Data Engineer II

Job Posting Title:

Data Engineer II

Req ID:

10150378

Job Description:

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally. 

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.  

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here: 

Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come. 

Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.  

Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems. 

Ad Platforms is responsible for Disney’s industry-leading ad technology and products – driving advertising performance, innovation, and value in Disney’s sports, news, and entertainment content, across all media platforms. 

As a Data Quality Engineer in DQM team, you will provide the technical and business skills to ensure Disney data is trusted.

The ideal candidate will help to define, measure, support and certify the data pipelines and systems that serve data to our business and millions of users. We are looking for an amazing Data Quality Engineer who will be an exceptional addition to our growing team, some who:

• Can recommend data quality tactical and strategic approach
• Identifies data anomalies and certify data
• Has the curiosity to research and learn new technologies and skills
• Employs positive thinking and can work constructively in a team setting
• Is passionate about data quality, BigData and related technologies

If this sounds like you, Disney DQM team wants your help to make sure our data is trusted. 
 

Responsibilities

• Use internal and external analytics tools to access, assess and certify data
• In-depth exploration of causes, trends, opportunities, and actions required to improve data quality of key metrics, KPIs, and additional data elements
• Provide ad hoc analysis to support data team, business units, and key stakeholders for complex data quality questions
• Perform all aspects of data quality testing, certification, and reporting
• Automate processes, procedures, and workflows to ease data quality certification process
• Collaborate with engineering, management, product, and business teams to improve data quality across products and projects

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in SQL programming: ability to read/write complex SQL queries to analyze data, investigate systemic defects and validate data quality
• Experience working with Big Data technologies (Cloudera, Hortonworks, Hadoop/Spark etc), relational databases (Sql ,mySql) as well as reporting tools like Tableau
• Experience in programming languages like Python or Scala/Java; in addition to standard frameworks that implement data quality checks.
• Familiar with version control system like GIT
• Good math and statistic background to define advanced DQ checks
• Excellent analytical ability to understand business use cases and business processes in terms of data, root causes and recommended solutions/mitigations
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with various teams across the DATA organization
• Capability to assess and problem-solve complex issues
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills that translate across technical and business stakeholders
• Independent, energetic, highly technical, and strive for results while dealing with ambiguity and tight deadlines
• Passion and creativity – Are passionate about data quality, technology, & creative innovation.

Preferred Qualifications 

• 2+ years of experience working in online services or entertainment industry
• Proficiency with agile development methodologies and process
• Good knowledge of cloud computing (AWS) and automation on it.
• Experience with real-time and very large scalable online systems are preferred

Required Education 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical discipline or its equivalent.

The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $120,300 - $161,300 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.

Job Posting Segment:

Commerce, Data & Identity

Job Posting Primary Business:

PE - Sports, News & Entertainment, Enablement

Primary Job Posting Category:

Data Engineering

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Seattle, WA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-05-08