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Senior AWS Developer

Mississauga, ON

About IMAX Corporation 


IMAX is not your everyday entertainment experience, so it's not surprising that IMAX employees and their careers go beyond the ordinary. Our employees share a passion for quality in everything they do. Our Hollywood people are movie business insiders with years of production experience. Our technology experts are unashamedly geeky – people who can talk for hours, and be riveting, about color gamut and lasers. Our business people are consummate sales and marketing professionals who are spreading the IMAX word around the world. 


Of course we offer all the benefits you'd expect from a company with over 40 years of history. Yet, beyond this, we know everyone works differently and is motivated by different things. That's why we offer competitive pay and a wide assortment of benefits – to help you make the most of your life at work and away from it. 


As the world's leading entertainment Technology Company, IMAX has revolutionized the way people experience movies. Specializing in immersive motion picture technologies, our employees are driven by a passion to take audiences around the world to places they've only dreamed of. 

Come explore IMAX – where innovation, creativity and passion come together. 


Who we need


Reporting to the Director, Software, we are looking for an experienced AWS Developer to join our Cloud Image Processing team, someone with deep computing and transactional coding experience and extremely high standards. You will build and optimize the technology used in theatres to ensure the pristine quality of our films and take our offerings to the next level.


If you want to channel your passion for hands-on coding, collaboration and contributing to the scalability and optimization of our cloud architecture, this is the next step in your career - and a chance to make an impact right now.


What's in it for you


Inspiration. You are passionate about the art and science of movie making and want a role at an organization that inspires, a place where you will be able to literally see the efforts of your work on the big screen. You want to take on the challenges of evolving and advancing our technology to go beyond film and into other global entertainment formats. 


Ignition. We are the innovators designing the high quality, high availability technologies from the cameras and beyond for 1600 premium large format theatres. You will be working in a world-class media broadcast company, solving complex challenges to ensure the best possible viewing experience. 


Involvement. We foster a continuous learning environment, sharing knowledge and best practices to learn every day. You want to grow your exposure to cutting-edge technology and products used in huge international films to elevate the audience experience. You want to be mentored and have a chance to mentor junior team members, grow into an Architect or Team Lead position, and influence best practices. You want to be part of the IMAX 3.0 development.


What you'll be doing:


● R&D. You will collaborate with the R&D team to develop and implement image processing pipelines, algorithms and workflows for cloud-based image processing applications, including movie post-production.


● Build. You will develop solutions following an Agile methodology that directly impact the projection, quality, and success of our movies. You will partner with internal and external customers to support them in achieving their image processing goals, including high-fidelity images that can be projected in pristine quality on giant screens.


● Contribute to the architecture. You will help ensure our cloud infrastructure is scalable, resilient and cost-effective. You will ensure we follow best practices for modern frameworks, positioning us successfully for our next technological step.


What you bring:


● The passion. You have a love of blockbuster filmmaking and the next stage of in-theatre entertainments. You want to play a role in bringing incredible IMAX experiences to life for global audiences.


● The experience. You have 5+ years of building and deploying complex software solutions to the cloud and experience using modern frameworks such as AWS or Azure. You have exposure to the full development life cycle and are comfortable working within an Agile environment. You prioritize writing high-quality, readable, maintainable, scalable code. 


● The technical skills. You have experience with Java, Python, C++, and Node.js. You have demonstrated experience developing and implementing software on Linux server systems. You have been involved in architecting cost-effective modern cloud-based systems with workflow engines and parallel computing needs.


● The interpersonal skills. You have effective and flexible communication skills, including coaching junior team members, explaining technical concepts to a non-technical audience, facilitating consultations, and making presentations. You are highly collaborative and can build trusting relationships with teams and stakeholders. You are a team player, ready to roll up your sleeves and work towards exceeding expectations, challenging the status quo to elevate the work we are doing.


Our Commitment to you:


At IMAX you'll be part of a culture built on respect - one that recognizes the unique talents of everyone on the team. We're proud of the differences that make us all unique and we support unity, acceptance and equal rights for all. Diversity and inclusion among our employees are critical to our success as a global company.


 If you feel you can make a contribution to our growth and success, and you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for, we encourage you to apply. While we can't make any guarantees, we will review your submission in full. Express your interest here. We thank all applicants for their interest in IMAX but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Before you start with IMAX, all employment is subject to background and reference checks. Additionally, our U.S. employees are subject to our mandatory Covid-19 vaccine policy.


IMAX is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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