Senior Data Engineer, Content Data Solutions

3 Weeks ago • 5 Years + • Data Analyst

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Job Description

The Content Data Solutions team builds and maintains data products enabling business teams to analyze subscriber movements and support revenue generation. The Senior Data Engineer will design and build data pipelines, identify data sources, design table structures, define ETL strategies, and implement automated Data Quality checks. Responsibilities include contributing to the growth of data products and warehouses, developing scalable data warehousing solutions using AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, and Airflow, architecting data solutions, defining data models, collaborating with cross-functional teams, maintaining documentation, and ensuring high operational efficiency. The role requires strong data modeling principles, SQL expertise, and experience with big data environments.
Must have:
  • 5+ years data engineering experience
  • Strong data modeling knowledge
  • SQL expertise (advanced performance tuning)
  • Experience with distributed systems (Snowflake or Redshift)
  • ETL pipeline development
  • Excellent communication skills
Good to have:
  • Python/Pyspark programming
  • Airflow, Nifi experience
  • Snowflake, Databricks/EMR/Spark & Airflow experience
  • Master's Degree

Job Summary:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

  • Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
  • Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
  • Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

About The Role

The Content Data Solutions team builds and maintains best in class data products enabling business teams to analyze and measure subscriber movements and support revenue generation initiatives. The Senior Data Engineer will contribute to the Company’s success by partnering with business, analytics and infrastructure teams to design and build data pipelines to facilitate measuring subscriber movements and metrics. Collaborating across disciplines, they will identify internal/external data sources, design table structure, define ETL strategy & automated Data Quality checks.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the design and growth of our Data Products and Data Warehouses around Content Performance and Content Engagement data.
  • Design and develop scalable data warehousing solutions, building ETL pipelines in Big Data environments (cloud, on-prem, hybrid)
  • Our tech stack includes AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, Spark and Airflow
  • Help architect data solutions/frameworks and define data models for the underlying data warehouse and data marts
  • Collaborate with Data Product Managers, Data Architects and Data Engineers to design, implement, and deliver successful data solutions
  • Maintain detailed documentation of your work and changes to support data quality and data governance
  • Ensure high operational efficiency and quality of your solutions to meet SLAs and support commitment to our customers (Data Science, Data Analytics teams)
  • Be an active participant and advocate of agile/scrum practice to ensure health and process improvements for your team

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ years of data engineering experience developing large data pipelines.
  • Strong understanding of data modeling principles including Dimensional modeling, data normalization principles.
  • Experience using analytic SQL, working with traditional relational databases and/or distributed systems (Snowflake or Redshift), required.
  • Good understanding of SQL Engines and able to conduct advanced performance tuning.
  • Ability to think strategically, analyze and interpret market and consumer information.
  • Strong communication skills – written and verbal presentations.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience programming languages (e.g. Python, Pyspark), preferred.
  • Experience with data orchestration/ETL tools (Airflow, Nifi), preferred.
  • Experience with Snowflake, Databricks/EMR/Spark & Airflow a plus.

Required Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Master’s Degree a plus

Additional Information

#DISNEYTECH


The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, California is $136,038 to $182,490 per year, in Seattle, Washington is $142,516 to $191,180 per year, and in San Francisco, California is $149,000 to $199,000 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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$136.0K - $199.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$167.5K/yr avg.
Santa Monica, California, United States

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About The Company

From classic animated features and exhilarating theme park attractions to cutting edge sports coverage, and the hottest shows on television, The Walt Disney Company has been making magic since 1923, creating unforgettable stories that connect with audiences around the world. And we’re just getting started!

The key to our success…. The Cast, Crew, Imagineers and Employees who honor Disney’s rich legacy by stretching the bounds of imagination to create the never-before-seen, bringing unparalleled entertainment experiences to people of all ages. Begin a career that delivers unparalleled creative content and experiences to audiences around the world and just imagine the stories you could be part of…

What is #LifeAtDisney like? It’s a series of magical moments with cast members and employees developing and telling our stories in the most innovative ways. Whether it’s a day spent as a Disney VoluntEAR, or celebrating the release of a new interactive experience, retail product or movie, our days are filled with the knowledge that we are creating entertainment experiences the whole family can enjoy. Follow @DisneyCareers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for a peek behind-the-curtain, and discover how you could connect to a world of stories with Disney!

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