Tools Developer

One Of Us is a visual effects studio founded in London in 2004 by co-directors Rachael Penfold, Dominic Parker and Tom Debenham.

With a dynamic team of over 350 highly skilled professionals, we take pride in pushing the boundaries of visual storytelling with experience in all stages of production, from concept through to planning, photography and post-production.

From breathtaking fantasy landscapes to gripping action sequences, our portfolio spans a diverse range of genres and award winning projects such as Pinocchio, The Witcher and The Crown.

This is a key role designed to create internal efficiencies throughout One of Us, working under the guidance of our Global Head of Production, Head of Systems and Head of Pipeline. You will work alongside our Devops and Systems engineers, together with pipeline developers, to create internal dashboard applications and build integrations with REST APIs in use across the business.

Main responsibilities:

● Splitting time between long-term software development projects and day-to-day production support, consultation, and problem-solving.

● Developing software using modern practices in RESTful APIs

● Full stack development of web applications, utilising tools like Flask, Django, React etc..

● Administering databases in SQL or PostgreSQL

● Developing integrations between RESTful APIs exposed by products and services across the business

● Leveraging message queues like RabbitMQ and Kafka

● Leveraging deployment tools such as Docker and Kubernetes

● Keep up to date with innovative technologies

Key skills and attributes needed:

● Self-starter with a desire to continue learning new skills and an ability to make objective decisions in a rapidly changing sometimes pressurised environment.

● Great communication skills, both written and verbal and the ability to work well with those without tools experience.

● Driven to make things better with the humility to admit when something isn’t working, taking the right decision to ensure the team and OOU in general have the best we can offer.

● Infectious energy, with a strong commitment to self-development, quality, service and reliability and having a positive impact on colleagues and clients.

● Self-awareness and ability to resolve and diffuse problems, treating colleagues and clients with kindness and respect, navigating different personalities to get the best out of everyone.

● Ability to work well with others. Showing excellent collaboration skills, understanding your own strengths and how colleagues and your own team can complement each other to get the best results.

Experience Needed / Required:

● A BSc (or advanced high level qualification) in Computer Science or equivalent level of

experience.

● Proficiency in Python and some level of Shell scripting experience

● Familiarity with Linux containerization concepts

● Willingness and ability to work to an Agile methodology

● Experience with CI/CD, release management and DevOps practices - working with GitLab CI/CD or similar

● Experience working in a Linux environment

● Experience working with microservices

● Git source control management

Desirable:

● Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools including Terraform and Salt

● Experience in the same or similar role within the VFX industry

● Experience in deploying to Kubernetes clusters

● Understanding of the secure nature of our work and its impact on our workflows

● Experience with secrets management solutions e.g. Hashicorp Vault

In return we offer:

● 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

● 2 paid volunteering days per calendar year

● Hybrid working

● Company pension and life insurance

● Medicash healthcare cover

● A calendar full of wrap parties and other social events

Hours and location

Our core hours are 9.30am to 6.30pm or 10am to 7pm Monday to Friday.

We have a great office in Old Street where you would be based. This is a Hybrid working role and you would be required to work from the office 2 days of the week.

Flexibility - We’re open to variations in working patterns providing you can manage the demands of the role so please talk to us about your preferences when you apply.

To apply

You need to have a current and full work permit for the region that you’ll be working in. Please disclose if you need sponsorship support to be able to work for One of Us.

What we VALUE

How you approach your day at One of Us is just as important to us. We want to create an environment in which everyone feels comfortable and happy to work. The visual effects industry has a reputation for stress and exploitation. We strive to do things differently. We are proof that it is possible to produce the very finest work, while looking after people and being a responsible company.

We Accept YOU

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger, more creative and ultimately better at what we do. Being respectful and kind to people irrespective of race, colour, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or disability is what we expect of everyone who works for One of Us. If you feel the same, come and join us.

One of Us as a force for good!

We care about our staff, clients, the community we work in and the world we live in. We want to have a positive social impact. This commitment means we have begun our journey to becoming a certified B Corp and not only make beautiful pictures, but to create a fairer, more sustainable future.