Your role? Core Pipeline is a globally distributed team that develops tools and workflows that act as the foundational infrastructure for ILM's creative departments at all of our locations around the world. We work closely with CG Production to create innovative tooling for media management, publishing and asset management, developer platforms, and other core services. We work with all levels of artists and supervisors to create efficient, resilient, and artist-friendly software. Within Core Pipeline, the Data Management Engineering team is responsible for global publishing and data synchronization systems. The Senior Production Engineer is responsible for architecting and developing key aspects of the Visual Effects (VFX) production pipeline. They will be a strong individual contributor and teammate, helping to design and deliver core data management services upon which the VFX pipeline depends. Don't let imposter syndrome hold you back from applying. Great people do not always tick every box. If you think you would thrive in this role, we encourage you to apply. What will you be doing? The Data Management team covers a wide array of services and functions. As a Staff Production Engineer you may be required to do some or all of the following:
Work closely with development teams to ensure applications are designed for scalability, reliability, and performance.Design, deploy, and maintain distributed, multi-region, highly scalable, reliable services to support publishing and storage management systems.Continuously improve our application infrastructure and processes.Lead projects and mentor engineers. Contribute to the development of the global team.Drive discussions around the future of data management at ILM.Provide support in the event of critical service downtime.To be a contributing member of this team, you will have a mix of these skills: Expert knowledge of Python and the Linux environment.Experience developing with Elixir or similar service oriented languagesExpert knowledge of building and deploying reliable web services.Experience with several relational or NoSQL technologies such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, ElasticSearch.Experience designing and implementing distributed systems in multi-region environments.A clear and concise communicator: able to keep end users informed of progress and managers informed of requests.Experience and knowledge of working with event sourced systems.Experience working with network and application protocols like NFS, TCP, gRPC, HTTP, etc…Bachelor's degree, M.Sc, or Ph.D in Computing Science, or equivalent professional experience.Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.An ownership mentality.Experience working with remote team members.The following qualifications are a plus:
Experience with message queuing systems such as RabbitMQ or KafkaExperience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud PlatformVFX, Feature Animation or Episodic production experienceWho we're looking for?Do you have a passion for technology, systems design, and solving puzzles? Can you drive projects through to completion, juggle competing priorities, and think on your feet? Do you delight in creating ingenious solutions, brainstorming with a global team, and bringing fresh ideas to the table? Are you an empathetic listener, a concise technical communicator, and love keeping stakeholders up to date?
Then yes, we're looking for you.
If you are a Staff Engineer with a strong background in data-intensive systems and are looking for an exciting opportunity to make movie magic, we encourage you to apply.
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At Lucasfilm/ILM we believe that diversity, inclusion and belonging are integral to our company. We are at our best when our people at all levels reflect the vast life experiences of our audiences, and we thrive when ideas and decisions from all are valued and represented. If you are passionate about the role, but don't fit every criteria of the posting, we encourage you to still apply. We want to hear your story.
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