Senior Pipeline Engineer

Technology Bengaluru, Karnataka Mumbai, India Chennai, India

Description

Poste chez DNEG

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Senior Pipeline Engineer to join our VFX technology team. As a Senior Pipeline Engineer, you will be instrumental in advancing the boundaries of AI-driven content creation, while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethical AI practices, particularly in the domain of hyper-realistic content generation.

As a member of our pipeline engineering team, you’ll shape our core infrastructure set best practices, communicate with stakeholders and mentor your peers.

This position is perfect for someone with strong software engineering skills and a passion for media production technologies. You’ll work at the intersection of creativity and engineering to design and maintain scalable production pipelines to streamline workflows, and enable world-class storytelling. 

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain the required platforms, plugins and extensions for 3rd party packages used in the pipeline.
Collaborate with supervisors, technical directors, and production teams to identify new features and/or bottlenecks, and develop solutions that improve productivity and scalability.
Automate processes and data flow between departments to streamline production workflows.
Assist in the packaging and deployment of pipeline tools.
Write the necessary end-user and developer documentation for developed tools
Train and support end users on how to use the developed tools.

Must Haves

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Visualization, or VFX required.
5+ years experience as a Senior Pipeline Engineer, Software Engineer, or similar role in a VFX, animation, or relevant development environment.
Expert proficiency in Python; strong experience with other languages (e.g., C++, JavaScript) is a plus.
Deep understanding of software development best practices: version control (Git), testing, CI/CD, containerization (Docker/Podman), and scalable system design.
Hands-on experience with DCC applications; such as Nuke, Houdini, Maya, Unreal, and their respective scripting or expression languages (e.g. VEX, TCL) is a strong asset.
Familiarity with production tracking tools like FPT (Autodesk Flow Production Tracking), ftrack, or similar.
Experience with asset management systems, render farm management, industry standard review tools and automation scripting.
Experience with standard UI/UX toolkits.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex technical issues.
Comfortable working in a Linux-based environment.

Nice to Have

Experience with Rez (or similar) for environment and package management.
Knowledge of Alembic, OpenColorIO, USD (Universal Scene Description) and other open standards from the ASWF.
Experience with web frameworks (e.g., Flask, FastAPI, Django) and database systems (PostgreSQL, Neo4j, Redis).
Experience with performance profiling, system monitoring, and observability tools.
Understanding of network protocols, security best practices, and compliance requirements.
Open-source contributions or technical writing experience.
Entrepreneurial mindset or experience working with startups or fast-paced teams.

À propos de nous
Nous sommes DNEG, l'un des principaux studios d'effets visuels et d'animation au monde pour la création de longs métrages primés, de contenu télévisuel et multiplateforme. Nous employons plus de 9000 personnes avec des bureaux et des studios dans le monde entier: en Amérique du Nord (Los Angeles, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver), en Europe (Londres), en Asie (Bangalore, Mohali, Chennai, Mumbai) et en Australie (Sydney).

Chez DNEG, nous croyons fondamentalement que l'acceptation de nos différences est un élément essentiel de notre réussite collective. Nous nous engageons à créer un environnement de travail équitable, diversifié et inclusif pour nos équipes mondiales, où chacun se sent important et à sa place. Nous accueillons et encourageons les candidatures de tous, quels que soient le parcours, l'expérience ou le handicap. N'hésitez pas à nous faire savoir si vous avez besoin d'ajustements ou de soutien au cours de la procédure de candidature. Nous avons hâte de vous rencontrer!

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