Backend/ Service Engineer
Description For Backend/ Service Engineer
Scanline VFX, an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry owned by Netflix, is seeking a Backend/Service Engineer for their Vancouver studio. This role combines software engineering excellence with production operations expertise, focusing on building and maintaining resilient backend services for VFX pipelines.
The position offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and visual effects, where you'll be responsible for architecting and implementing critical services that power high-end VFX production. As a Services Engineer, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies including Python, Kubernetes, and various database systems, while applying SRE principles to maintain service reliability.
What makes this role particularly interesting is its unique environment - you'll be working in a Netflix-powered infrastructure, contributing to projects that push the boundaries of visual effects. The role combines technical challenges of distributed systems and microservices architecture with the creative context of the entertainment industry.
The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment, working across departments to gather requirements and implement solutions. You'll have the opportunity to mentor team members, establish technical standards, and shape the technical direction of the company's service architecture. The position requires expertise in Python development, strong understanding of API design, and experience with modern DevOps practices.
Working at Scanline VFX means joining a global team with studios worldwide, including locations in London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Seoul, and Vancouver. The company culture encourages exploration and innovation, welcoming new ideas from all team members. As part of Netflix's technical ecosystem, you'll have access to advanced infrastructure and resources to support your work.
The role offers competitive compensation ranging from $120,000 to $180,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications. The hybrid work model provides flexibility while maintaining collaborative opportunities with the team. If you're passionate about building robust backend systems and want to contribute to groundbreaking visual effects projects, this role offers an excellent opportunity to combine technical expertise with creative industry impact.
Responsibilities For Backend/ Service Engineer
- Architect, design, build and deploy complex services and APIs
- Gather requirements across large collaboration efforts
- Write technical briefs and user documentation
- Partner with software development leadership and pipeline team
- Implement and maintain observability solutions
- Design and enforce SLIs/SLOs for critical services
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines in air-gapped environments
- Create and document release processes and procedures
- Mentor team members on service deployment and operational best practices
Requirements For Backend/ Service Engineer
- Expert in Python development
- Experience designing and developing services and APIs
- Familiarity with automated build and deployment systems in Gitlab
- Hands on experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration systems
- Knowledge of SQL/noSQL databases
- Experience implementing observability solutions
- Understanding of SRE principles and practices
- Familiarity with VFX Pipelines and production needs
- Experience with event queuing services (Kafka or RabbitMQ)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with workflow orchestration frameworks
- Ability to work in restricted/air-gapped environments
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