Staff Production Engineer - Platform

A leading visual effects facility founded in 1975 by George Lucas, creating effects for movies, commercials, and attractions.
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
8+ years of experience
Entertainment
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Description For Staff Production Engineer - Platform

Core Pipeline at ILM is seeking a Staff Production Engineer to join their globally distributed team that develops foundational infrastructure tools and workflows for ILM's creative departments worldwide. The role focuses on architecting, developing, and maintaining the environment for application developers, with emphasis on security, scalability, and reliability. The Platform team provides essential services and tools that underpin the VFX pipeline. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while contributing to world-class visual effects productions. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise in distributed systems, cloud technologies, and modern DevOps practices, combined with excellent problem-solving abilities and communication skills. This role is perfect for someone passionate about creating robust, scalable solutions in a creative, fast-paced environment while contributing to the magic of moviemaking at one of the world's premier visual effects companies.

Last updated 2 months ago

Responsibilities For Staff Production Engineer - Platform

  • Work with development teams to ensure application scalability and reliability
  • Design and maintain distributed, multi-region scalable services
  • Build and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
  • Implement Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices
  • Improve application infrastructure and processes
  • Drive discussions around developer platform future
  • Provide support during critical service downtime

Requirements For Staff Production Engineer - Platform

Python
Linux
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
Redis
Cassandra
Kubernetes
RabbitMQ
Kafka
  • Expert knowledge of Python and Linux environment
  • Experience with network and application protocols (NFS, TCP, gRPC, HTTP)
  • Experience with relational/NoSQL databases
  • Experience building and managing Kubernetes clusters in production
  • Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible)
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with monitoring tools (ELK stack, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Bachelor's degree, M.Sc, or Ph.D in Computing Science, or equivalent experience

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