Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Platforms at The Walt Disney Company

Glendale, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Media, Entertainment, Advertising, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

BS or MS in Computer Science / Engineering or relevant work experience
5+ years of software engineering experience
Proficiency with Java
Proficient in large scale ML/DL platforms and processing tech stack
Experience in large scale machine learning using tools such as scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, pytorch
Experience with LLM-based application
Willingness and desire to effectively communicate and collaborate across teams and systems
Understanding of the importance of project ownership
Passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very dynamic and fast-paced environment
Understanding of micro-service encapsulation and loose coupling, and why they are important
Understanding of ML models and knowledge of how to leverage their use online and offline
Understanding of how to define technical and operational metrics to measure system health and to manage risk
Kindness and pragmatic optimism
Available for On-Call rotations based on the team’s escalation policy and support schedule

Responsibilities

Designing, implementing, and testing logic to serve ads effectively adhering to various business criteria either with rule based or ML based solutions in a high-throughput, low-latency microservices environment
Enhancing systems’ observability with proper metrics, monitors, and alerts
Reading and understanding product user stories, and then translating them into actionable tasks for both frontend and backend components
Taking ownership of one or more of the team's domain areas
Understanding and using automated tools (AI) while adhering to company policy

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Machine LearningAd PlatformsAdvertising TechnologyDecisioning SystemsModel BuildingServices DevelopmentPythonTensorFlowPyTorchScalability

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the employment type for this Senior Machine Learning Engineer role?

This is a full-time position.

Is this Senior Machine Learning Engineer position remote or office-based?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What key skills are needed for the Senior Machine Learning Engineer role?

Key skills include understanding of ML models and leveraging them online/offline, micro-service encapsulation and loose coupling, defining technical/operational metrics for system health, and effective communication/collaboration across teams.

What is the company culture like for this role at Disney?

The culture emphasizes storytelling and innovation, with a team of Storytellers and Innovators, Creators and Builders, Entertainers and Engineers, in a dynamic, fast-paced environment focused on collaboration, mentoring, kindness, and pragmatic optimism.

What makes a strong candidate for this Senior Machine Learning Engineer position?

Strong candidates demonstrate project ownership, willingness to communicate and collaborate across teams, passion for mentoring in a fast-paced environment, and expertise in ML models, microservices, and system metrics.