The Walt Disney Studios · 18 hours ago
Sr Data Engineer - Project Hire
Glendale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$142K/yr - $190K/yr
5+ years expThe Walt Disney Studios is a leader in cinematic storytelling, seeking a Senior Data Engineer to transform data into actionable insights. In this role, you will manage complex data structures and deliver scalable data solutions while collaborating with a dynamic team to drive innovation and business growth.
Film DistributionFilm ProductionMedia and EntertainmentMusic
Responsibilities
Contribute to maintaining, updating, and expanding existing Core Data platform data pipelines
Build tools and services to support data discovery, lineage, governance, and privacy
Engage with and understand our customers, forming relationships that allow us to understand and prioritize both innovative new offerings and incremental platform improvements
Collaborate with other software/data engineers and cross-functional teams
Tech stack includes Airflow, Spark, Databricks, Delta Lake, Kubernetes and AWS
Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineers to drive the success of the Core Data platform
Contribute to developing and documenting both internal and external standards and best practices for pipeline configurations, naming conventions, and more
Ensure high operational efficiency and quality of the Core Data platform datasets to ensure our solutions meet SLAs and project reliability and accuracy to all our stakeholders (Engineering, Data Science, Operations, and Analytics teams)
Be an active participant and advocate of agile/scrum ceremonies to collaborate and improve processes for our team
Maintain detailed documentation of your work and changes to support data quality and data governance requirements
Qualification
Required
Must have 5+ years of data engineering experience developing large data pipelines
Must have proficiency in at least one major programming language (e.g. Python, Java, Scala)
Strong SQL skills and ability to create queries to analyze complex datasets
Must have hands-on production environment experience with distributed processing systems such as Spark
Must have hands-on production experience with data pipeline orchestration systems such as Airflow for creating and maintaining data pipelines
Experience with Databricks
Deep Understanding of AWS or other cloud providers as well as infrastructure as code
Familiarity with Data Modeling techniques and Data Warehousing standard methodologies and practices
Strong algorithmic problem-solving expertise
Excellent written and verbal communication
Advance understanding of OLTP vs OLAP environments
Willingness and ability to learn and pick up new skill sets
Self-starting problem solver with an eye for detail and excellent analytical and communication skills
Familiar with Scrum and Agile methodologies
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems equivalent industry experience
Preferred
Experience with Snowflake a plus
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 Studios
For 100 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built.
5001-10000 employees
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