3D Pipeline USD Developer

This is a Full Time Job

Pixomondo (PXO) is an award-winning, solutions-oriented visual effects company that solves creative challenges for its clients and partners, crafting high-level visual effects for feature films, television series and commercials productions. For its work, PXO has won four Emmy Awards, an Academy Award and numerous other industry awards.

Purpose

As a 3D Pipeline USD Developer, you work within our global pipeline team to help build facility-level pipeline tools and scripts that follow industry-standard USD designs and workflows and can be used iteratively on ongoing shows.

Responsibilities:
• Provide support to CG departments;
• Create show and facility based scripts and tools;
• Follow agile methodology:
• Work in sprints and complete work items within the sprint's cadence;
• Attend daily stand-ups with the 3D Pipeline Team as well as other weekly ceremonies;
• Participate in code reviews, give and take appropriate feedback to team members.

Requirements
• 3 years of work experience in Python;
• 3 years of work experience in VFX/Animation industry;
• Good team-player and communicator;
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English;
• Excellent organizational and time management skills;
• Fair knowledge of Maya, Houdini and Nuke;
• Familiarity with git/rez and collaborative workflows (code review, standards, etc.).

Desired Qualifications
• Academic background in Computer Science or Software Engineering;
• Ability to conduct research, analyze and advise accordingly;
• Knowledge of Shotgun (our production database);
• Comfortable with object-oriented programming and design paradigms;
• UI development experience with Pyside/Qt/QML;
• Proficiency in working with one or more renderers (e.g. Karma, Husk, Arnold, etc.);
• Experience in writing unit-tests and applying PEP8.