The Walt Disney Company-posted 2 months ago
$304,900 - $408,900/Yr
Full-time • Senior
Seattle, WA
5,001-10,000 employees

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology is reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences while transforming Disney’s media business for the future. The AI Architect, Distinguished Software Engineer will define and evolve the end-to-end architecture of Disney’s Ads Technology Platform, impacting billions of ad impressions and generating critical revenue. This strategic role involves shaping the technical direction of ad-serving, targeting, bidding, and measurement systems, driving innovations in a scalable, privacy-safe, and intelligent ads platform. The position requires collaboration with senior engineers, product leaders, and business stakeholders to establish architecture standards and mentor the next generation of engineering leaders.

  • Architect end-to-end AdTech platforms for real-time ad decisioning, pricing, and forecasting.
  • Build scalable data pipelines for audience segmentation, targeting, and measurement.
  • Lead the design of ML models and APIs for creative optimization and outcome-based targeting.
  • Partner with product, data science, and sales teams to maximize yield and advertiser outcomes.
  • Set best practices for data governance, model monitoring, and responsible AI.
  • Mentor engineers and influence technical strategy across teams.
  • Drive innovation by evaluating emerging technologies and recommending adoption.
  • Oversee the evaluation and selection of tools, frameworks, and platforms.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
  • Act as a technical evangelist, promoting a culture of excellence.
  • Participate in executive-level discussions related to technology strategy.
  • Design and implement database structures ensuring scalability and performance.
  • Develop strategies for seamless data integration across systems.
  • Establish and enforce data security measures.
  • Monitor and optimize database performance.
  • Oversee the management of metadata.
  • Conduct training sessions on software and data-related tools.
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation for software and data architecture.
  • Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field.
  • 15+ years of engineering experience, with 5+ in AI/ML and AdTech data systems.
  • Strong coding skills.
  • Expertise in big data & streaming frameworks and cloud platforms.
  • Hands-on experience with ML frameworks.
  • Proven ability to design high-scale, real-time systems in AdTech, MarTech, or related domains.
  • Excellent communicator who can bridge technical and business needs.
  • Medical benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Bonus and/or long-term incentive units
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