldwide.

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Responsibilities For Sr Machine Learning Engineer

  • Develop and maintain recommendation and personalization algorithms using cutting-edge machine learning methods
  • Deploy scalable streaming and batch data pipelines for petabyte scale datasets
  • Maintain algorithm development, testing, and deployment standards
  • Collaborate with product team to identify personalization opportunities
  • Work with data teams on data collection, experimentation and analysis

Requirements For Sr Machine Learning Engineer

Python
Java
Scala
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or equivalent
  • 5+ years of experience in developing highly scalable machine learning products
  • 5+ years writing production-level, scalable Python code
  • In-depth understanding of deep learning technology in recommendation system or NLP fields
  • Proficiency in tensorflow or pytorch
  • Experience with AWS, Docker, Airflow, Databricks, S3, and Spark
  • Experience building and deploying full stack ML pipelines
  • Ability to articulate models and algorithms to technical and non-technical audiences

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