Job Summary:
The Studio Technology group at Walt Disney Studios comprises intentional teams providing scalable, secure, and innovative technology solutions to enable the present and future of cinematic storytelling.
As part of the Studio’s Data Services team, you’d join passionate, focused technologists who solve crucial problems within the dynamic and expanding media industry. We store, analyze, report, and visualize data and insights for everything from the financial engines that keep the Studio running to marketing and consumer applications that touch millions of people, to production data that supports the creation of Disney's wide array of films and series. We’re looking for a Sr. Data Engineer to help us grow the impact of our team.
Location: Glendale/Burbank or Remote
Responsibilities:
- Join a small team of multi-disciplined engineers to create advanced Data systems
- Drive data pipeline development with and for analytics and data science partner teams
- Build tools and services to support data discovery, lineage, governance, and privacy
- Collaborate with other software/data engineers and cross-functional teams
- Influence and drive software engineering and architecture best practices and standards within the team and wider organization, in a culture of quality and invention
Basic Qualifications:
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience
- Proficient with Python or Scala (preferably both!)
- Proven track record engineering big-data solutions (Databricks, EMR, Spark)
- Deep experience deploying and running cloud-based data solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Strong problem solver; able to resolve production issues through the data pipeline
- Ability to dive deep into any technical component, and drive systems architecture
- You care deeply about craftsmanship in your software, and you love testing
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience building data pipelines using streaming tools (Kinesis, Kafka, Flink)
- Familiarity with workflow scheduler tools such as Airflow
- Experience in service development using Java/Kotlin/Scala
- Experience with relational databases, SQL, and NoSQL storage
- Data architecture (schemas, migration, and cross-system integration)
Additional Information:
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About The Walt Disney Studios:
For over 95 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today it brings quality movies, episodic storytelling, music, and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. The Walt Disney Studios encompasses a collection of respected film studios, including Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures. It is also home to Disney Theatrical Productions, producer of world-class stage shows.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with Walt Disney Pictures, which is part of a business segment we call The Walt Disney Studios.
Walt Disney Pictures is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.