Staff AI Platform Engineer: Agentic Workflows

Disney Entertainment; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Studios is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and build AI-powered middleware and agentic workflows that move content from production to audience. You will lead backend systems, ensure secure access, and drive production-ready microservices using Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.

This senior role requires hands-on engineering, collaboration with ML teams, and staying ahead of GenAI and orchestration trends to deliver scalable, observable platforms for mastering,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field or equivalent years of related work experience.
• 7+ years of backend or systems engineering experience, with at least 2 years building AI-powered or workflow-centric platforms.
• Proficient in Java, Python, or Node.js, with deep understanding of testing, observability, and systems at scale.
• Production experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, and container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience deploying infrastructure via Terraform, CDK, or similar infrastructure-as-code frameworks.
• Experience building or integrating workflow engines, ideally in LLM or GenAI contexts.
• Clear, structured communication skills and a track record of technical leadership in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and build API gateways, wrappers, and middleware services that expose studio systems and data to AI agents.
• Manage secure access to tools, metadata, and content systems through model context protocol (MCP).
• Standardize how agents’ interface with internal services across the supply chain.
• Deploy agentic platforms such as LangGraph or LangChain to manage tool execution, context routing, and decision logic.
• Implement tracing, audit logging, and governance checkpoints including human approval and fallback paths.
• Integrate orchestration into media workflows such as mastering, localization, and delivery.
• Translate prototypes into production-ready microservices using Java, TypeScript, or Python, deployed via Kubernetes and managed through CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement event-driven services using Kafka, EventBridge, or SNS/SQS to support loosely coupled, fault-tolerant communication across services.
• Build and maintain APIs with clear contracts, emphasizing reliability, observability, and long-term maintainability.
• Work directly with ML engineers, platform teams, and product managers to deliver business-ready AI capabilities.
• Contribute to technical planning, system design, and delivery reviews across engineering and product.
• Mentor team members and stay current on emerging trends in LLM tooling, orchestration, and agent frameworks.

Skills

Java

Python

Node.js

Cloud AWS

Observability

LLM tooling

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD

Kafka/EventBridge

Job description

The Walt Disney Studios is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and build AI-powered middleware and agentic workflows that move content from production to audience. You will lead backend systems, ensure secure access, and drive production-ready microservices using Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.

This senior role requires hands-on engineering, collaboration with ML teams, and staying ahead of GenAI and orchestration trends to deliver scalable, observable platforms for mastering,