Digital Domain is an Academy Award©-winning digital production studio focused on visual effects for feature film and advertising. Founded in 1993, the company has built a legacy of achievement, listing Titanic, The Day After Tomorrow and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button among its 75+ film credits. A creative giant in advertising, Digital Domain has created some of the world's most memorable spots. The studio works with top directors and is continually pushing into new territory. Digital Domain is recognized for pioneering work in photo-real digital humans, and productions that bring the worlds of movies, games, advertising and the web closer together. The studio is blocks from the beach in Venice, California. www.digitaldomain.com
For immediate consideration, please apply at www.digitaldomain.com/careers, and select VENICE as the location.
JOB OPENING: Database Build Engineer
LOCATION: Venice, CA
START DATE: October, 2010
REPORTS TO: Manager, Software Development
Position Summary:
Digital Domain is seeking a Software Engineer to design, build and maintain multiple software systems. These systems control how artists find, use and transfer their data. Some involve databases, and some need to be migrated to databases. The position involves supporting both Windows and Linux systems in a high-availability, multi-site environment. Most of the work is in python, but the ability to compile and install proprietary and open-source packages is required. This work will be done in small teams, often across site boundaries. This software environment is fast paced and varied, with customers located onsite or in other locations; given that, strong problem-solving and communication skills are required.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Specific tasks will change over time, but you can include the following:
• Design and development work on applications which are PyQt interfaces connected to MySQL or PostGres databases.
•Design and development work on python and PyQt applications which do not have database backends, but which should be migrated to new architectures involving databases.
•Database management of servers both local and remote. Responsible for ensuring data transfer and integrity between sites.
•Building, packaging and installing open-source packages for both Linux and Windows
•Design, implementation, and maintenance of in-house pipeline and production support tools; setup and maintenance of build environments, release structures and coding standards to be used within the Digital Domain Software Department.
Education, Experience, and Skills Required:
•4+ years Python programming experience.
•4+ years of SQL Database experience - MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc
•Experience with web servers and web server frameworks
•2+ years Windows or Mac development at leading software company
•2+ years backend experience in a large, database driven organization
•Computer Science degree preferred
•No previous visual effects or computer graphics experience required.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills necessary
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