Principal Data and Agentic Engineer

Job ID 10147092 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States / Burbank, California, United States Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Apr. 09, 2026

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Job Summary:

The Disney Decision Science and Integration (DDSI) team leverages advanced technologies, Gen AI, data analytics, and scientific approaches such as optimization, and statistical modeling to build innovative tools that shape business decisions across The Walt Disney Company. We support Disney Entertainment (ABC, The Walt Disney Studios, Disney+, Hulu), ESPN, Disney Experiences (Theme Parks, Cruise Line, Consumer Products, DVC), and Corporate Finance with strategic applications that enable data-driven decision-making.

What You Will Do

You will be responsible for planning and leading research, development, and delivery related to advanced analytic data solutions, leveraging GenAI. You will design, build, and operate intelligent agent systems that power largescale, data intensive applications. This role focuses on architecting agentic workflows, integrating large language models (LLMs) with enterprise data platforms, and delivering production grade systems that reason, plan, and act across complex data environments. This includes working with business and technology leaders to understand scope and requirements, business needs, and data from across the Disney company. Other activities include planning, estimating, design, development, testing, production rollout, and sustainment activities. You will also need to consult and collaborate with project team members, lead design reviews, do hands-on development, and communicate with colleagues and leaders.

Required Qualifications & Skills

10+ years experience in technology roles, preferably in data engineering, software engineering, and/or architecture
Demonstrated experience working with a broad range of GenAI models, tools, and foundational concepts
Experience architecting multi‑agent systems with orchestrator-driven delegation and agent-to-agent handoffs
Experience designing and building automated evaluation/scoring to reduce hallucinations and improve reliability at scale
Experience designing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, including chunking strategies, vector databases and embedded model selection
Experience leveraging Knowledge Graphs and structured ontologies as semantic memory layers
Experience partnering with stakeholders to help define project scope based on technical capabilities and translate requirements into technical engineering tasks
Experience defining solutions to sophisticated data engineering problems in support of advanced analytic processes
Experience leading and deploying code using a source control product such as GitLab/GitHub and CI/CD pipelines. Also, deployment using containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
Experience building and integrating RESTful APIs, function-calling interfaces, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to equip agents with access to enterprise data, services, and real-time context
Experience with defining and estimating level-of-effort for engineering activities
Ability to communicate technical concepts and solutions to non-technical team members
Demonstrated expertise using SQL and Python
Proven ability to work collaboratively in a multi-team environment

Preferred Qualifications

Proven ability to define GenAI system architecture strategy, including multi-model evaluation frameworks, LLMOps and CI/CD pipeline design, and deployment patterns for scalable, observable, and cost-efficient production systems
Knowledgeable with media, entertainment, or related business domains

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study and/or equivalent work experience

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The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $171,600 to $230,100 per year. 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.

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About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

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 Worldwide Services, Inc., which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).

Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. 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.

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