Core Software Engineer- Team Lead: Vancouver, Canada

Lead Software Engineer, Core Software Team - Digital Domain Vancouver

Location: Vancouver

Reports To: Global Pipeline Supervisor

Status: Exempt

Classification: Full Time

Position Summary:

The Core Software Team at Digital Domain is responsible for core tools and
distributed services in use across the facility. This includes asset, task,
and software management; dailies, render submission, analytics, cross site
data transfer; and core python libraries.

The Lead Software Engineer is responsible for design, implementation, and
deployment of the aforementioned systems; working closely with fellow team
members, Artists and Technical Directors to ensure that software meets the
needs of the Facility. This challenging position requires strong coding
skills, experience with relational and nosql databases, and distributed
computing components. Additionally, experience with web technologies, C++,
and Qt And/or PyQt are a plus.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

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Lead a cross-discipline team to develop and deploy distributed systems
to better serve the needs of the company, balancing concerns such as
uptime, consistency, scalability, and performance, with feature set and
ease of use.
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Work with the team to evolve core APIs in use throughout the company to
improve efficiency and extend capabilities.
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Guide the team in the planning, design, and development of Core
Software.
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Respond to production requests for support, enhancements, and bug fixes.
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Execute project management tasks including planning and reporting.
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Maintain code quality through testing and leading code reviews for the
team.

Qualifications:

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B.S. or higher degree in Computer Science
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6+ years Python programming experience
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6+ years Postgres experience including server side PL/SQL programming,
or equivalent experience with MySql, Oracle, etc.
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Firm grasp of Object Oriented Design principles and Design Patterns
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Experience in designing and implementing distributed systems
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Experience in designing and implementing APIs for end users
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Experience with message-oriented middleware and SOA design patterns
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Experience with NoSql databases such as MongoDb, ElasticSearch, and Redis
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Excellent communication skills

Preferred:

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Experience with web technologies
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Experience with C++

To apply for this position please select Vancouver from the drop down
location menu and submit an application at www.digitaldomain.com/careers