The Walt Disney Company • Burbank, CA 91506
Job #2603382870
The Platform & Infrastructure team at Walt Disney Animation Studios, is responsible for building tools and managing infrastructure that the studio uses daily to assist with creating celebrated feature animation films. Among other things, the team designs, implements, and manages the tools and infrastructure for artist desktops, storage, and rendering systems. We are seeking a Senior Engineer with strong expertise in enterprise systems architecture, as well as Linux expertise, to aid in the innovation and support the next generation of tools and services needed for our current and future films.
The Sr. Engineer role will contribute to improving the highly available and scalable Linux infrastructure services at the Studio. This includes system analysis, design, troubleshooting, and integration of new products and developing tools, as well as strategies to improve existing systems.
Qualified candidates will have demonstrated expertise in design and management of tools and services dedicated to Linux desktop, high performance storage, and render-farm operations. Critical to success in this role is an aptitude for working with a technical team to develop requirements and strategies, and to support the Linux infrastructure.
Responsibilities
Take a leading role in architecting, implementation and support infrastructure to deliver systems and services with high availability and reliability
Take a leading role in the design and implementation of high performance compute-farm, high performance storage, and render job scheduling software
Perform cross-functional troubleshooting of complex issues, as required
Demonstrated ownership for the projects delivered by your new team anddepartment
A passion for mentoring, learning, and adapting to a very dynamic and fastpaced environment
A proven ability to work with product teams to translate requirements intowell-defined technical implementations, as well as the ability to define
A keen eye for potential optimizations and/or enhancements to our services
Manage multiple projects, balance, and prioritize work
Document engineering solutions so that services are delivered in an effective and efficient manner
Perform special projects, other duties or functions as requested by management or assigned
Establishes and maintains good working relationships with all team members, partners, and customers and demonstrates a willingness to collaborate on all things
Adhere to all policies, rules, regulations, and procedures
Required Qualifications:
BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering or relevant work experience
5+ years of software engineering experience
Strong analytical skills
Strong programming (C/C++ and Python or other related programming languages)
Understanding of the Linux kernel and/or deep system level design knowledge, and native C APIs
Familiarity with QT C++ APIs
Strong knowledge of network attached storage and access protocols, such as NFS or SMB
Great communication, collaboration skills and a strong teamwork ethic with both technical and non-technical audiences
Strive for excellence
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with both relational and non-relational database technologies such as MongoDB, ELK, and Postgres
AWS, GCP or any other cloud platform
Experience with Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with media and entertainment workflows
Basic understanding of network routing, switching and network security principles
Knowledge of storage area networking
The hiring range for this position in California is $124,000.00-$166,200.00 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. 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 bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Job ID: 10066411
Location: Burbank,California
Job Posting Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios
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