Graphics Programmer, Prime Video Live Sports
Amazon
DESCRIPTION
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Join our innovative team and be at the forefront of real-time graphics and stage technology! As a Graphics Programmer, you'll stand out by directly shaping our live productions.
You'll contribute by developing the tools that bring our on-screen visuals to life – scripting data interfaces, managing crucial databases, and building applications to control our graphics engines.
You'll solve the challenges of integrating dynamic data with captivating graphics, and play a vital role in building a robust and collaborative foundation for our department's future growth across production, engineering, and operations.
Key job responsibilities
Dive into Data: You'll team up with the tech gurus to build and manage the databases that power our on-screen graphics. Think of it as making sure all the right info flows smoothly from the data sources to what you see on TV.
Speak the Language of Data: You'll be the bridge between different systems, using APIs and web services to pull in both live and past data and get it ready for our graphics.
Master the Graphics Magic: You'll write and manage the scripts that tell our VizRT graphics templates how to display that real-time and stored data. Basically, you'll be making the cool visuals happen!
Build Cool Tools: You'll get to create your own web or desktop applications using C# in Visual Studio to control our custom graphics – think of it as building the ultimate remote control for our visuals.
Team Up and Understand: You'll work closely with the Prime Video Live Sports crew and other Amazon teams to figure out exactly what data and applications they need. You'll be the go-to person for making sure their visions become reality.
Be the Fixer: When things go sideways with data, connections, hardware, or software, you'll be the one to jump in, troubleshoot, and get everything back on track. You'll be the superhero of smooth broadcasts!