The Walt Disney Company · 6 hours ago
Sr. Machine Learning Engineer (AI/ML Engineer)
Seattle, WA, USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$149K/yr - $199K/yr
5+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. The role involves designing and engineering robust ML models and solutions, integrating agents with external tools, and driving strategy for AI/agentic roadmaps to enhance consumer experiences.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
Responsibilities
Work closely with Staff Engineers to design and engineer robust ML models and solutions
Design, create and deploy enhanced agents using agentic frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, ADK, strands, and other emerging technologies
Develop autonomous workflows where agents can reason, plan, use tools/APIs, collaborate, and self-correct to accomplish complex tasks
Engineer high-quality prompts and system instructions, including chain-of-thought orchestration, structured prompting, prompt templates, and dynamic prompt generation
Build and manage long-term and short-term memory for agents using vector databases, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and episodic memory techniques
Integrate agents with external tools, APIs, databases, and enterprise systems using function calling and tool execution frameworks
Build scalable platforms for conversational AI, automation, and personalized guest experiences
Drive strategy and best practices for prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, orchestration, and agent reliability
Implement observability and debugging for agentic systems, including tracing, step-level reasoning inspection, and failure analysis
Coach junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence
Partner with product, engineering, and research teams to define AI/agentic roadmaps and deliver business-impactful solutions
Ensure robust documentation and reproducibility across models, agents, and workflows
Set standards for safety, privacy, responsibility, and ethical use of AI/agents
Qualification
Required
5+ years industry experience in machine learning, generative AI, NLP, or agent development
Skilled in Python and at least one ML library/framework (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch)
Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and maintaining LLMs and generative AI models
Hands-on proficiency with at least one agentic development framework like LangChain, ADK, Strands, or equivalent
Good understanding of different Agentic development patterns such as ReAct, Multi-agent etc
Proven ability in designing and orchestrating agentic workflows and multi-agent systems
Experience developing, deploying, and managing ML solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Strong collaborator and communicator experienced in leading cross-disciplinary teams
Familiarity with responsible AI practices, compliance, and security requirements
Git, Docker, CI/CD, and software best practices
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
Preferred
Experience integrating agent-based systems into consumer applications at scale
Background in recommender systems, personalization, or conversational interfaces
Solid understanding of reinforcement learning, RLHF, or related agent learning paradigms
Experience with large-scale data pipelines and ML platform engineering
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
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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
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Jamie Power
SVP, Addressable Sales
Recent News
2026-01-20
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