Full-Time

Senior Pipeline Technical Director

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

10,001+ employees

Leading producers & providers of entertainment and information

Compensation Overview

CA$122.4k - CA$156.8kAnnually

Senior, Expert

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Hybrid role requiring 2-3 days onsite.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software QA & Testing
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Python
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related technical field
  • At least 8 years production experience in visual effects for film, commercials or television
  • Experience with developing, maintaining, and leading projects to completion, working directly with stakeholders, managing expectations and timelines
  • Experience developing tools in one or more of Maya, Nuke, Houdini, Mari, Katana, RenderMan or similar
  • Comfort communicating cross-discipline and providing innovative solutions to pipeline issues
  • A desire to improve efficiencies and eagerness to tackle technical problems daily
  • Experience implementing recent technological developments into existing frameworks
  • Proficiency in Linux & Python scripting
  • Comprehensive knowledge of the entire visual effects process, from shooting to modeling and texturing, animation, rendering and compositing
Responsibilities
  • Provide front-line production assistance across a wide range of disciplines, troubleshoot assets and shots, and help artists with general problem-solving
  • Develop pipeline and asset management tools to meet immediate, show-directed production demands, ensuring facility-wide consistency as directed by show and technical supervisors
  • Work on tools of high complexity and sophistication
  • Guide and mentor fellow Pipeline TDs by offering initial support, establishing coding standards, and sharing advancements in the specific domains of the pipeline
  • Collaborate directly with engineering teams on technical projects; driving the development and evolution of standards and conventions used in production
  • Test and validate tools and techniques in production, working closely with engineering teams in testing, and releasing new and modified software systems
  • Collaborate effectively with artists, production supervisors, and technical staff across ILM’s studios globally
  • Identify day-to-day priorities in conjunction with show supervisors and team leadership; acting autonomously
  • Update documentation for the pipeline and tools to reflect any changes that are made
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with production database systems
  • Experience with C, C++
  • Experience with Windows development and applications, such as 3ds max
The Walt Disney Company

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