Senior Data Scientist - NLP/LLM
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10117749 Ubicación Glendale, California, Estados Unidos / Santa Mónica, California, Estados Unidos / San Francisco, California, Estados Unidos / Nueva York, Nueva York, Estados Unidos Business Disney Direct to Consumer Fecha de publicación 01/04/2025Detalles del empleo:
About The Role
Data scientists at Disney Streaming Services are the insights and modeling partners for the growth, content, marketing, product, and engineering teams at Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. They use data to empower decision-makers with information, predictions, and insights that ultimately influence the experiences of millions of users worldwide. Scientists on the team build models, perform statistical analysis, and create visualizations to provide scalable, persistent capability that is iteratively improved through direct interaction with cross-functional business partners.
As a Senior Data Scientist on the Segmentation and Content Understanding team, you will lead technical efforts in developing and deploying advanced NLP and Large Language Model (LLM) solutions to enhance user experience across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. This role requires expertise in deep learning model architectures, fine-tuning, customization of open-source models, and hands-on experience deploying production-grade AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and deploy advanced NLP and LLM solutions.
Customize and fine-tune foundational models such as BERT, GPT, and CLIP.
Create multimodal AI systems integrating text, image, and video data.
Optimize model performance (accuracy, latency, scalability) leveraging GPU infrastructure and distributed computing.
Deploy models and manage their lifecycle in production environments.
Implement robust CI/CD workflows and job orchestration for ML systems.
Follow software development best practices, including testing, code reviews, and continuous integration.
Champion and implement MLOps practices for seamless deployment and monitoring.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
5+ years of hands-on experience developing and deploying machine learning models in production environments.
Strong expertise in Deep Learning, NLP, large language models, embeddings, and related technologies.
Familiarity with transformers, attention mechanisms, multimodal models, and tokenization.
Proficient with Python, at least one of the deep learning frameworks (such as PyTorch or TensorFlow), and deep learning libraries (such as Hugging Face Transformers).
Hands-on experience with fine-tuning techniques and model optimization.
Solid understanding of hardware optimization, GPU usage, and performance trade-offs.
Proficiency in CI/CD processes, job orchestration tools, Docker, containerization, and MLOps workflows.
Excellent communication skills, capable of clearly articulating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Comfort working in fast-paced environments, adapting proactively to changing priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
Experience using vector databases and retrieval systems.
Familiarity with GPU profiling and memory optimization for large models.
Familiarity with NLP techniques such as RLHF, parameter-efficient tuning, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
Additional Information
#DISNEYTECH
The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $145,400 to $195,000 per year. Santa Monica, CA is $138,900 to $186,200 per year, San Francisco, CA is $152,100 to $203,900 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Información adicional:
DISNEYTECHAcerca de Disney Direct to Consumer:
El equipo Direct to Consumer de Disney supervisa los negocios de streaming de Hulu y Disney+ dentro de Disney Entertainment, lo que permite llevar la inigualable narrativa de The Walt Disney Company a los aficionados y familias de todo el mundo.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en Disney Streaming Services LLC , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos Disney Direct to Consumer.
Disney Streaming Services LLC es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes recibirán consideración para el empleo independientemente de su raza, religión, color, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género, nacionalidad, ascendencia, edad, estado civil, condición de militar o veterano, afección médica, información genética o discapacidad, o cualquier otro fundamento prohibido por la ley federal, estatal o local. Disney defiende un entorno empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo en constante evolución.