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This role is considered Hybrid, which means the employee will work 2-3 days onsite at a Company designated location and occasionally from home.
This role is a 1-year contract position with the possibility of extension.
Position Summary
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 (Info Sys), you will work on robust cross platform applications that enable Lucasfilm and its subdivisions to efficiently create and distribute movies and TV shows. Web developers build new websites, support and enhance existing internet sites such as , & , 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 workflows, and come up with creative solutions to increase efficiency and productivity across all of Lucasfilm. The breadth of Info Sys applications ranges from deep integrations with 3rd party software to proprietary web applications built around Lucasfilm production and marketing workflows.
Responsibilities
Engineer and maintain public facing websites including front-end and backend development as well as AWS infrastructure, testing, caching, analytics, accessibility, security & privacy requirements
Manage and deploy Wordpress plugins, themes and extensions; review, design & support existing code 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 new & legacy web based applications
Create and deploy virtual machines and AWS containers. Manage infrastructure to ensure availability, functionality, and security
Provide input on architecture of public 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 for 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
Build sites that are mobile friendly, well tested & engineered for responsiveness
Education / Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical degree
8+ years experience in professional software development
3+ years developing and maintaining Wordpress applications
Required Skills
PHP fluency
Wordpress theme and plugin development
Wordpress Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) experience
In depth knowledge of responsive CSS design
JavaScript expertise
Linux proficiency
Virtualization:
Docker, Docker compose
Full stack web development experience
Database/SQL experience (MySQL/Maria
DB required, Postgre
SQL/Oracle would also be nice)
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and client-facing skills
Ability to work at a production pace, using creative and innovative approaches to challenges
Preferred Skills / Competencies
Web & CMS frameworks:
Wordpress, APEX
JavaScript libraries:
Vue.js, jQuery
Web servers:
Nginx, Apache
Cloud: AWS, Terraform
Analytics:
Google, Matomo, AWStats, Adobe Analytics
Ecommerce:
Woo Commerce, Erply, Shopify, Salesforce
Python fluency (Python 3.7+)
Databases:
MySQL/Maria
DB, Oracle, Mongo DB
APIs: REST, GraphQL
Tools:
Virtualenv, Buildout, py.test, Ansible, Selenium
Virtualization: VMWare, Docker
Solr
Digital Accessibility: A11y
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.
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