Our Pipeline department engineers technology to create fluid artist workflows and inter-departmental data flows for a wide range of VFX projects. They collaborate closely with other departments to allow artists to work as effectively as possible to create incredible visual effects. 

Responsibilities:

• Support and maintenance of tools and backend technology including troubleshooting, configuration, and deploying fixes

• Designing and engineering new solutions

• Developing existing software and workflows

• Working with the global Pipeline department to apply improvements across the company

• Working in collaboration with department leads and supervisors to determine the best solutions

• Thorough documentation of all development and changes

• Report to Pipeline leads for development priorities

Essential Skills:

• Excellent Python and Linux skills

• Problem solving abilities

• Excellent communication and documentation skills

• Ability to contribute to a large software development project

• Detail orientated with a strong ability to multitask

• Familiarity with modern development tools and processes such as git, ticket tracking, code reviews

• A good understanding of the entire visual effects process, from shooting through to compositing

• Experience developing tools for a 2D or 3D application such as Maya, Houdini or Nuke

Desirable Skills:

• Database maintenance and integration experience

• Development in other languages (eg C++, Javascript)

• Experience setting up CI/CD and regression testing

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, React, REST APIs or other modern JS framework

• Experience with virtualization software (eg Docker, Kubernetes)

• Working knowledge of Ansible for host deployment

• Experience with Elasticsearch

• Windows development experience

• A degree in Computer Science

• 5+ Years visual effects production experience