Artist-driven company by nature, it’s our mission to give talented artists the freedom and resources they need to deliver quality work and to thrive in a fun and creative environment.

The Feature Animation Team is looking for a pipeline developer to help create and maintain our new USD based pipeline.
This position requires a good understanding of a VFX or Animation pipeline and the ability to collaborate in a cross-functional team of developers. The position is for our Montreal studio. Working with the R&D and pipeline teams, you will be in charge of the following:

Responsibilities

• Developing tools, in Python, for our in-house applications and also for DCCs such as Maya, Houdini, Katana
• Implementing robust and easy to maintain code.
• Participating in the complete software development life-cycle; designing, supporting and maintaining software

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of working experience in VFX Pipelines
• Proficient in python 2.x/3.x and/or C++
• Experience working on scripts and command line applications (Unix)
• Experience of Linux operating systems. 
• Experience of application development life-cycle using Agile methodologies
• Comfortable with Git version control and Jira ticketing systems a plus
• Degree in computer science, math or engineering
• Experience developing tools for Houdini, Maya, Nuke, RV and Shotgun
• Knowledge of Pixar's Universal Scene Description (USD) inside of Houdini Solaris, a big plus

Assets

• Previous experience supporting a CG pipeline using in-house softwares and open source libraries like Alembic, USD or in-house technologies.
• Comfortable with project tracking software like Shotgun, Ftrack or Tactic
• Database knowledge is a benefit
• Experience in developing extensions for renderer such as Arnold, Prman and Redshift, a plus
• Working knowledge of C/C++
• Experience with build systems like CMake or Scons
• Working experience with nuke, RV and editorial

At Rodeo, we strongly believe that diversity brings crucial value to us, our clients and our work. We are committed to hiring the best talent and not discriminate based upon race, gender identities, abilities, age, religion, sexual preference, national and ethnic origins, or any other characteristics that make you who you are! In our hiring processes and at the company, we have a zero tolerance policy towards any type of less favourable treatment or discrimination in any form.