Senior IS Software Engineer

We are looking for a Software Engineer who reflects the innovative spirit, creative talent, production excellence, collaborative mindset and passion for great filmmaking that define Lucasfilm.

As a Senior Software Engineer for Information Systems (InfoSys), you will work on robust cross platform applications that enable Lucasfilm and its subdivisions to efficiently create and distribute movies and TV shows.  The breadth of InfoSys applications ranges from deep integrations with 3rd party software to proprietary web applications built around Lucasfilm production and marketing workflows.  Web developers build new websites, support and enhance existing internet sites such as ILM.com, Lucasfilm.com & Skysound.com, extend and develop the global company intranet and integrate 3rd party applications into existing software infrastructure.  You will interact with a wide range of clients, learn new work flows, and come up with creative solutions to increase efficiency and productivity across all of Lucasfilm.

This role is considered Hybrid, which means the employee will work 2-3 days onsite at a Company designated location and occasionally from home.

What You’ll Do

• Engineer and maintain public facing websites including front-end development & backend infrastructure, testing, caching, analytics, accessibility, security & privacy requirements.

• Manage and deploy plugins and extensions; review, design & support existing themes all within Wordpress environments. 

• Engage directly with key stakeholders to support, migrate & build elegant, user-friendly interfaces for large scale external websites; offering customer training and documentation for editors.  

• Full stack development of globally used robust web based applications. 

• Create and deploy f virtual machines and AWS containers & ability to manage multiple web and database servers to ensure constant availability, functionality, synchronization and security. 

• Provide input on architecture of large websites and applications; build stand alone modules and smaller web applications for use by clients across the organization.

• Ensure code is developed, deployed, documented, tested and maintained in keeping with IS guidelines and use of Gitlab repositories.  

• Participate in code reviews, test new concepts and technologies, suggest improvements in technical direction & effectively estimate requirements.

• Liaise with designers to decide on UI/UX elements (like graphics and navigation).

• Profile and optimize website performance, including image scaling. 

• Build sites that are mobile friendly, well tested & engineered for responsiveness. 

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical degree.

• 8+ years experience in professional software development.

• Python fluency (Python 2.6+, Python 3.3+).

• JavaScript expertise. 

• PHP fluency.

• Linux proficiency.

• Database/SQL experience.

• Full stack web development experience.

• Solid knowledge of HTML/HTML5

• In depth knowledge of responsive CSS design

• Wordpress theme and plugin development

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and client-facing skills

• Ability to work at an agile pace, using creative and innovative approaches to challenges.

Preferred Skills:

• Web & CMS frameworks: Flask/Bottle, Django, Plone3, APEX 

• JavaScript libraries: Vue.js, jQuery, Angular, React

• Web servers: Nginx, uWSGI, Apache

• Data stores/tools: Solr, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Firestore, GraphQL

• Tools: Virtualenv, Buildout, py.test, Ansible, Selenium

• Virtualization: AWS, VMWare, Docker

• Cloud: AWS & Google preferred 

• Analytics: Google, Matomo, AWStats, Adobe Analytics

• Ecommerce: WooCommerce, Erply, Shopify, Salesforce

• Familiarity with Digital Accessibility

• Google Search Console 

About IS

Our Lucasfilm Information Systems team values support and earnestness, idealism and pragmatism, and focusing on the customer as much as the code. We have a "no arrogance" policy and want to hire awesome people to work in a great department. We value Scout Rule coding ("leave the code cleaner than you found it") and finding the right tool for the right job. We're at a company that has used Python for nearly 25 years, and balancing legacy systems and future needs is a daily battle, but that is the nature of software—reading code is as important as writing it.

You'll be part of a group that gets along well, whether it's tackling a technical issue, collaborating with peers or being part of a global team's activities. We exist to support fast moving production companies, and you will work with the knowledge that whatever you’re doing will immediately impact people around the world.

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