The Walt Disney Company · 1 day ago
Senior Principal Machine Learning Architect, Ad Platforms
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$229K/yr - $307K/yr
12+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global leader in media and entertainment technology. They are seeking a Senior Principal Machine Learning Architect to design, develop, and operationalize scalable machine-learning and artificial-intelligence solutions within their Ad Platforms organization, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance advertising performance and innovation.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
Responsibilities
Influence strategies to address internal or external business objectives
Lead highly visible multidisciplinary projects or initiatives, providing thought leadership and influences decision making
Proactively identify and solve complex and business critical matters that impact the direction of overall business
Qualification
Required
BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering or relevant work experience
12 years of experience in software engineering, architecture, or relevant fields
Proficiency in toolkits like TensorFlow, PyTorch or other deep learning frameworks
Experience using Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock and other related ML services
10+ years in machine learning, with at least 2 years of experience in LLMs, diffusion models, or other generative image/video models
Experience in distributed training, model parallelism, and deployment of large-scale generative models
Knowledge of techniques such as quantization, distillation, and efficient inference. Experience with deploying large ML models in real world products
Strong background in conducting experiments, analyzing results, and iterating model improvements
Excellent communication and collaboration across teams and organizations
Strong and sound understanding of architectural best practices and principles in machine learning and AI domains
Proficiency in designing and implementing robust, scalable, measurable models and pipelines
A passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very dynamic and fast-paced environment
Proven ability to collaborate with product teams, translating requirements into well-defined technical implementations. Skilled in defining technical and operational metrics for measuring system health
Knowledge of relevant and upcoming technologies and their potential application within the stack
A keen eye for potential optimizations and enhancements
Kindness and pragmatic optimism
Your unique view and experience
Preferred
Collaborate with business stakeholders to define data strategies that align with the organization's objectives
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders to ensure that data solutions meet business requirements and align with technological capabilities
Experience in multi-modal models (e.g., image, video, audio, or motion modalities)
Experience building platforms for model governance and AI lifecycle management
Background in high-availability, low-latency system design
Strong experience in working with AWS cloud and its technologies
Experience in Ad – Platform domain, streaming technologies
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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