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 brings to the table 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.
DreamWorks is seeking a mid-level hands-on Java 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?"
- Creating and supporting 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 adopt the new services & tools
Qualifications
"What do I need to have in order to do this job?"
- Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent technical work experience
- 2+ years of Java development experience using Java 8 OR at least 2 years of Production Pipeline development experience
- Thorough understanding of microservice-based technologies (REST, JSON)
- Familiarity with service oriented architecture concepts
- Experience with highly scalable and redundant service architectures
- Ability to research and adapt new technologies quickly in a very dynamic work environment
"What can I offer?"
- Proficient with Java technologies (Maven, Eclipse/IntelliJ, Spring, Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate)
- Relational databases (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
- Graph databases (Neo4J, DSE Graph)
- NoSQL technologies (MongoDB, Cassandra, Couchbase, Redis)
- Microservice container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Messaging technologies (ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka)
- Testing frameworks (JUnit, TestNG, JMeter)
- Experience with Python, JavaScript and Node.js is a plus
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: $115,000 - $140,000
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.
NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].
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What We Do
From film, television, news, theme parks, interactive media, and streaming, our people are at the center of it all. Here, we solve complex and business-critical problems. That’s why we’re looking for people to help us continue our evolution, imagining and delivering the most innovative and disruptive products and services through the latest tech advancements in the industry.
Here you can develop solutions. You’ll develop solutions that allow engineers to broadcast live TV from the comfort of their homes. These solutions will enable the use of our collection of hundreds of thousands of distinct intellectual properties across our film, television and streaming brands.
Here you can transform. You’ll make decisions and solve complex problems by leveraging insights that come from data, building AI to help enable solutions to optimize every aspect of our content eco-system.
Here you can build. You’ll build emerging immersive technologies that are used to power the broadcasts and streaming of global events like the Super Bowl and Olympics. You can create secure, elastic cloud-based services connecting parts of our global platform ecosystem that effect tens of millions of viewers, consumers and businesses that consume and love NBCUniversal’s content. And while you design, build and architect your career, we have the culture to make sure you’re supported.
Here you can work and still live your best life!
We’re leaders in our fields. We hire smart people and trust them to get the job done. We are never too busy to develop a fellow colleague. We understand our goals – or we ask. When we see something that needs doing – we do it. We make data-driven decisions. We fiercely believe in our talent and their growth. If you're ready to make an impact, here you can.
Why Work With Us
For us, it's more than just a work life. It's a daily passion. We take great pride in our legacy. We find fun in the challenge. We collaborate and inspire others. We're always creating, always solving and always ahead of competition.
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