Data Science Engineer
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10102932 Location California, United States / Remote, United States / Washington, United States Business Disney Entertainment Date posted Oct. 24, 2024Job Summary:
Supporting the Disney Advertising Sales organization within Entertainment and Sports, the Data Science & Analytics team are subject matter experts in each of the following areas:
- Creating and optimizing audience segmentation models that enable us to target specific audiences based on brand affinities, app behavior, and video viewership among other things
- Examining other ways to expand audience sizes and depth through look-alike modeling of behaviors within our own network of digital properties
Analyzing the performance of models in real-world campaigns and collaborating with the audience modeling team to optimize and refine the models.
Job Summary:
Supporting Disney Advertising Sales, the Data Science Engineering team are subject matter experts in each of the following areas:
• Integrating a broad suite of complex datasets, from digital event logs to sporting event metadata, into carefully curated and reusable data models
• Creating and optimizing audience classification models that enable us to predict and target strategic audience attributes, including brand affinity, purchase behavior, and psychographics
• Publishing audience attributes across an array of ad-serving endpoints
• Working cross-functionally to ensure our data product is aligned with the goals of each strategic sales vertical and the business as a whole
We’re looking for an intellectually curious, business-savvy, analytical powerhouse to join Disney Ad Sales as a data science engineer on the Data Measurement Science team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving improvements across DET’s portfolio of offerings by using data. Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, you will develop, drive, and oversee new strategies to ensure the growth of the business and the overall bottom line.
Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:
- Develop data processing pipelines, stitching together streaming, advertising, and other feeds at the terabyte scale
- Collaborate on the transformation of existing ML code into portable and automated services
- Expand your skills in data governance and DevOps best practices by supporting ongoing team efforts to integrate data catalogues, data lineage, and CI/CD solutions into day-to-day operations.
Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:
Minimum
- Minimum of 3 years of related work experience. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
- Strong SQL skills, preference to processing large datasets in BigQuery and Snowflake .
- Good Python skills, including a demonstrated ability to read and understand code.
- Experience collaborating to team projects in Git and GitHub.
- Detail-oriented with a passion for organization and elegance.
Preferred:
- Experience in data process orchestration tools (e.g. Airflow).
- Experience in infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform).
- Containerized development patterns (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
- Other cloud computing experience (e.g. GCP, AWS).
#DisneyAdvertising
The hiring range for this remote position is $99,600 to $153,500 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
About Disney Entertainment:
At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.
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 that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. 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 Disney Media Services Co., LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment.
Disney Media Services Co., LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.
Watch Our Jobs
Sign up to receive new job alerts and company information based on your preferences.
For Disney Job Alerts to work, JavaScript must be enabled in your browser.