Lead Software Engineer
Core
Design and build intelligent, AI-driven systems to enhance the reliability and performance of Disney's large-scale streaming ecosystem by transforming telemetry and logs into automated detection and root cause analysis.
Role type
Lead Software Engineer (AI/ML & Observability)
Builds
Agentic AI systems, real-time pipelines, and observability tooling for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN.
Domain
Media & Entertainment / Streaming / AI & Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend development, AI/ML engineering, Foundation model orchestration, Data pipeline development, API design, Microservices architecture, Cloud-native deployments, Containerization, Version control
Preferred skills
Observability platforms, Large-scale data platforms, Prompt design, Model fine-tuning
Technologies
Python, Spark, Pyspark, FastAPI, Flask, LangChain, LangGraph, PyTorch, TensorFlow, AWS, EKS, Docker, GitHub, Datadog, Grafana, Conviva, Databricks, Snowflake, Claude, GPT-4, Qwen, Cursor, Claude Code
Responsibilities
Architect distributed systems leveraging real-time telemetry and AI-driven anomaly detection; Define architectural patterns for agentic AI systems; Develop end-to-end data pipelines for automated detection; Create scalable APIs for predictive signals; Partner cross-functionally to embed intelligence into workflows; Drive innovation in observability and reliability; Define engineering standards and mentor junior engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
