DreamWorks Technology - Principal Engineer, AI

Collaborate and advise on next-generation AI-assisted agentic workflows strategy alongside product owners, developers and creatives at DreamWorks.

What You'll Do

• Design and own the architecture for AI-powered frameworks and automation across the Studio pipeline
• Define end-to-end architecture for ingestion, processing, and routing of operational telemetry
• Prototype solutions for high-friction tasks: asset tagging, scene prep, render queue management
• Evaluate and select AI frameworks, foundation models, and automation technologies
• Write, test, and deploy production-ready tools inside active show pipelines
• Establish metrics for automation impact and report results to studio leadership

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
• 10+ years building production systems, with 2+ years building AI/ML systems
• Expertise with Python, TypeScript, React, and AI frameworks such as LangGraph, Spring AI and MCP
• Deep understanding of LLM model integration and tuning
• Genuine passion for animation, storytelling, or creative production

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years in a Principal, Staff, or Lead role for AI or pipeline automation in a creative studio
• Strong understanding of animation production pipeline, USD, Autodesk Flow Production Tracking