Disney
Glendale, CA, USA
+ 1 other location
Job Posting Title:
Software Engineer II (GenAI)
Req ID:
10153237
Job Description:
Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology (DEEP&T) is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.
The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.
Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:
Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.
Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.
The Business Operations team helps guide and articulate technology strategy and research, and is responsible for driving the day-to-day operation of the Product & Technology organization, including: project and portfolio management and tracking; organization-level capital, space, and resource management and allocation; process management; technical incident management; and our administrative and workplace experience support team.
We are looking for an AI Engineer to help build and support enterprise Generative AI applications. This role will contribute to our conversational AI platform for enabling natural language interaction with enterprise operational data.
The role focuses on hands on GenAI application engineering, including Python development, retrieval and grounding workflows, prompt design, conversational AI support, and backend service integration. It also includes direct exposure to production GenAI practices, including LLMOps across evaluation, observability, deployment support, agentic workflows, tool calling, MCP style integrations, and production troubleshooting.
The ideal candidate can build, debug, learn quickly, use AI developer tools effectively, and contribute to reliable production GenAI systems. Azure experience is a plus.
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $123,000.00 to $165,000.00 per year, and in Glendale, CA is $117,500.00 to $157,500.00 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.
Job Posting Segment:
Business Operations
Job Posting Primary Business:
BO - Technology Planning & Operations
Primary Job Posting Category:
Software Engineer
Employment Type:
Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Seattle, WA, USA
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - CA - 1200 Grand Central Ave
Date Posted:
2026-06-11