Forward Deployed Engineer

Overview In this role you will build AI-powered features end-to-end within Disney’s Applied AI Acceleration practice. You’ll work with stakeholders across Marketing, Finance, Parks, HR, Studios, and more to clarify problems, design solutions, and ship usable products quickly. You’ll operate in enterprise systems with security and monitoring, using modern AI tools to deliver real business impact. This is an early-career, hands-on builder role focused on turning ideas into scalable products that drive user value and business outcomes. You will join a small, collaborative team led by a hands-on manager and own the product from definition to delivery. Compensation / Benefitsmedical benefitsfinancial benefitsbonus potentiallong-term incentive unitsfully remote/onsite options not specified but includes standard benefits ResponsibilitiesBuild and ship AI-powered features from problem definition through productionEngage with stakeholders to understand business needs and gather feedbackOwn the user experience, including workflows, interfaces, automation, and human-in-the-loop decisionsLeverage LLM APIs, prompt design, RAG, agents, and evaluation methodsDevelop within Disney’s enterprise systems with security and operational practicesTest changes with regression checks, golden sets, and evaluation methodsContribute reusable code, tools, and patterns for future engagementsCollaborate with teammates through code reviews, debugging, and shared problem solvingExplain technical decisions and tradeoffs to business stakeholders Key requirementsMinimum 3 years shipping software products for real users, including at least 1 year shipping AI-powered features in productionExperience with prompt design, agents, RAG, LLM APIs, and evalsDaily or frequent use of AI coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or similar toolsAbility to read and reason about code, debug with teammates, and work with data using SQL, APIs, or basic transformationsStrong product and business judgment with ability to connect features to user needs and outcomesStrong learning agility and comfort with new tools and changing techAbility to communicate clearly with senior stakeholderscuriosityadaptabilitystrong communicationprompt designLLM APIsagents