Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution group is seeking a talented and creative software engineer/data scientist. In order to build and deploy Data Science models at the scale and velocity required for Personalization, Forecasting, Marketing, Content/User Segmentation, and other services at the user and session level at various timescales, our team of Data Scientists requires a ML Engineer to build (near) real-time data-ingestion pipelines and robust (fault-tolerant) model serving infrastructure. This is a high-impact role where your work informs decisions affecting millions of consumers, with a direct tie to The Walt Disney Companys revenue. It spans a broad range of subject areas, including analysis of marketing effectiveness, user frequency, fan engagement, personalization, predicting future consumer behavior, and content optimization. We are a tight and driven team with big goals, so we seek people who are passionate about solving the toughest challenges and working at scale, using and building distributed systems in a fast-paced collaborative team environment. Yet we also support a healthy work-life-balance.
In this position, you will:
Work together with data scientists to build and deploy models
Leverage your in-depth knowledge of data science models to optimize them
Research, design and develop the infrastructure required to build machine learning models at scale
Build products/algorithms that will be used by millions of D+, E+ and Hulu subscribers
Build and maintain self-service tools for Data Science Model
Explore and analyze video viewership behavior data to discover future testing opportunities
Present your research and insights to all levels of the company, clearly and concisely
Collaborate across the org including Data Science, Data Engineering, Data Product and DevOps
Basic Qualifications
3+ years experience with a proven track record of leveraging data to drive business impact.
Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field.
Expertise with common languages Python, R, Scala, Java and a proven ability to learn new programming languages
Expertise with Hadoop, Spark and related big data tools
Proficiency with DevOps using Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins etc.
Experience with event messaging frameworks like Apache Kafka
Familiarity with ML models and frameworks (TensorFlow, Keras, Scikit-Learn, Gensim etc.), implementing and optimizing them in large scale AWS platforms
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced degrees are a plus.
Strong data visualizations skills to convey information and results clearly
Experience with statistical analysis tools using R or Python.
Ability to work independently and drive your own projects.
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
Impactful presentation skills in front of a large and diverse audience.
Innate curiosity about consumer behavior and technology
A fan of movies and television is a strong plus.
Ability to take a project or proof of concept through the full solution life-cycle: hypothesis testing, data wrangling, modeling, conclusion and handoff to engineering teams to implement into production.
Experience with probabilistic thinking and programming is a plus.
Additional Information
Equal Opportunity Employer Female/Minority/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
**Job ID:** 7112928920220130
**Location:** Seattle,Washington
**Job Posting Company:**
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