Développeur Pipeline Senior (Maya)/ Senior Pipeline Developer (Maya)

6 Months ago • 8-8 Years • Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

The Maya Pipeline Developer collaborates with Pipeline Leads to build a Maya pipeline that spans Modeling, Rigging, Animation, and Tracking/Matchmove, using OpenUSD as a backbone. They leverage their production experience to create intuitive and self-documenting workflows that can be quickly adopted by users of differing skill levels, and which can operate efficiently on scenes of extreme scale and complexity. Key responsibilities include solving complex problems related to Maya pipeline workflows, writing high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested Python code, communicating with artists to identify areas of inefficiency and gather requirements, contributing to technical briefs and user documentation.
Must have:
  • 8+ years experience writing Maya pipeline code using Python
  • Solid written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven ability to design intuitive and user-friendly workflows for artists
  • Understanding of object-oriented programming paradigms
  • Comfortable with Git and unit testing
  • Desire to explore and understand the inner workings of complex systems
Good to have:
  • Experience as an artist using Maya in production
  • Experience writing a Maya pipeline using OpenUSD
  • Experience in C++ programming

Job Details

Le développeur pipeline Maya collabore avec les responsables du pipeline pour construire un pipeline Maya couvrant la modélisation, le rigging, l'animation et le tracking/matchmove, en utilisant OpenUSD comme fondation. Il ou elle met à profit son expérience en production pour créer des flux de travail intuitifs et auto-documentants, pouvant être rapidement adoptés par des utilisateurs de niveaux de compétence variés, et qui fonctionnent de manière efficace sur des scènes de grande envergure et de complexité extrême.

Principales responsabilités

    • Résoudre des problèmes complexes dans le domaine des flux de travail du pipeline Maya
    • Écrire du code Python de haute qualité, facile à maintenir et bien testé
    • Communiquer avec les artistes pour identifier les zones d'inefficacité et aider à recueillir leurs exigences
    • Contribuer à la rédaction de briefs techniques et de documentation d'utilisateur

Qualifications

    • Passion pour se tenir au courant des dernières fonctionnalités de Maya
    • Plus de 8 ans d'expérience dans l'écriture de code pour le pipeline Maya en utilisant Python
    • Solides compétences en communication écrite et orale
    • Talent avéré pour concevoir des flux de travail intuitifs et conviviaux pour les artistes, sans sacrifier la fonctionnalité
    • Compréhension des modèles de programmation orientée objet
    • À l'aise avec Git et les tests unitaires
    • Désir d'explorer et de comprendre le fonctionnement interne des systèmes complexes
    • Expérience en tant qu'artiste utilisant Maya en production, de préférence
    • Expérience dans l'écriture d'un pipeline Maya utilisant OpenUSD, de préférence
    • Expérience en programmation C++, de préférence



    • The Maya Pipeline Developer collaborates with Pipeline Leads to build a Maya pipeline that spans Modeling, Rigging, Animation, and Tracking/Matchmove, using OpenUSD as a backbone. They leverage their production experience to create intuitive and self-documenting workflows that can be quickly adopted by users of differing skill levels, and which can operate efficiently on scenes of extreme scale and complexity. 
About Us
Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.

We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.

Eyeline Studios
Eyeline Studios, our virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility. Learn more.

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Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.

Come as you are
We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.

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Scanline VFX is an award-winning, global leader in the visual effects industry with studios in 7 core locations including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, and Vancouver. From humble beginnings over 30 years ago, we’ve grown to a team of over 1,200 made up of diverse nationalities from around the world. We believe in the power of storytelling and are committed to helping filmmakers realize their artistic vision. Underpinned by a commitment to innovation, collaboration and long-standing partnerships, we continue to develop innovative tools, techniques and technologies, to offer filmmakers the ultimate in creative freedom. Eyeline Studios, Scanline’s virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility.

Netflix’s investment in Scanline’s pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows Scanline to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in VFX. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, Scanline continues to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients outside of Netflix.

Established in 1989 in Munich, Scanline became well-known for our ability to create photorealistic natural phenomena such as fire, smoke and water, having developed our proprietary fluid simulation software, Flowline. Scanline was the sole developer of Flowline and in 2008, and was the recipient of a Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Award® for the software.

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