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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** The Walt Disney Company
- **Location:** Glendale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $148,700.0 - $199,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Information Engineering, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Workflow Management Systems, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka
- **Published:** September 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/0a99022b-150e-4b64-8a8c-ff8399a6af66/sr-data-engineer

## About the Role

5+ years of data engineering experience, with at least 1 year in a lead or senior technical role.
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Experience building and scaling streaming data pipelines in large-scale, distributed environments.
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Strong skills in Python, Java and SQL with expert level skill in either Python or Java.
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Proven experience building streaming data pipelines (e.g., Kafka, Flink, Spark, Kinesis).
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Experience with embedding pipelines and vector stores (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, pgvector).
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Strong knowledge of data modeling, storage optimization, and retrieval patterns for large-scale systems.
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Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster, etc.)., Strong collaboration and communication skills, able to partner across AI engineering, infra, and product teams.



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