Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent required., 3+ years of developer experience., 3+ years of digital asset management experience., 3+ years of experience in API development and management..

Key responsabilities:

Develop and manage API-based integrations between media asset tools and production systems.

Assist in the setup and maintenance of cloud-based and on-premise environments, including AWS services.

Lead technical validation and testing of asset workflows and automation efficiency.

Work closely with vendors and product teams to optimize workflows and provide technical documentation.

Job description

Job Details:
Job Title: Media Technology Engineer - API Integration and iPaaS Testing
Requisition Number: 13892-1
Duration: 03 Months(Possibilities for Extension)
Location: REMOTE (team based out of Burbank, need to work PST hours)
Pay Range: $90 - $100/hour on W2.

Description:-
What We Do
Media Technology Engineer to support the technical integration, testing, and automation of media asset workflows within a VFX and studio production pipeline.

Project
This role will focus on developing API-based integrations, configuring AWS environments, and optimizing data flows across media applications, including Digital/Media Asset Management (DAM), iPaaS, ingest, and AI-based tagging tools.
The ideal candidate will have a strong software engineering background in Python, experience integrating APIs across cloud-based and on-premise applications, and some familiarity with film/TV production workflows to ensure a seamless alignment between technology and creative processes.

Job Responsibilities / Typical Day in the Role
Engineering & Integration:
• Develop and manage API-based integrations between media asset tools, production systems, and cloud services.
• Integrate and optimize iPaaS and middleware solutions for data movement across production systems.
• Implement Python-based automation scripts to streamline asset ingestion, metadata tagging, and workflow processes.
• Ensure seamless data flow between source production media systems, DAM/MAM platforms, and downstream applications.

Infrastructure & AWS Configuration:
• Assist in the setup, configuration, and maintenance of cloud-based and on-premise environments, including AWS services (S3, Lambda, EC2, IAM, CloudWatch).
• Support deployment and monitoring of SaaS applications, testing tools, and media asset management services.

Testing & Quality Assurance:
• Lead technical validation and testing of asset workflows, including API performance, metadata transformations, and automation efficiency.
• Evaluate, select, and implement appropriate test tracking, monitoring, and reporting tools.
Troubleshoot and optimize middleware, indexing, and AI tagging tools used for media workflows.

Collaboration & Workflow Optimization:
• Work closely with vendors, product teams, and engineers to configure and install middleware, asset management, and ingest applications.
• Interface with studio production technology team to integrate workflows with VFX and post-production pipeline automation tools.
• Provide technical documentation and status updates on integrations, workflow optimizations, and API implementations.

Must Have Skills / Requirements
1) 3+ years of developer experience
2) 3+ years of digital asset management experience
3) 3+ years of experience in API development and management
Soft Skills
1) Strong communication both verbal and verbal
2) Experience presenting in front of senior leaders
3) Comfortable working on a large team with regular reoccurring meetings

Education / Certifications
1) Bachelor's degree or equivalent required

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