Senior Software Engineer - Media Management Tools [Contract]
Jetzt bewerben Später bewerben Job ID 10124777 Standort Vancouver, Kanada Veröffentlichungsdatum 18/06/2025 Unternehmen Walt Disney Animation StudiosJob-Zusammenfassung:
At Walt Disney Animation Studios we have a deep commitment to the philosophy that creativity inspires technology, and technology inspires creativity. Engineers in our Production Technology department are charged with developing and implementing new algorithms to solve unique and challenging problems for all of our animated content. We do this working alongside a user base that shares a collaborative environment with us, and uses the code we develop daily.
We are looking for an engineer to join our Production Technology team, developing user-facing tools and back-end solutions for media management and video playback applications.
In this role, you will partner with artists, production and technology leadership, technical directors, cross-team software engineers, and other technologists and researchers across the Walt Disney Studios.You will be supporting the creation and maintenance of our playback and review tools, which are a critical part of our creative process. This is a highly collaborative role as you will be interfacing directly with your user base, and implementing groundbreaking features that will elevate the way we review and create animated content.
This is a 12 month, fixed-term contract position.
Projects Include
Develop and extend the API of dpix, our proprietary media management application.
Improve and create new customizations of RV, Autodesk’s Playback App, which includes: Advanced Color Pipeline, real-time synced reviews between desktop and mobile devices with highly-latent connections, and visual draw-over feedback
What does it mean to be a developer at Walt Disney Animation Studios?
Our engineers get the opportunity to work on the full stack of our tools, from developing the underlying algorithms through building intuitive artist-friendly interfaces.
Work hand in hand with artists and a team of cross-site developers to make the tools we need for the incredibly complex characters/environments featured in our content.
Develop on top of a highly performant, extendable in-house application framework.
Develop new artist-centric interaction models using the latest hardware and technologies.
You will succeed in this role if you have:
The ability to produce readable and testable code, with excellent problem solving, troubleshooting, and debugging skills
Excellent collaboration skills, including with end users, providing guidance and coordinating feedback
Ability to collaborate with team members across different disciplines
You care deeply about craftsmanship in your software, and can work backwards from the customer experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Key Qualifications:
5+ years designing and developing complex user-facing software, ideally in a studio environment
Proficiency in Python
Proficiency developing back-end data management solutions utilizing SQL and/or NoSQL databases
Bonus Qualifications:
An understanding of Studio production processes and workflows used in filmmaking
Familiarity with OpenColorIO, OpenImageIO, and/or OpenTimelineIO
Required Education
BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
The hiring range for this position in British Columbia, Canada is C$130,000 to C$157,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other variable pay or benefits, may be offered dependent on the level and position offered.
Über Walt Disney Animation Studios:
Walt Disney Animation Studios kombiniert meisterhafte Kunstfertigkeit und Geschichtenerzählen mit bahnbrechender Technologie und ist ein von Filmemachern geleitetes Animationsstudio, das seit dem Bestehen des Unternehmens einige der beliebtesten Filme hervorgebracht hat, die je gedreht wurden. Disney Animation knüpft an sein innovatives und kreatives Erbe an, das im Jahr 1937 mit dem ersten vollanimierten Spielfilm Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs zum kommenden Film im Herbst 2024, Moana 2 fortsetzt. Zu den zeitlosen Filmkreationen des Studios gehören Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia und Encanto.
Über The Walt Disney Company:
Die Walt Disney Company ist zusammen mit ihren Tochtergesellschaften und verbundenen Unternehmen ein führendes, diversifiziertes internationales Familienunterhaltungs- und Medienunternehmen mit folgenden Geschäftsbereichen: Disney Entertainment, ESPN sowie Disney Experiences. Von seinen bescheidenen Anfängen als Zeichentrickfilmstudio in den 1920er Jahren bis zu seiner aktuellen Vorreiterrolle in der Unterhaltungsindustrie trägt Disney stolz sein Erbe weiter und bietet Geschichten und Erlebnisse von Weltklasse, die alle Familienmitglieder bezaubern. Disneys Geschichten, Figuren und Abenteuer erreichen Verbraucher und Gäste aus allen Teilen der Welt. Gemeinsam schaffen unsere Mitarbeiter und Darsteller aus Niederlassungen in über 40 Ländern der Welt Unterhaltungserlebnisse, die sowohl auf globaler Ebene als auch im heimischen Umfeld begeistern.
Diese Position ist bei Walt Disney Animation Studios Vancouver Inc., das Teil eines Geschäftssegments ist, das wir Walt Disney Animation Studios nennen.