Forward-Deployed AI Product Engineer

1008 Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 118,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. in Burbank, CA is seeking an Forward Deployed Product Engineer to build AI-powered features end-to-end, collaborating with stakeholders across Marketing, Finance, Parks Operations, HR, Studios, and more.

You will clarify problems, ship practical AI solutions, and rely on tools like LLMs, prompts, and RAG, while ensuring security and reliability within Disney's enterprise systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years shipping software for real users, including at least 1 year shipping AI‑powered features in production.
• Technical product development with AI tools and methods (prompt design, agents, RAG, LLM APIs, evals).
• Daily or frequent use of AI coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship AI-powered features from problem definition through production.
• Work directly with stakeholders to understand business needs and gather feedback.
• Own the user experience, including workflows, interfaces, automation, and human‑in‑the‑loop decisions.
• Use tools such as LLM APIs, prompt design, RAG, agents, and evaluation methods to solve problems effectively.
• Build within Disney’s enterprise systems with appropriate security, monitoring, and operational practices.
• Test changes before launch using regression checks, golden sets, and other evaluation methods.
• Contribute reusable code, tools, and patterns when they can help future engagements.
• Partner with teammates through code reviews, debugging, and shared problem solving.
• Explain technical decisions and trade‑offs clearly to business stakeholders.

Skills

AI development

SQL & APIs

Code reviews

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Cursor

Claude

LLM APIs

Job description

Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. in Burbank, CA is seeking an Forward Deployed Product Engineer to build AI-powered features end-to-end, collaborating with stakeholders across Marketing, Finance, Parks Operations, HR, Studios, and more.

You will clarify problems, ship practical AI solutions, and rely on tools like LLMs, prompts, and RAG, while ensuring security and reliability within Disney's enterprise systems.