As Lead Software Engineer, you would lead a team of engineers to write and
maintain the tools necessary to support VFX workflows with a focus on Maya,
Production Tools, and/or Houdini. Our ideal candidate is able to collaborate
with non-technical stakeholders to define and document requirements, and then
interpret these into technical components for the team to implement.
Crucially, they are able to anticipate and mitigate areas of friction or
potential scope creep and remove blockers to keep their projects on schedule.
The Lead Software Engineer sets the tone for quality and follow through and
elevates team members through code reviews and daily engagement and course
correction.
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Key Responsibilities
- Take ownership of specific pipeline initiatives from conception to delivery
- Collaborate with pipeline leadership and production stakeholders to determine
user stories and requirements for pipeline development projects
- Work with Pipeline Architects to interpret user stories and requirements into
a project definition – evaluating trade-offs, estimating work effort, and
mitigating risks
- Make tough decisions about features that do and don’t fall within the scope
of the project, and communicate these decisions clearly to stakeholders
- Break down work into components and work within an Agile framework to ensure
timely delivery to production
- Ensure that projects align with organizational goals, industry best
practices, and scalability requirements
- Enforce engineering best practices to ensure consistent and high quality
code, via code review and mentorship
Qualifications
- Minimum twelve (12) years Python software development experience
- Minimum two (2) years in lead role
- Proven experience leading the design, development, and maintenance of complex
VFX pipelines
- Self-directed, proactive, detailed, organized and solution-oriented
personality
- Strong written/verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to design intuitive and well structured APIs using OOP
- Deep understanding of VFX Production workflows, such as production tracking,
bidding, resource management, media review, and deliveries
- Experience using Flow/Shotgrid, and a proven record of leveraging automation
to streamline production
- Deep understanding of artist workflows in Maya, such as modeling, animation,
rigging, and tracking/matchmove
- Experience designing and building pipelines using Maya and OpenUSD
- An understanding of Service-Oriented & Event-Driven Architectures, and
experience using them to solve production problems
- Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases
- Expertise with the latest features of the Autodesk Maya USD ecosystem,
including proxy shapes, referencing, UFE, and Hydra
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$120,000 - $210,000 a year
This salary range is specific to applicants applying to our position in
Vancouver, Canada. To determine your base salary, we consider your
qualifications, skills, and experience. These considerations can cause your
compensation to vary outside of this range and will also be dependent on your
location.
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About Us
Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7
studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Seoul, Mumbai,
Hyderabad and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the
highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate
solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and
throughout our industry.
We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open
to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from
everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present
their ideas.
Eyeline Studios
Eyeline Studios, our virtual production division, is rethinking the future of
real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility.
Learn more [https://www.eyelinestudios.com/].
Powered by Netflix
Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to
continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In
addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety
of long-standing and new clients.
Come as you are
We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When
you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on
your qualifications.
