Job Posting Title:

Sr Data Scientist I

Req ID:

10152103

Job Description:

Ad Platforms organization within Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology is fully responsible for building, enhancing and maintaining the high-performance, distributed, microservice-based Advertising Platform across all of Disney online properties, including Hulu and ESPN+. We build and maintain proprietary technology, ranging from ad serving and ad delivery, campaign management, reporting as well as all the integrations internal and external that come with evolving and maintaining a best-in-class video advertising business.

Our mission is to advance AI and machine learning capabilities across Ad Platform by delivering scalable, high impact AI/ML and data science solutions that enhance Ad serving capabilities. We are seeking a seasoned Senior Data Scientist to join this innovative team to spearhead analytical initiatives that shape the future of advertising technology.

Job Summary:

As part of our team, you will be responsible for designing and executing data science solutions that drive measurable impact across various ad serving functions, experimentation, and user experience optimizations. This role offers a unique leadership opportunity for someone who thrives at the intersection of technical excellence, strategic impact, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

● Drive innovation and apply data science and statistical analysis in a variety of areas to enhance every aspect of advertising and efficient ad delivery.

● Translate business questions into data science framework; develop data analysis and data models for complex ad challenges with fast turnaround.

● Define and evaluate key metrics in various product areas.

● Deliver data insights and provide data-driven recommendations to cross-team stakeholders.

● Partner closely with generative AI specialists to support the creation of datasets for generative AI modeling applications.

● Develop Standard Operating Procedures for human-driven evaluations or labeling.

● Design and analyze A/B tests for machine learning algorithm iterations.

● Establish strong partnership with stakeholders, including product managers, engineers and program managers, in a collaborative environment.

● Mentor team members and support their technical growth. 

● Support oncall rotations

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

● MS or PhD(preferred) in computer science, statistics or equivalent experience

● At least 5 years of relevant industry experience in data science at leading internet companies. Experience in the advertising domain is preferred. 

● Solid knowledge of data science and statistics. Strong communication skills and business acumen.

● Proficient in SQL, Python, Java, or R. Familiar with Tableau, and/or other visualization tools.

● Passionate about understanding the ad business, applying data science to relevant business scenarios, and seeking innovation opportunities to enhance business effectiveness.

● Passionate about technology and experienced in building data-driven services and applications.

● A proven track record of thriving in a fast-paced, data-driven, and collaborative work environment is required.

● Experienced building data-driven services and applications for production.

Preferred Qualifications:

● Experience in digital video advertising or digital marketing domain

● Experience in production-grade development, rapid prototyping, or generative AI related research using LLMs, generative imagery or video, or agentic flows. Otherwise a strong interest to learn.

● Experience with Airflow, data warehouse, Databricks or Sagemaker

Job Posting Segment:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

Job Posting Primary Business:

Ad Platforms

Primary Job Posting Category:

Data Science

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Bangalore, India

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-06-15