Join ILM as a Staff Production Engineer - Platform

Req ID: 10091868

About Industrial Light & Magic

Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM has pioneered some of the most iconic moments in cinematic history. From Star Wars to Jurassic Park and The Avengers, ILM continually pushes the boundaries of visual entertainment. Our Core Pipeline Department develops cutting-edge technology, earning us 34 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards®. With over 70 software engineers and a thousand digital artists, we work collaboratively across studios in San Francisco, Vancouver, London, Sydney, and Mumbai.

Role Overview: Staff Production Engineer - Platform

This Hybrid role requires working 2-3 days onsite at a designated company location and occasionally from home. Our Platform Team seeks engineers to create tools and services supporting visual effects, feature animation, and real-time content production. We welcome those passionate about leveraging the latest in machine learning technology.

At ILM, great ideas can come from anyone. If you thrive in a creative environment, enjoy sharing knowledge, and love art, technology, and movies, this position is for you. ILM is committed to inclusivity, and our Core Pipeline group values diverse experiences and backgrounds.

Key Responsibilities

As a Staff Production Engineer, you will:

• Collaborate with engineers across ILM's studios on long-term software projects and daily artist support.
• Develop and deploy next-gen machine learning tools with R&D teams.
• Ensure applications are scalable, reliable, and performant.
• Design, deploy, and maintain high-scale distributed services.
• Build and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.
• Integrate SRE and MLOps practices into our infrastructure.
• Continuously improve application infrastructure and processes.
• Contribute to discussions about the future of ILM’s developer platform.
• Provide critical support during service downtimes.

Qualifications and Skills

Successful candidates will have:

• Knowledge of visual effects principles such as modeling, animation, lighting, rendering, and image processing.
• A deep appreciation of software development principles: object-oriented design, test-driven development, source code management, and build/release processes.
• Experience with MLOps techniques, processes, and tools.
• Expert knowledge of Python and Linux.
• Familiarity with network and application protocols like NFS, TCP, gRPC, and HTTP.
• Experience with relational or NoSQL databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, and Elasticsearch.
• Proven experience building and operating Kubernetes clusters in production.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with monitoring and logging tools such as ELK stack, Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog.
• Knowledge of SRE practices.
• Experience designing and implementing multi-region distributed systems.

Education and Experience

Candidates should have:

• BS or advanced degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years or demonstrated experience in professional software development and/or VFX production.

Join Our Team

The hiring range for this position in Vancouver is C$137,300 to C$175,800 per year. The actual base pay will reflect internal equity and may vary based on geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Additional benefits may include medical, financial, and other variable pay or benefits, depending on the position offered.

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Company Name: The Walt Disney Company

Job Title: Staff Production Engineer - Platform

Date Posted: 2024-05-30