Senior Pipeline Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and sustain the studio's pipeline and tools for artists, including launchers, publishers, loaders, review and notes tools, and daily artist interfaces.

• Construct front-ends across various platforms such as web, Qt/PySide desktop, and Unreal in-engine environments.

• Create and uphold integrations with Maya, Unreal, and Nuke using Python APIs, as well as with Perforce on Windows.

• Work within and enhance the AYON-based pipeline.

• Incorporate AI-assisted functionalities into pipeline tools.

• Leverage AI to expedite development while ensuring code quality and a well-organized codebase.

• Manage tools throughout their entire lifecycle: from deployment to maintenance and production enhancements.

• Independently plan and execute tasks while collaborating with the team on prioritization.

• Engage directly with artists and supervisors to comprehend workflows and develop appropriate tools.

⛳️ Requirements

• Solid foundation in computer science, particularly in data structures, algorithms, and systems design.

• Strong software engineering skills, focusing on maintainable and thoroughly tested code.

• Professional experience in Python for daily development tasks.

• Proficiency in a systems or low-level language (C++, Rust, C, Zig, or similar), or comparable expertise in performance, concurrency, or low-level systems work.

• UI/UX and front-end capabilities utilizing TypeScript/JavaScript, Qt/PySide, and in-engine tools.

• Comfortable incorporating AI tools into daily engineering practices.

• Excellent written and verbal English skills at C1 level or higher, near-native proficiency.

• User-focused approach towards supporting artists.

• Senior-level experience in managing significant systems independently.

• Experience in VFX, animation, or virtual production pipelines (preferred).

• Familiarity with DCC tools such as Maya, Unreal, Nuke, Houdini, or similar (preferred).

• Experience with AYON, OpenPype, or other pipeline frameworks (preferred).

• Experience with Perforce or Git in large-scale environments (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work setup.

• Flexible schedule outside of a daily overlap window.

• Daily team overlap window in Pacific (PT) or Eastern (ET) time.

• Opportunity to work on features enhanced by AI.

• Autonomy to manage and drive your own projects.