As a Pipeline Engineer at Magnopus, you will be instrumental in developing and maintaining tools that streamline our production workflows using Shotgun. You will work closely with artists, producers, and other engineers to enhance productivity and ensure the delivery of high-quality projects.
Magnopus's studio postings are made in advance of work anticipated to be awarded. Hires cannot be made until contracts are awarded. In some instances, contracts may not be awarded which could delay or preempt the interview process. We appreciate your patience.
Responsibilities
- Pipeline Development: Design, implement, and maintain tools and workflows within Shotgun to support the VFX production pipeline, enhancing efficiency and usability.
- Collaboration: Work closely with VFX artists and supervisors to gather requirements and feedback, ensuring tools align with production needs.
- Automation: Develop scripts and automation solutions using Python and the Shotgun API to reduce manual processes and improve productivity across teams.
- Support and Maintenance: Provide technical support for Shotgun Software, troubleshooting issues and ensuring seamless integration with existing workflows.
- Documentation: Create and maintain thorough documentation for tools, workflows, and best practices to facilitate user training and onboarding.
- Continuous Improvement: Stay informed about industry trends and advancements in Shotgun and VFX technologies, actively seeking opportunities to enhance our pipeline and tools.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in VFX pipeline development, with a strong focus on production tools and workflows.
- Proficiency in Python and experience with the Shotgun API.
- Strong understanding of VFX production processes and workflows in the film or gaming industries.
$130,000 - $190,000 a yearSalaries offered are based on candidate experience, internal equity, and the level at which they are hired.Magnopus is an experience focused technology company founded by a team of Oscar-winning artists, designers, and engineers from games, films, and other unusual places. We’re passionate about creating rich experiences that unite the physical and digital worlds.Because we’re building the future, we endeavor to create a diverse, creative workplace where people from many perspectives collaborate across disciplines to create amazing things together.
We invest in our employee's progression with ongoing education and mentorship opportunities through their guilds, and support their happiness and productivity through generous health care, time off, and other benefits. We try to foster a safe environment where we can take risks, and learn from our failures. While we value individual talents, we favor collaboration more. We believe that the leadership of the company works for the employees, not the other way around. We feel strongly that our employees guide who we are as a company and the work we create, so we look for characteristics of curiosity, empathy, respect, honesty, and courage in every candidate.Though we’ve delivered a lot of crazy stuff, here are a few you can check out at home:Mission: ISSDisney Pixar Coco VRBlade Runner 2049: Memory LabThe Lion King - Virtual ProductionElixirApply for this job
Life at Magnopus
Magnopus is an Experience Company forging art, science, and technology to create new experiences across virtual reality, augmented reality, and good ol' fashioned reality reality.
Located in downtown Los Angeles, we are empowered by an Academy Award-winning team of artists, engineers, and "get it done" producers who bring a diverse body of experience and creative solutions to the field. We're working on original and licensed IP for VR experiences that are game engine-driven, footage-driven, or a mix of both. Our technology teams are developing AR platforms and custom VR platforms for clients on Oculus Rift & Go, HTC Vive, Samsung GearVR, Magic Leap and HoloLens using Unity, Unreal, and original software development.
Our unique focus on story and content-driven technology development gives us advance access to some of our partner's over-the-horizon hardware and software developments in light field technology, holographic and translucent displays, HMDs, performance capture, and human computing interfaces.
We're honored to have a diverse team of talented individuals building products and experiences that have a positive impact on people's everyday lives, whether in entertainment, education, industry, or government.
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