Software Engineer - AI Core Engineering at The Walt Disney Company

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology seeks a backend software engineer to build foundational AI platform capabilities for Disney's Ad Platforms division.

Job Summary

As a Software Engineer on the AI Core Engineering team, you will help design, build, and maintain foundational AI components used across Disney's Ad Platforms. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to implement backend services that power intelligent automation and content workflows.

Key Responsibilities

Implement backend services supporting AI agent frameworks and orchestration layers

Develop APIs integrating with LLM providers

Contribute to reusable AI agent capabilities and orchestration workflows

Work with structured agent orchestration frameworks like LangGraph, LangChain, or similar systems

Integrate LLM APIs and support evaluation workflows

Ensure production-ready reliability and scalability

Build and maintain shared backend services and integration layers

Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices

Required Qualifications

3+ years of professional backend engineering experience

Strong Python proficiency

Experience with LLM APIs and agent orchestration frameworks

Experience with distributed systems integration

Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing

Experience building AI-powered systems in production environments

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools

Experience contributing to platform or infrastructure teams

Salary Range

Los Angeles, CA: $117,500 - $157,500

Seattle, WA: $123,000 - $165,000

The posting is listed as telecommute-eligible and was posted March 31, 2026.