Remote Senior Pipeline TD — VFX Tools & Automation Lead

UMP; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Project-based work

Full-time

Job summary

UMP is seeking a senior pipeline TD to build tools and automation for artists and production. You will own the most demanding tools from brief to final delivery, with minimal supervision, across Nuke, Houdini, Maya and 3ds Max workflows.

You will publish, version and render farm tools, integrate with ShotGrid, and collaborate with teams across international projects. Fluent English (B1+) is required, and remote work is allowed from several countries including the US and UK.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience on feature films or high-end series.
• Owns the hardest tools from brief to final with little supervision.
• Shares knowledge with the team and suggests better ways of working.
• Python proficiency.
• Experience with software APIs and pipeline design.
• Clean, well-documented code.
• English at B1 level or higher; all company communication is in English.

Responsibilities

• Build tools for Nuke, Houdini, Maya and 3ds Max.
• Publishing, versioning and render farm tooling.
• Integration with ShotGrid.

Skills

Python

Software APIs

Pipeline design

Team knowledge sharing

Clean, documented code

Tools

Nuke API

Houdini API

Maya API

ShotGrid API

Job description

UMP is seeking a senior pipeline TD to build tools and automation for artists and production. You will own the most demanding tools from brief to final delivery, with minimal supervision, across Nuke, Houdini, Maya and 3ds Max workflows.

You will publish, version and render farm tools, integrate with ShotGrid, and collaborate with teams across international projects. Fluent English (B1+) is required, and remote work is allowed from several countries including the US and UK.