Senior ML Platform Leader for Production Runtime

Disney; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 210,000 - 305,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology is seeking a Sr Manager, Machine Learning Platform to lead a team building the next generation ML runtime and deployment services. You will collaborate with product partners to deliver scalable ML platform solutions and mentor team members for growth and excellence.

The role focuses on high availability, low latency production systems, and driving continuous improvement across the ML lifecycle in a fast‑paced media tech environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software experience in large‑scale, real‑time distributed systems.
• 2+ years of leadership experience.
• Experience building and deploying ML models in production.
• Experience with cloud technologies in AWS or GCP and container systems like Docker/Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team to build a state‑of‑the‑art ML runtime environment.
• Provide technical direction for the Model Engineering team.
• Partner with Product and stakeholders to deliver scalable ML platform solutions.
• Mentor and facilitate individual careers for team growth.
• Maintain a culture of innovation, quality, transparency, inclusion, and empathy.

Skills

Software engineering leadership

Distributed systems

ML platforms

AWS / GCP

Docker / Kubernetes

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology is seeking a Sr Manager, Machine Learning Platform to lead a team building the next generation ML runtime and deployment services. You will collaborate with product partners to deliver scalable ML platform solutions and mentor team members for growth and excellence.

The role focuses on high availability, low latency production systems, and driving continuous improvement across the ML lifecycle in a fast‑paced media tech environment.