Houdini Pipeline Engineer — Python & VEX

Medium; Grand Falls Regional Municipality; On-site; CAD 176,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital media technology company in Canada seeks a skilled developer to create innovative pipelines using Python and Houdini. With a salary range of $125,000 to $160,000, the role involves close collaboration in an Agile environment, developing and optimizing workflows. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in visual effects or animation production, along with strong communication skills and the ability to work independently.

Benefits

Health Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance

Discounts on entertainment and shopping

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience developing pipeline solutions in a visual-effects or animation-production studio.
• Highly skilled in creating and maintaining Houdini Digital Assets (HDA) and VEX code.
• Experience writing Python code for creative pipelines with a focus on Houdini modules.

Responsibilities

• Develop Python scripts and Houdini nodes for creative data management.
• Participate in daily scrums and gather requirements for pipeline tasks.
• Identify challenges in integration and deployment of the pipeline.

Skills

Houdini

Python

Visual effects production

Agile/Scrum

Version control (Git)

Education

BSc degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields

Tools

Houdini

Katana

Maya

Job description

A digital media technology company in Canada seeks a skilled developer to create innovative pipelines using Python and Houdini. With a salary range of $125,000 to $160,000, the role involves close collaboration in an Agile environment, developing and optimizing workflows. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in visual effects or animation production, along with strong communication skills and the ability to work independently.