DreamWorks Technology - Sr. Software Engineer - CorPS

Company Description

DreamWorks Animation is looking for more adventurous dreamers who shoot for the moon. We tell stories about the journeys our unconventional heroes take to make dreams come true. As a growth-minded studio, we pride ourselves on being one of the world’s leading producers of high-quality, award-winning, animated films and series, reaching consumers around the globe. We push to feel more, laugh more, and build immersive new worlds.

DreamWorks creates a diverse array of original content in a variety of formats, delivering compelling stories with unique characters. We place tremendous value on the experiences our talent offers from their own non-traditional paths to success. We believe in frequent communication and that transparency and trust yield the best work. We are a community of artists, technologists, innovators, and creators, who are passionate about animation and also happen to love eating lunch together.

DWA is seeking a senior-level hands-on Services Engineer to join our Core Production Services (CorPS) team. The CorPS team develops and supports a microservices-based platform that provides a foundation for asset management across the animation production pipeline. CorPS services are integrated with pipeline tools, proprietary and third-party artist-facing applications, and are instrumental in serving up data into distributed production rendering systems within the studio. 

If you are part of the fandom and believe teamwork makes the dream work, join us in #livingthedream and #doingyourdreamwork! 

Job Description

“What would you say you do here?”

• Working with tech leadership to design, build and support microservices and libraries that manage the storage, retrieval, and indexing of asset files and related metadata
• Work with development teams on API service design, service workflows, documentation, and testing
• Work with operational staff to coordinate deployments, setup monitoring tools, manage server configuration, and debug live issues
• Assist clients on migration plans to adapt to the new services & tools
• Write developer documentation for REST API consumers

Qualifications

 “What do I need to have in order to do this job?”

• Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent technical work experience
• 5+ years of software engineering and non-technical client engagement
• 5+ years of Java development experience using Java 17+ OR 5+ years of Animation Pipeline development experience
• Detailed understanding of microservice-based technologies (HTTP, REST, JSON)
• Detailed understanding of service oriented architecture concepts
• Experience with highly scalable and redundant service architectures
• Proficient with modern development technologies and frameworks (ORM, REST Usage(Fast API, Spring, Flask), IDE. )
• Ability to research and adapt new technologies quickly in a very dynamic work environment
• Experience with at least one modern database (SQLite, Postgres, Mongo, Couchbase)

Desired Qualifications: “What can I offer?”

• Experience with:

  • Relational databases (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL)

  • Graph databases (Neo4J, DSE Graph)

  • NoSQL technologies (MongoDB, Cassandra, Couchbase, Redis)

  • Microservice container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

  • Messaging technologies (RabbitMQ, Kafka, nats.io)

  • Testing frameworks (JUnit, TestNG, Pytest)

  • JavaScript and Node.js

  • Python/Requests

• Familiar with IOC and dependency injection
• Experience in a Digital Media Production Environment

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. 

Salary range: $150,000 - $180,000 

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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