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Provides technical support for lighting artists, troubleshoots rendering scenes and DCC configurations, develops production tools, and maintains renderer testing and benchmarking frameworks. Supports render pipeline automation, USD and Hydra workflows, shader development, DCC validation, and render farm efficiency improvements. Collaborates with artists, supervisors, pipeline teams, and software developers while exploring AI-based rendering technologies such as denoising and upscaling.

Develop and support artist-facing tools, workflows, and production pipelines for VFX and feature animation. Provide technical support to artists, build Python tools, collaborate with R&D and production teams, lead show technology ownership, mentor junior pipeline staff, chair technical meetings, and identify automation opportunities. The role requires strong communication, stakeholder negotiation, and expertise with Maya, Linux, DCC tools, source control, and production technology workflows.

Develop and support character modeling workflows for animated feature films. Troubleshoot tools and pipeline issues, collaborate with build, rigging, surfacing, layout, animation, CFX, and lighting teams, and provide technical support and training. Maintain documentation, participate in workflow meetings, interpret feedback, and ensure assets are delivered on schedule while meeting creative and technical standards.

Design and maintain scalable pipelines for visual and voice data, including ingestion, processing, validation, testing, observability, and automation. Build cloud, on-premise, and containerized data infrastructure; optimize storage, retrieval, and caching for large media assets; debug complex data issues; and collaborate with data scientists, operators, and product teams to support machine learning workflows.

Develop and maintain software tools and pipeline integrations for compositing, rotoscoping, matte painting, and motion graphics workflows. Extend Nuke and proprietary systems, automate repetitive tasks, build artist-friendly interfaces, support image processing and deep image data, and collaborate with artists and stakeholders throughout the software lifecycle. The role also contributes to agile development, testing, deployment, and workflow improvement.

Build scalable fullstack systems for generative AI applications, with a strong backend focus. Responsibilities include designing APIs, microservices, data pipelines, databases, caching, security, monitoring, and low-latency inference infrastructure. Develop intuitive frontend interfaces, integrate ML training and serving pipelines, optimize high-throughput media processing, and collaborate cross-functionally with ML, product, research, and creative teams. The role also involves setting engineering standards, communicating with stakeholders, and mentoring peers.

Develop artist-facing and backend tools that extend SideFX Houdini and integrate with VFX and CG production pipelines. Build clean, testable, maintainable software using HOM, HDK, Python, and/or C++. Collaborate with artists, developers, and project managers across the software lifecycle, while emphasizing usability, documentation, UX, reliability, and adoption. Support procedural workflows, production tools, simulations, rendering, and distributed studio systems.

Develop and maintain VFX and feature animation pipelines, provide technical support to artists, and create Python tools and workflows for show requirements. Collaborate with R&D and production supervisors, improve pipeline capabilities, align tool requests with company strategy, and mentor junior Pipeline TDs through tutorials and day-to-day guidance.

Provides workstation and peripheral support for production staff, including equipment moves, storage, sourcing, vendor coordination, ticket logging, operating system installation, and monitor and projector calibration. Assists the Technology Department with daily tasks while delivering friendly customer service to employees. Requires computer literacy, basic workstation setup skills, English communication, initiative, enthusiasm, and a passion for film and VFX.

Lead the design, implementation, deployment, and troubleshooting of enterprise services that track artists’ production tasks and provide actionable workflow, schedule, and cost data. Responsibilities include service architecture, data collection, documentation, playbook development, sprint reporting, production support, and collaboration with globally distributed teams.