Lead Software Engineer (Production Tools)

3 Months ago • 12 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

Lead a team of engineers to develop and maintain VFX production tools. Must have 12+ years Python experience, strong leadership skills, and expertise in VFX pipelines. Experience with Flow/Shotgrid and automation is crucial.
Must have:
  • Python Software
  • VFX Pipelines
  • Leadership Skills
  • Flow/Shotgrid
Good to have:
  • OOP APIs
  • Service-Oriented
  • Event-Driven
  • SQL/NoSQL
Perks:
  • Netflix Projects
  • Global Studios

Job Details

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 production.  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.

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
    • An understanding of Service-Oriented & Event-Driven Architectures, and experience using them to solve production problems is preferred
    • Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases
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.

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.

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.

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About The Company

Scanline VFX is an award-winning, global leader in the visual effects industry with studios in 7 core locations including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, and Vancouver. From humble beginnings over 30 years ago, we’ve grown to a team of over 1,200 made up of diverse nationalities from around the world. We believe in the power of storytelling and are committed to helping filmmakers realize their artistic vision. Underpinned by a commitment to innovation, collaboration and long-standing partnerships, we continue to develop innovative tools, techniques and technologies, to offer filmmakers the ultimate in creative freedom. Eyeline Studios, Scanline’s virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility.

Netflix’s investment in Scanline’s pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows Scanline to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in VFX. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, Scanline continues to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients outside of Netflix.

Established in 1989 in Munich, Scanline became well-known for our ability to create photorealistic natural phenomena such as fire, smoke and water, having developed our proprietary fluid simulation software, Flowline. Scanline was the sole developer of Flowline and in 2008, and was the recipient of a Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Award® for the software.

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