Sr Mgr, Software Engineering at The Walt Disney Company
Orlando, FL
$179,500–$240,600from the description
Jul 28, 2026
Orlando, FL
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Senior Manager role within Disney Experiences Technology's transformation delivery organization, responsible for embedding AI and automation capabilities across the DX segment — from strategy and business-case development through engineering, integration, and production deployment. The position leads a technical team, sets delivery and governance standards for AI/ML solutions, and serves as a strategic advisor to senior business and technology stakeholders. Suits an experienced technical leader with hands-on AI/ML depth and a track record of enterprise-scale delivery.
Senior level · 10+ years · Orlando, FL · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 7 people in the Orlando, FL area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 2–15
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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What the occupation pays Median $174,975 (middle half $135,955–$222,753). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role has genuine dual character: it is primarily a people-management and delivery-leadership position (direct reports, performance management, team building) which points to 11-3021, but the JD also demands deep hands-on technical fluency in AI/ML — LLMs, RAG, agentic AI, ML pipelines — that is more typical of a senior IC or technical director. 11-3021 was chosen as primary because managing and developing a technical team is explicitly listed as a core accountability; 15-2051 is noted as a close runner-up.
The degree requirement accepts a Bachelor's + 10 years, a Master's + 8 years, or equivalent experience, so no minimum degree is hard-gated.
Azure OpenAI, AWS SageMaker, and Databricks are listed together under 'Familiarity with AI platforms and tooling' in the required Technical Expertise section; Azure OpenAI is used as the primary skill with the others as alternatives.
Apache Airflow and Azure Logic Apps are listed as examples of workflow orchestration tools within the required Automation & Integration section; Airflow is used as primary with Logic Apps as an alternative.
Tableau and Power BI appear only in the 'Familiarity with BI and analytics tooling' line under Platforms & Tooling, which uses softer 'familiarity' language; treated as preferred.
Databricks also appears separately under Preferred Qualifications ('building AI capabilities on top of a centralized data platform or data lakehouse architecture'), reinforcing its preferred status.
GDPR, PDPA, and PIPL appear only under Preferred Qualifications; GDPR is captured as the representative skill.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): ML lifecycle management.
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