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Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology 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. Job Summary: Our Marketing & Consumer Data Solutions team is seeking a highly motivated Engineering Manager with a strong technical background who is passionate about designing and building systems to process data at scale that unlocks capabilities across software and data disciplines. The role requires expert knowledge of building scalable, fault-tolerant data products to ensure the reliable delivery of both real-time and batch data. Our tech stack includes AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, Airflow, Spark, and languages include Scala, Python, SQL, and Java. Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Lead a portfolio of engineering teams focused on the development of a next-generation, big-data system, with the aim of enhancing Disney's data platform capabilities

• Continuously evolve team mission, strategy and charter, and develop team structure for changing business needs and technology trend

• Drive adoption of the best engineering practices, including the use of design patterns, CI/CD, code review and automated integration testing

• Collaborate with program managers, product managers, SDET, and researchers in an open and innovative environment

• Recruit and mentor team members and first-line managers, fostering career development and providing guidance throughout their professional growth Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training: Basic Qualifications

• BS in computer science, EE or other quantitative subject area and/or equivalent work experience.

• 7+ years of software and/or data engineering professional work experience

• 3+ years of professional work experience with programming languages (e.g. Python, Scala, SQL)

• 3+ years work experience in building software platforms with big data technologies. Strong knowledge of system, application design, data architecture and modelling.

• 2+ years work experience leading the development of a large, complex data-centric project with multiple stakeholders

• Strong project and program management experience in agile fast paced environments

• Ability to interpret data, identify insights, and communicate into actionable strategies to senior levels of the organization.

• Strong interpersonal, communication & presentation skills; experience working cross functionally. Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks/EMR/Spark & Airflow a plus.

• Proficiency in establishing and scaling products or teams from inception (0 to 1) and expanding them to a larger scale (1 to 100). Experience with:

• Snowflake, Databricks/EMR/Spark & Airflow, Test automation technologies (e.g. Selenium) Required Education

• BS in computer science, EE or other quantitative subject area and/or equivalent work experience.

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