Software Engineer, Web Services

Scanline VFX; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading visual effects company is seeking a Software Engineer to build and operate backend services. The ideal candidate will have strong Python skills and experience with scalable architectures. Responsibilities include designing APIs and maintaining CI/CD pipelines. Salary ranges from $120,000 to $180,000 annually, depending on qualifications and location.

Qualifications

• Expert in Python development.
• Experience in designing scalable and maintainable services and APIs.
• Familiarity with automated build and deployment systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy complex services and APIs.
• Gather requirements across departments.
• Write technical briefs and user documentation.

Skills

Python development

Scalable service design

Automated deployment systems

Kubernetes

SQL/noSQL databases

OpenTelemetry

SRE principles

Event queuing (Kafka, RabbitMQ)

Workflow orchestration (Apache Airflow)

Frontend frameworks (React, Vue.js)

Job description

Overview

Eyeline Studios

At Eyeline, Scanline VFX's virtual production division, we want to provide you with a solid foundation where you can be a part of an innovative team of brilliant researchers, developers and virtual storytellers. Learn more.

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for building and operating resilient backend services in our environment. You will apply your deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices architectures, and modern deployment practices to establish technical standards and empower other developers.

The ideal candidate brings together strong software engineering capabilities with production operations experience - equally adept at implementing RESTful APIs in Python, contributing to a frontend codebase, establishing reliable deployment pipelines, and applying SRE principles to maintain service reliability.

You will help shape our technical direction while ensuring our services remain scalable, observable, and maintainable.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, build and deploy complex services and APIs (mostly in Python) to be used by other parts of the VFX pipeline and development team
• Gather requirements across large collaboration efforts that span multiple departments and/or disciplines
• Write technical briefs and user documentation
• Partner with software development leadership and pipeline team to identify and schedule tasks
• Implement and maintain observability solutions including metrics, traces, and logging systems
• 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

Qualifications

• Expert in Python development
• Experience designing and developing services and APIs in a scalable and maintainable way
• Familiarity with automated build and deployment systems in Gitlab or similar
• Hands on experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration systems
• Knowledge of SQL/noSQL databases and ability to author schemas
• Demonstrated ability to work on unfamiliar technologies
• Experience implementing observability solutions using tools like OpenTelemetry and Prometheus
• Understanding of SRE principles and practices
• Familiarity with VFX Pipelines and production needs
• Experience with event queuing and consumption services such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with workflow orchestration frameworks (e.g., Apache Airflow, Dagster)
• Familiarity with a web frontend framework like React, vue.js or similar
• Demonstrated ability to work in restricted/air-gapped environments

Salary: $120,000 - $180,000 a year. This salary range is specific to applicants applying to our position in Vancouver, BC. To determine your base salary, we consider your qualifications, skills, and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary outside of this range and will also be dependent on your location.

About Us

Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Seoul, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.

We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.

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Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.

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We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.