Software Engineer @ Rooster Teeth

Software Engineer

Posted on 4/30/2021

INACTIVE

Locations

Austin, TX, USA

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

Agile

Animation

Data Structures & Algorithms

Management

Python

Unreal Engine

Web Development

Requirements

3+ years of software engineering experience in supporting film, commercial, or other entertainment media agencies
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Strong computer architecture knowledge
Strong system administration experience
Extensive experience with digital content creation tools
Experience with C/C++
Experience using C#, Python, or other scripting languages
Familiarity with building modular and dynamically extensible solutions
Interest in usability and user interface design
Strong grasp of 3D math
Understanding of 3D content creation tools such as Houdini and Maya
Flexibility to learn new programs and adapt to organizational needs within production
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Positive team-oriented attitude with a good work ethic and desire to constantly improve
Must be comfortable working in a highly collaborative organization in an iterative development lifecycle

Responsibilities

Develop systems & tools to establish and support workflows for Rooster Teeths content creation pipeline(s)
Provide system administration over servers and storage infrastructure that supports content creation pipelines
Develop custom tools, integrations and plugins for 3D and 2D animated content creation to automate manual tasks and implement custom Computer Graphic algorithms, standardize import/export of data, etc
Integrations include Shotgun Toolkit, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Houdini, Toonboom, Adobe Suite, Unreal, Nuke and render farm software such as Deadline, Royal Render and OpenCue
Create and maintain standardizations, methodologies, and documentation
Provide technical support to artists both for developed tools and third party packages
Educate artists on automation tool usage and best practices

Desired Qualifications

Direct experience building content creation workflows for the entertainment industry
Experience with Shotgun application
Experience with developing plug-ins for Shotgun Tookit, Houdini, Maya, or Toonboom
Experience with programming back-end architecture for the Unreal Engine
Experience with improving the throughput of a Render Farm
Experience with optimizing the storage and management of digital assets
Experience with Motion Capture technology
Experience with data management and databases
Good knowledge of Shader coding

Rooster Teeth Animation is looking for a skilled Software Engineer generalist to join our ever growing team. The animation department at RT has long been a driving force within the company creating shows such as RWBY, Red vs Blue, Camp Camp, gen:Lock, RTAA, Nomad of Nowhere, and several other projects. We are a team of hardworking individuals who take pride in every step of our pipelines.

The Animation engineering team works in an Agile environment and assists by automating tasks and coding systems and tools that extend content creation capabilities. We believe passionately in attracting the best and brightest for our team, creating the most engaging and impressive animated productions online or elsewhere (while also having more than a little fun in the process).

A strong candidate will have a proven track record of creative leadership, interpersonal skills, and production experience to help Rooster Teeth fulfill its objectives. If youre the type of person who gets excited about code, collaboration, communication, and community, then we want to hear from you!

Please note that this is NOT a web development position.

We encourage individuals of all genders (including cis-, trans- and non-binary) and historically marginalized communities (including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+) to apply.

Responsibilities:

Develop systems & tools to establish and support workflows for Rooster Teeth's content creation pipeline(s)
Provide system administration over servers and storage infrastructure that supports content creation pipelines.
Develop custom tools, integrations and plugins for 3D and 2D animated content creation to automate manual tasks and implement custom Computer Graphic algorithms, standardize import/export of data, etc.
Integrations include Shotgun Toolkit, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Houdini, Toonboom, Adobe Suite, Unreal, Nuke and render farm software such as Deadline, Royal Render and OpenCue
Create and maintain standardizations, methodologies, and documentation
Provide technical support to artists both for developed tools and third party packages
Educate artists on automation tool usage and best practices

Requirements:

3+ years of software engineering experience in supporting film, commercial, or other entertainment media agencies
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Strong computer architecture knowledge
Strong system administration experience
Extensive experience with digital content creation tools
Experience with C/C++
Experience using C#, Python, or other scripting languages
Familiarity with building modular and dynamically extensible solutions
Interest in usability and user interface design
Strong grasp of 3D math
Understanding of 3D content creation tools such as Houdini and Maya
Flexibility to learn new programs and adapt to organizational needs within production
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Positive team-oriented attitude with a good work ethic and desire to constantly improve
Must be comfortable working in a highly collaborative organization in an iterative development lifecycle

Bonus:

Direct experience building content creation workflows for the entertainment industry
Experience with Shotgun application
Experience with developing plug-ins for Shotgun Tookit, Houdini, Maya, or Toonboom
Experience with programming back-end architecture for the Unreal Engine
Experience with improving the throughput of a Render Farm
Experience with optimizing the storage and management of digital assets
Experience with Motion Capture technology
Experience with data management and databases
Good knowledge of Shader coding

Benefits & Perks:

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
Use What You Need paid time off
401(k) with a company match
Catered meal on Mondays
Opportunity for career growth
Flexible dress code
Kitchen stocked with snacks
Pet Friendly

ABOUT ROOSTER TEETH:

Rooster Teeth is a pioneering media and entertainment company responsible for some of the biggest online series in history, such as the award-winning and longest-running web series, Red vs. Blue. We also produce the globally acclaimed animated series RWBY, the first western anime series to be distributed in Japan; the award-winning Rooster Teeth Podcast; and Immersion, a reality format that brings video game theory to the real world. Rooster Teeth has a massive global footprint of more than 45 million subscribers to its YouTube Network, 5 million unique monthly visitors to its RoosterTeeth.com hub and 3 million registered community members. The company was founded in 2003, and is a subsidiary of Otter Media, an AT&T / Warner Media company. Discover more at RoosterTeeth.com.

201-500 employees

Website

Creates online media content

Company Overview

Rooster Teeth knows that they have the best community of fans on the planet, and their mission is to let that be known in every way possible.