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# Sr Machine Learning Engineer

- **Company:** Walt Disney Studios
- **Location:** Orlando, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $144,100.0 - $193,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Computer Vision, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Transformation, Software Debugging, Amazon DynamoDB, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, NoSQL, Recommender Systems, Tensorflow, Azure Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Workflow Management Systems, Data Storage Technologies, Feature Engineering, Data Ingestion, Pytorch, Large Language Models, Snowflake, Apache Spark, Spring-boot, Model Validation, Containerization, Scikit Learn, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Machine Learning Operations, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines, Docker, Unsupervised Learning, Amazon Redshift
- **Published:** October 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/28098117/Sr-Machine-Learning-Engineer-Florida-Orlando-1015

## About the Role

* 5+ years of relevant experience designing, training, and deploying machine learning models in production environments at scale.
 * Experience with Python and ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn.
 * Strong understanding of ML fundamentals including supervised/unsupervised learning, model evaluation, and feature engineering.
 * Strong expertise in MLOps practices including model versioning, experiment tracking, CI/CD for ML, and model monitoring.
 * Experience with cloud-based ML services and infrastructure (e.g., AWS SageMaker, EC2, S3).
 * Experience with data pipeline and orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Spark, Kafka).
 * Familiarity with database and data storage technologies (e.g., DynamoDB, Redshift, NoSQL), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and data manipulation tools.
 * Experience with Snowflake is required., * Experience with large-scale recommendation systems, personalization, NLP, or computer vision.
 * Experience with real-time ML inference and low-latency serving architectures.
 * Familiarity with LLMs and generative AI integration in production systems.
 * Experience with Java (e.g., Spring Boot) is a plus.

Required Education

 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or similar field, or related work experience.

## Description

The Senior Machine Learning Engineer applies practical knowledge of machine learning, data science, and software engineering to conceive, design, develop, train, and deploy ML models, pipelines, and systems of moderate to high complexity. The Senior Machine Learning Engineer owns the design and development of ML solutions and drives their delivery through their own and other engineers' work. The Senior Engineer provides technical guidance and acts as a point of escalation and as a machine learning expert. The Senior Machine Learning Engineer designs and develops highly scalable ML systems and data pipelines., * Owns the design and development of machine learning models, pipelines, and production ML systems.

 * Drives development of ML components through own and other engineers' work.
 * Develops technical solutions that meet specifications and that inform future ML initiatives.
 * Executes assigned ML development projects and major model improvements using new or existing technologies.
 * Develops specifications for assigned ML components, projects, or model enhancements.
 * Reviews and writes code for model training, evaluation, and inference pipelines.
 * Participates in setting the architectural direction for ML platforms and data infrastructure.
 * Designs specific ML components for assigned projects, developing specifications for each.
 * Able to build and lead end-to-end ML workflows from data ingestion through model serving.
 * Interacts and coordinates deliverables with data science, data engineering, and product teams across the organization.
 * Designs and develops ML system specifications for assigned projects.
 * Designs component tasks for assigned projects, developing ML-specific specifications for each.
 * Serves as a high-level technical resource and "go-to" person for less experienced ML engineers and data scientists, providing technical guidance and oversight.
 * Leads team members in problem analysis, model debugging, and issue resolution.