Senior Pipeline Engineer
Double Negative1 year ago
Bengaluru, IndiaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain platforms, plugins, and extensions for third-party pipeline packages.
- Collaborate with supervisors, technical directors, and production teams to identify bottlenecks and develop scalable productivity improvements.
- Automate processes and data flow between departments to streamline production workflows.
- Assist with packaging and deployment of pipeline tools.
- Write end-user and developer documentation for developed tools.
- Train and support end users.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Visualization, VFX, or a related area.
- 5+ years of experience as a Senior Pipeline Engineer, Software Engineer, or similar role in a VFX, animation, or relevant development environment.
- Expert proficiency in Python; experience with C++ or JavaScript is a plus.
- Strong understanding of Git, testing, CI/CD, Docker or Podman, and scalable system design.
- Hands-on experience with DCC applications such as Nuke, Houdini, Maya, and Unreal, including scripting or expression languages such as VEX and TCL.
- Familiarity with Autodesk Flow Production Tracking, ftrack, asset management systems, render-farm management, review tools, and automation scripting.
- Experience with standard UI/UX toolkits and Linux-based environments.
- Experience with Rez, Alembic, OpenColorIO, USD, ASWF standards, web frameworks, database systems, performance profiling, monitoring, observability, network protocols, security practices, or compliance requirements is preferred.
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About Double Negative
Double Negative (DNEG) provides visual effects, feature animation, stereo conversion, and production technology services to film, television, streaming, and immersive-content studios. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in London’s Fitzrovia, it is privately held under parent company Prime Focus World. The studio is known for work on major releases and has received multiple Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects.