Systems Engineer, Data Services
Systems Engineer, Data Services
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Burbank, CA
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At Walt Disney Animation Studios we believe that creativity inspires technology, and technology inspires creativity. The Data Services team is responsible for the design, implementation, and tuning of the database systems behind the content our studio creates. We are looking for a Systems Engineer to join the team in these efforts.
Systems Engineers are expected to collaborate across teams, demonstrate self-direction when needed, and learn through experiencing both success and failure. They must build partnerships with technical and non-technical users, understand their needs, and deliver relevant, sustainable solutions that align with initiatives for both our Burbank and Vancouver studio locations.
Our studio thrives from a wide variety of technical backgrounds and experiences, therefore we encourage applicants to apply even if they do not match all requirements listed below.
Bring your unique talents and ideas to our team, and join Disney’s creative legacy!
Qualifications
Systems Engineers are expected to collaborate across teams, demonstrate self-direction when needed, and learn through experiencing both success and failure. They must build partnerships with technical and non-technical users, understand their needs, and deliver relevant, sustainable solutions that align with initiatives for both our Burbank and Vancouver studio locations.
Our studio thrives from a wide variety of technical backgrounds and experiences, therefore we encourage applicants to apply even if they do not match all requirements listed below.
Bring your unique talents and ideas to our team, and join Disney’s creative legacy!
Qualifications
- 2+ years of systems/software engineering and/or database administration experience; can include related internships
- Experience engineering and maintaining both Document databases (Cassandra, Elasticsearch / OpenSearch, and MongoDB) and Relational databases (MySQL, MariaDB, Postgres, and MSSQL)
- Previous contributions to architectural design and optimization of data systems and pipelines
- Experience with Unix shell scripting and system automation
- Experience with server-side scripting such as Python, C/C++, or Java
- Experience with TimeScaleDB, Redis, InfluxDB, Grafana, and/or Logstash
- Implementation of data ingestion and handling clusters through event streaming platforms, such as Kafka
- Knowledge of Kubernetes fundamentals
- Experience with AWS Data Managed Services, such as, S3 partitioning, Lambda for processing, Kinesis for pipelining, and/or Glue for ETL
- Experience with large scale data management, including identifying appropriate on-prem/cloud storage and developing solutions based on data scale, analytic use cases, and immediacy of refresh
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Information Technology -
Industries
Animation and Post-production
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