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Senior Pipeline Developer (Houdini)

extra parental leave

Remote:

Full Remote

Experience:

Senior (5-10 years)

Work from:

Canada

Offer summary

Qualifications:

8+ years experience in Houdini pipeline code, Strong written and verbal communication skills, Understanding of object-oriented programming patterns, Background as an FX artist preferred.

Key responsabilities:

Solve complex problems in Houdini workflows
Write high quality, maintainable Python code
Communicate with artists to gather requirements
Contribute to technical briefs and user documentation

Scanline VFX Large https://www.scanlinevfx.com/

1001 - 5000 Employees

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Job description

The Houdini Pipeline Developer collaborates with Pipeline Leads to build a Houdini pipeline that spans lookdev, lighting, CFX, and FX, using USD and Solaris as a backbone. They leverage their production experience to create intuitive and self-documenting workflows that can be quickly adopted by users of differing skill levels, and which can operate efficiently on scenes of extreme scale and complexity.

Key Responsibilities

Solve complex problems in the domain of Houdini pipeline workflows

Write high quality Python code that is easy to maintain and is well-tested

Communicate with artists to identify areas of inefficiency and help gather their requirements

Contribute to technical briefs and user documentation

Qualifications

Passion for staying on top of latest features in Houdini

8+ years experience writing Houdini pipeline code using python

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated talent for designing intuitive, artist-friendly workflows without sacrificing functionality

Understanding of object-oriented programming patterns

Comfortable with git and unit testing

Desire to probe and understand the inner workings of complex systems

Background as an FX artist using Houdini in production preferred

Hands-on experience with OpenUSD / Solaris a plus

Experience with PDG / TOPs preferred

About Us

Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, 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.

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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.

We will only consider applicants based in Ontario, or those willing to relocate.