Software Engineer II (GenAI)
The Walt Disney Company20 days ago
Glendale, CA, USA or Seattle, WA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$118k - $165k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain Python-based Generative AI application components.
- Connect conversational AI workflows with backend services, web applications, and internal tools.
- Implement retrieval, grounding, embeddings, document ingestion, semantic chunking, metadata handling, and retrieval testing workflows.
- Develop prompt logic, response formatting, structured outputs, and validation patterns.
- Support agentic workflows involving tool use, function calling, API actions, multi-step reasoning, and MCP-style integrations.
- Support LLMOps practices including observability, logging, monitoring, evaluation, latency tracking, cost tracking, and production troubleshooting.
- Create and maintain validation datasets, regression tests, and response-quality review workflows.
- Assist with deployment support, environment configuration, and operational documentation.
- Use AI-assisted developer tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or similar tools for development, testing, documentation, and technical problem solving.
- Work with senior engineers to improve GenAI system reliability, maintainability, and transparency.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong Python development skills.
- Hands-on experience or project work with Generative AI applications or conversational AI systems.
- Familiarity with retrieval-based GenAI patterns, grounding, embeddings, vector search, and prompt engineering.
- Experience integrating APIs and backend services.
- Hands-on exposure to MCP, tool calling, function calling, or agentic integration patterns.
- Exposure to cloud application development in Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Ability to read logs, investigate issues, and troubleshoot application behavior.
- Working knowledge of LLMOps concepts including evaluation, observability, monitoring, deployment support, and production AI system reliability.
- Required use of AI-assisted developer tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or similar tools.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Preferred: frontend depth and platform experience.
- Preferred: experience with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Azure Functions, Azure App Service, or Application Insights.
- Preferred: experience with Microsoft Teams bots or enterprise conversational interfaces.
- Preferred: familiarity with Snowflake Cortex, Cortex Analyst, semantic views, or natural-language-to-SQL workflows.
- Preferred: experience with MongoDB, Atlas Vector Search, or graph databases.
- Preferred: experience testing AI responses against expected answers, source data, or user feedback.
- Preferred: exposure to CI/CD, Docker, telemetry, and deployment pipelines.
- Preferred: interest in secure enterprise AI patterns, grounding, access control, and responsible AI behavior.
Benefits
- Full-time employment.
- Hiring range of $123,000.00-$165,000.00 per year in Seattle, WA and $117,500.00-$157,500.00 per year in Glendale, CA.
- Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided in addition to medical, financial, and other benefits.
- Location options include Seattle, WA or Glendale, CA.
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About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is a diversified entertainment business that produces films and television, operates theme parks and resorts, and runs streaming services including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. It earns revenue from subscriptions and advertising, theatrical distribution, licensing and merchandise, and park admissions and experiences. Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Burbank, California, Disney owns brands such as Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Studios and serves audiences worldwide.