NBCUniversal

DreamWorks Technology - Principal Engineer, AI

Glendale, CALIFORNIA, United States · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$190k-$230kDetected 2 days ago

TypeScriptPythonReactSpringMachine LearningLLMsLangGraphLeadershipCommunication

About the role

DreamWorks Animation is looking for more adventurous dreamers who shoot for the moon.
We tell stories about the journeys our unconventional heroes take to make dreams come true.
As a growth-minded studio, we pride ourselves on being one of the world's leading producers of high-quality, award-winning, animated films and series, reaching consumers around the globe.

2+ years in a Principal, Staff, or Lead role responsible for AI or pipeline automation, ideally in a creative studio.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
Hands-on experience deploying enterprise software in AI, data, or integration environments.
Expertise with containerization, orchestration, Python, TypeScript, React, and AI frameworks such as LangGraph, Spring AI and MCP.
Experience with designing automation that reduces manual work in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Proven ability to influence senior engineers without authority and to be the person others learn from.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate fluently between artists, production management, and engineers.
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.
Strong understanding of the animation production pipeline, departmental workflows, and industry-standard digital content creation (DCC) software.

Define the end-to-end architecture for ingestion, processing, and routing of operational telemetry (metrics, logs, traces).
Integrate solutions with popular industry DCC tools.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.
Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.

ithout regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership i

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