Software Engineer, Look and Render Technology

Description

Walt Disney Animation Studios has been combining the best in artistry and storytelling with cutting-edge technology to bring wonderful new characters and adventures to the big screen for audiences around the world. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer in the Look and Render Technology group. SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERS are responsible for analyzing production procedures and problems, evaluating the effectiveness of existing solutions, making recommendations to improve quality, efficiency, and workflow, and developing software tools for animation production. In this specific role, you will be working with artists, technical directors and other software engineers to define the next generation of technology to be used in animation films at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Specific Qualifications Experience developing lighting, rendering and compositing software Experience with Renderman or other rendering and ray tracing software Knowledge of the latest research in the areas of lighting, shading and rendering Experience in related topics such as GPU rendering or procedural render-time geometry generation is desirable Passionate about graphics technology and research and able to relate to both theoretical and practical issues General Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other related field. Master’s degree or PhD preferred Five+ years experience in object oriented development using C++ and Linux. Additional experience with OpenGL, Qt, Python is desirable Experience in the development of 3D graphics applications is a necessity Experience with commercial 3D packages such as Maya (preferred), Houdini is desired