Job Posting Title:
Manager, Data EngineeringReq ID:
10159576Job Description:
Job Summary:
"We Power the Magic!" That's our motto at Disney Experiences Technology & Digital. Our team builds premier immersive digital experiences for the Company's world-class vacation brands including Disney's Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club.
Do you love data? Do you want to help build the next generation of data products at Disney? Join us! We are looking for a hands-on leader to help drive the development and delivery of modern data products. You will lead a team of engineers responsible for building and improving the pipelines and processes that handle consumer data, ensuring freshness, completeness, security, and privacy, while executing against the roadmap for new features and capabilities that provide useful insights and drive growth for our business.
You will sit in Data Products & Platform within the Technology & Digital organization for Disney Experiences. You will work closely with internal segment partners and technical peers from across the company, reporting to a Senior Manager or Director within the org.
What You’ll Do:
Partner with stakeholders across the organization to understand business needs and translate them into well-scoped engineering work
Execute against the strategy and roadmap for data products supporting Guest experiences, and contribute ideas that help shape it
Lead a team of engineers day-to-day, balancing delivery against plans with the growth and development of individual team members
Reinforce a strong culture of best practices and standards in data and engineering
Serve as a technical resource on delivery practices, able to speak to capabilities and processes with engineers and partners alike
Support data collection strategies and onboarding processes that enable improved data capabilities while adhering to data privacy requirements
Stay current on product direction for applicable technologies to understand how shifts in the consumer privacy landscape may affect the Guest data strategy
Required Qualifications & Skills:
Minimum of 8+ years related work experience, including 3+ years’ experience leading or mentoring engineers
Solid working knowledge of Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Advanced Analytics, and Data Science implementations
Experience with Data Warehouse platforms such as Snowflake and BigQuery, with strong working knowledge of the Snowflake Platform
Familiarity with Data Lakehouse architectures and formats/standards, such as Parquet and Iceberg
Experience designing or maintaining automated, highly available ETL/ELT big data pipelines at scale
Experience with data transformation and orchestration tools such as dbt and Airflow
Familiarity with data quality practices and tooling such as Data Dog and Anomalo
Familiarity with data security and privacy regulations
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
A team player with vision, passion, discipline, and integrity
Demonstrated inclusive and collaborative leadership that embraces diverse thought; experience developing engineers on a team
Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed organization where partnership and influence support success
Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced and changing environment
Required Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
Preferred Education
Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
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Job Posting Segment:
DX TechnologyJob Posting Primary Business:
Emerging Tech & DataPrimary Job Posting Category:
Data EngineeringEmployment Type:
Full timePrimary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Orlando, FL, USAAlternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - CA - 1200 Grand Central Ave, USA - CA - Disneyland Service - Bldg 700 Complex, USA - WA - 925 4th AveDate Posted:
2026-09-09Skills Required
- Minimum 8+ years of related work experience
- At least 3 years of experience leading or mentoring engineers
- Working knowledge of data architecture, data warehousing, advanced analytics, and data science implementations
- Experience with Snowflake and BigQuery, including strong Snowflake platform knowledge
- Familiarity with data lakehouse architectures and Parquet and Iceberg standards
- Experience designing or maintaining automated, highly available ETL or ELT big data pipelines at scale
- Experience with dbt and Airflow
- Familiarity with data quality practices and tools such as Datadog and Anomalo
- Familiarity with data security and privacy regulations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated inclusive and collaborative leadership and experience developing engineers
- Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed organization
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced and changing environment
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field, or equivalent work experience
- Master's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
The Walt Disney Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Walt Disney Company and has not been reviewed or approved by The Walt Disney Company.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Recent union agreements raised wage floors for large groups of park cast members—e.g., Disneyland’s $24/hour minimum rising to $26 over the contract and Walt Disney World’s path from $18 toward about $20–$20.50 by 2026—signaling upward movement in hourly pay. These steps are described as meaningful improvements for many frontline roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials outline medical, dental, and vision coverage for many full‑time roles, wellness resources, and (in Central Florida) access to Centers for Living Well clinics and pharmacy. References to mental‑health support and paid time off reinforce a strong core health offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Complimentary theme‑park admission and discounts on hotels, dining, merchandise, and recreation are positioned as signature perks. Education support through Disney Aspire adds notable lifestyle value for eligible hourly employees.
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What We Do
The Walt Disney Company is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that operates through segments including entertainment, sports, and experiences.
