✦ Luna Orbit — AI & Machine Learning

Distinguished Applied Software Engineer, Ad Platforms

at Walt Disney

📍 Seattle, United States Unknown 💰 $304K – $408K USD / year Posted April 01, 2026
Salary $304K – $408K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 15+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience
Category AI & Machine Learning

Distinguished Engineer and AI Architect for Disney's Ad Platforms, leading AI-powered transformation with GenAI, LLMs, and real-time decisioning at global scale.

  • Strategic Architecture; AI/LLM Development; Platform & Data Engineering; Governance & Ethics; Technical Leadership

Architect and implement AI-driven ad serving, including end-to-end AI/ML frameworks, platform data engineering, governance, and vendor strategy. Focus on low-latency inference, embedding-based retrieval, and scalable data platforms.

The ideal candidate is a senior AI/ML architect with 15+ years in software architecture and 5+ years deploying AI at scale. They excel in Generative AI, LLMs, and distributed ML pipelines, and can drive AI strategy with executive stakeholders.

15+ years of software architecture experienceincluding 5+ years designing and deploying AI/ML systems at scale in Ad TechStreamingor similar high-throughput environmentsExpert-level proficiency with Generative AILLMs (Transformer architectures)vector embeddingsreinforcement learningand distributed ML pipelinesStrong skills with PyTorch/TensorFlowKubernetesSparkplus cloud AI stacks (AWS SageMakerGoogle Vertex AIAzure AI)Proven hands-on leadership for complex technical initiatives and mentoring high-level engineerswithout direct people management
Experience with ad decisioningreal-time biddingdynamic creative optimizationor clean-room architecturesExperience at technology companies known for advanced AI capabilities and large-scale consumer-facing productsPublicationspatentsor recognized industry leadershipExternal technical evangelism
AWS SageMakerGoogle Vertex AIAzure AIPyTorchTensorFlowKubernetesApache Spark
15+ years of software architecture experience5+ years designing and deploying AI/ML systems at scale in Ad Tech/Streaming; Expert in Generative AILLMstransformer architecturesreinforcement learningdistributed ML pipelines; PyTorch/TensorFlowKubernetesSpark; cloud AI stacks (AWS SageMakerGoogle Vertex AIAzure AI)
Generative AILLMstransformer architecturesreinforcement learningAPIscloud-native data platformsGPU accelerationmodel quantizationdistributed ML pipelinesPythonPyTorchTensorFlowKubernetesSpark
Strategic thinkingMentoringCommunication with C-suiteLeadershipCollaborationAdaptability
Industry Media
Job Function Define and realize scalable, privacy-safe AI-powered advertising platforms.
Role Subtype AI Architect
Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Apache Spark, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow
Distinguished Applied Software EngineerAd PlatformsAI ArchitectGenerative AILLMstransformer architecturesreinforcement learningAI-enabled architecturereal-time decision enginesdata platformsvector databasesembedding-based retrievalsemantic matchingGPU accelerationmodel quantizationcloud-nativedistributed systemsad techadvertising technologygenerative aillmsai architecturead platformsreal-time decisioning

Lack of 15+ years of software architecture experience, No experience deploying AI/ML systems at scale, No background in Ad Tech or streaming AI

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