Senior Cinematics Pipeline Tools Engineer

Nord Resume; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Absurd is seeking a Cinematics Pipeline Tools Engineer to design, implement, and support tools that enable animators, audio engineers, and cinematic producers to create world-class cinematic content for our games. You will develop C# tools to automate audio and motion capture and C++/Python tools for moving content across applications like Premiere, Maya, and Pro Tools within Unreal Engine.

The role involves collaborating with leadership, supporting studio staff, and guiding tooling adoption

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional game development experience in cinematic content capture and authoring.
• 2+ years in Unreal Engine, preferably with Sequencer and audio systems.
• 1+ year desktop applications in C# or similar language.
• Strong written and verbal communication across a wide range of studio staff.
• Thrive in a fast-paced production environment.
• Experience with AI coding agents is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work with Absurd’s production leadership to identify toolchain needs and build, test, and support those tools.
• Guide creative staff who use agentic coding in regular workflows.
• Interface with animators, audio engineers, and cinematic producers to design, implement, and support tools for ingesting, authoring, and exporting content.
• Participate in technical planning, task estimation, and milestone reviews.
• Provide troubleshooting and support during production shoots.

Skills

Unreal Engine

C# desktop apps

C++ tooling

Python scripting

Cinematic content

AAA title

Communication

Mac/PC

AI coding agents

Tools

Unreal Sequencer

Premiere

Maya

Pro Tools

DaVinci Resolve

Wwise

Jenkins

Job description

Absurd is seeking a Cinematics Pipeline Tools Engineer to design, implement, and support tools that enable animators, audio engineers, and cinematic producers to create world-class cinematic content for our games. You will develop C# tools to automate audio and motion capture and C++/Python tools for moving content across applications like Premiere, Maya, and Pro Tools within Unreal Engine.

The role involves collaborating with leadership, supporting studio staff, and guiding tooling adoption