DreamWorks Technology - Web Tools Engineer

NBCUniversal•Glendale, CA

5h•$125,000 - $155,000•Hybrid

About The Position

DreamWorks Animation is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Web Tools development team. The Web Tools development team is responsible for the development, iteration and maintenance of web-based and native applications that offer rich, visual, and intuitive experience for Production Users.

Requirements

3+ years of programming experience in technologies like: HTML5, CSS3, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), Node.js, Python, Java, QT
Proficiency in modern front end application features and design goals
Experience with modern frameworks, standards, and technologies used in front end web development (e.g. React, Angular, Vue, etc)
Experience implementing automated unit and End-to-End (E2E) tests
Strong understanding of responsive design, state management, client-side performance, and REST/WebSocket API integration
Ability to provide technical leadership to other engineers on the team
Strong communication, collaboration, and problem solving skills

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Awareness of UX design principles and best practices
Experience working closely with UX design, product and backend development teams
Production experience in computer animation, visual effects, or game industry
A portfolio of user interface samples that demonstrates skill and passion
Experience building, packaging, and maintaining internal npm modules and shared UI component libraries across distributed teams
Experience utilizing and auditing AI developer tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) for code efficiency, security, and architectural integrity

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Production on the development of web-based and native application front end solutions
Engage with fellow developers through active participation in code reviews, design discussions, demos, proposals, and rapid prototyping
Dedication to an iterative development process driven by the goal to continuously improve the user experience across all types of production workflows
Develop clean, maintainable, and documented solutions
Collaborate with backend engineering teams through traces, metrics, and requirements to inform development priorities and to focus performance related development
Deploy applications regularly adhering to studio standards and best practices
Participate in requirements gathering to inform design and development
Participate in user observation studies to be regularly evaluating how users work and identifying where improvements can be made
Follow standard UX design methodologies throughout the development process
Provide technical and architectural guidance to more junior engineers on team
Collaborate with production and team’s project manager to devise and maintain feature roadmaps for studio web applications
Act as a visual translator for complex Pipeline feature sets and requirements