ML Engineer – Remote Work

About the Role

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Build Tooling Software team. This role focuses on developing and supporting mission-critical infrastructure, custom tools, and shared libraries that help thousands of engineers and hundreds of teams deliver software quickly, reliably, and safely.

You will work hands-on with build, release, deployment, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, containers, and developer tooling while collaborating directly with application development teams to improve their software delivery experience.

• * Collaborate with software engineers in a team-based development environment to achieve shared engineering goals.
• * Build and maintain software that abstracts build, release, and deployment events for use across multiple development organizations.
• * Understand the needs of thousands of developers and actively improve their development and delivery experience.
• * Work directly with application development teams to identify needs and implement CI/CD best practices.
• * Lead development of critical features and ensure solutions meet user needs and intended requirements.
• * Support critical build systems and artifact storage systems used across the organization.
• * Participate in an on-call rotation to support systems and services during production incidents.
• * Contribute to continuous improvements in software engineering, build tooling, and delivery processes.

• * Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• * Proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as Python, Java, C , C, or C#.
• * Familiarity with Bash and/or Power Shell scripting.
• * Understanding of modern collaborative software development life cycles and workflows, including Scrum, Kanban, Git Ops, monorepos, microservices, and feature flagging.
• * Experience working with version-controlled environments and CI/CD workflows.
• * Proficiency setting up and maintaining pipelines with at least one of the following:
  • * Git Lab CI
  • * Git Hub Actions
  • * Team City
  • * Jenkins
  • * Argo
  • * Sonar Qube
• * In-depth knowledge of Linux, including file systems, user and group management, process control, permission schemes, SSH key management, and secure shell operations.
• * Hands-on experience with AWS core services, including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, and Cloud Watch.
• * Experience building, running, and debugging containerized applications with Docker.
• * Operational knowledge of Kubernetes and Helm, including deploying workloads through manifests or Helm charts.
• * Experience provisioning and managing infrastructure through code and configuration using tools such as Terraform or Cloud Formation.
• * Familiarity with AI tooling within the software development lifecycle and how these tools can be integrated to enhance development processes.
• * Ability to collaborate effectively with remote team members.
• * Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• * BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.

• * Broader knowledge of the AWS ecosystem.
• * Knowledge or experience with additional cloud providers.
• * Experience with infrastructure automation and modern developer tooling.
• * Experience supporting large-scale build, release, and deployment environments.

• * Software development
• * C , Python, Java, C, or C#
• * Bash and Power Shell
• * CI/CD
• * Git and version control
• * Git Ops
• * Build and release tooling
• * AWS
• * Linux
• * Docker
• * Kubernetes
• * Helm
• * Infrastructure as Code
• * Terraform
• * Cloud Formation
• * Software development workflows
• * AI development tooling
• * Production support and incident response
• * Cross-functional collaboration
• * Technical communication

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