Sr. Pipeline Software Engineer

Description

Sr. Pipeline Software Engineer

Sr. Pipeline Software Engineers are part of a team that develops new tools for production in diverse areas such as render job setup, batch queuing, artist task management, storage management, dailies creation and management, and tracking of CG assets. This is a leadership role that relies heavily on analytical skills as well as independent judgment and discretion. This is an exempt-level position that reports to the R&D Manager.

Essential Functions:
The below list describes the essential functions of this role, but other duties may be assigned, as necessary.

• Analyze, from a company-wide perspective, the functionality of the studio’s pipeline.
• Identify inefficiencies and other weaknesses in the pipeline and make recommendations for improvement.
• Design solutions for overall pipeline improvement and ongoing efficiency.
• Help oversee the effort in R&D to design and implement software to address evolving production needs.
• Debug any problems with the existing pipeline that may hinder production.
• Optimize the existing pipeline with regard to I/O bandwidth and disk space utilization.
• Assist in the process of integrating new 3rd-party applications with our existing pipeline.
• Advise CG Supervisors and conduct occasional artist training sessions relating to pipeline functionality, as needed.
• Write and maintain documentation on new and existing studio tools.
• Adhere to studio development standards and participate in code reviews.
• Be willing and able to learn new software, programming languages, and techniques that will be required to fulfill the above duties.