Software Engineer, Cinematic Tools

Nord Resume; Los Angeles (CA); Presencial; USD 130 000 - 155 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

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

Qualificações

• 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conhecimentos

Unreal Engine

C# desktop apps

C++ tooling

Python scripting

Cinematic content

AAA title

Communication

Mac/PC

AI coding agents

Ferramentas

Unreal Sequencer

Premiere

Maya

Pro Tools

DaVinci Resolve

Wwise

Jenkins

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Summary We are seeking a highly experienced and collaborative Software Engineer to help drive the design, implementation, and support of tools for Absurd’s cinematic content pipeline.

As a Cinematics Pipeline Tools Engineer, you will be passionate about developing tools and systems that enable animators, audio engineers, and cinematic producers to create world-class cinematic content for our games.

Your mission will be to ensure a streamlined process for moving content from capture through a variety of production tools and ultimately into our games. You will work across a broad range of technologies and workflows, developing C# tools to automate audio and motion capture collection and processing; C# and Node.js tools to support studio operations such as scheduling and actor database management; tools for ingesting assets into Unreal Engine; C++ and Python tools for moving content to and from external applications such as Premiere, Maya, and Pro Tools; and C++ tools for working with cinematic content directly within Unreal Engine.

Core Responsibilities

• Work directly with leadership from Absurd’s production department to identify audio and motion capture toolchain requirements, and then build, test, and support those tools.
• Support and guide work done by creative staff who use agentic coding as part of their regular workflows.
• Interface with animators, audio engineers, cinematic producers to design, implement, and support tools for ingesting, authoring, and exporting cinematic content.
• Participate in technical planning, task estimation, and milestone reviews.
• Work directly with studio production staff to provide troubleshooting and support during production shoots.

Core Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional game development experience with a focus on systems for cinematic content capture, management, and authoring
• 2+ years of professional experience working in Unreal Engine, ideally with experience working with Unreal Sequencer, animation systems, and audio systems
• 1+ year professional experience developing desktop applications in C# or similar language
• Ability and desire to thrive in a fast-paced production environment
• Superb written and verbal communication skills. You will be working with a wide range of studio staff with very different technical skillsets
• Comfortable using AI coding agents and helping non-engineers use them
• Comfortable working in both PC and Mac environments
• Shipped at least one AAA title in an engineering role
• A customer-centric mindset with excellent problem-solving and technical troubleshooting skills
• Thirst to learn, experiment, and grow in a rapidly evolving technical environment

Plus if…

• Hands-on experience developing support tooling for Wwise, ProTools, Premiere, Da DaVinci Resolve, and/or Maya
• Experience working with motion capture systems like Captury and Xsens
• Experience working with narrative authoring systems like Articy
• Experience working with automation pipelines like Horde, TeamCity, or Jenkins

Description

• Full-time job with benefits.
• Role is on-site in Santa Monica, CA.
• Office is located near downtown Santa Monica — near metro and freeways.

The base pay range for this position is $130,000 to $155,000 per year. Actual compensation is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer a competitive package of benefits including vacation time, sick time, company holidays, parental leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) matching to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level
• Employment type Full-time
• Industries Entertainment Providers

Summary We are seeking a highly experienced and collaborative Software Engineer to help drive the design, implementation, and support of tools for Absurd’s cinematic content pipeline.

As a Cinematics Pipeline Tools Engineer, you will be passionate about developing tools and systems that enable animators, audio engineers, and cinematic producers to create world-class cinematic content for our games.

Your mission will be to ensure a streamlined process for moving content from capture through a variety of production tools and ultimately into our games. You will work across a broad range of technologies and workflows, developing C# tools to automate audio and motion capture collection and processing; C# and Node.js tools to support studio operations such as scheduling and actor database management; tools for ingesting assets into Unreal Engine; C++ and Python tools for moving content to and from external applications such as Premiere, Maya, and Pro Tools; and C++ tools for working with cinematic content directly within Unreal Engine.

Core Responsibilities

• Work directly with leadership from Absurd’s production department to identify audio and motion capture toolchain requirements, and then build, test, and support those tools.
• Support and guide work done by creative staff who use agentic coding as part of their regular workflows.
• Interface with animators, audio engineers, cinematic producers to design, implement, and support tools for ingesting, authoring, and exporting cinematic content.
• Participate in technical planning, task estimation, and milestone reviews.
• Work directly with studio production staff to provide troubleshooting and support during production shoots.

Core Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional game development experience with a focus on systems for cinematic content capture, management, and authoring
• 2+ years of professional experience working in Unreal Engine, ideally with experience working with Unreal Sequencer, animation systems, and audio systems
• 1+ year professional experience developing desktop applications in C# or similar language
• Ability and desire to thrive in a fast-paced production environment
• Superb written and verbal communication skills. You will be working with a wide range of studio staff with very different technical skillsets
• Comfortable using AI coding agents and helping non-engineers use them
• Comfortable working in both PC and Mac environments
• Shipped at least one AAA title in an engineering role
• A customer-centric mindset with excellent problem-solving and technical troubleshooting skills
• Thirst to learn, experiment, and grow in a rapidly evolving technical environment

Plus if…

• Hands-on experience developing support tooling for Wwise, ProTools, Premiere, Da DaVinci Resolve, and/or Maya
• Experience working with motion capture systems like Captury and Xsens
• Experience working with narrative authoring systems like Articy
• Experience working with automation pipelines like Horde, TeamCity, or Jenkins

Description

• Full-time job with benefits.
• Role is on-site in Santa Monica, CA.
• Office is located near downtown Santa Monica — near metro and freeways.

The base pay range for this position is $130,000 to $155,000 per year. Actual compensation is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer a competitive package of benefits including vacation time, sick time, company holidays, parental leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) matching to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level
• Employment type Full-time
• Industries Entertainment Providers

Summary We are seeking a highly experienced and collaborative Software Engineer to help drive the design, implementation, and support of tools for Absurd’s cinematic content pipeline.

As a Cinematics Pipeline Tools Engineer, you will be passionate about developing tools and systems that enable animators, audio engineers, and cinematic producers to create world-class cinematic content for our games.

Your mission will be to ensure a streamlined process for moving content from capture through a variety of production tools and ultimately into our games. You will work across a broad range of technologies and workflows, developing C# tools to automate audio and motion capture collection and processing; C# and Node.js tools to support studio operations such as scheduling and actor database management; tools for ingesting assets into Unreal Engine; C++ and Python tools for moving content to and from external applications such as Premiere, Maya, and Pro Tools; and C++ tools for working with cinematic content directly within Unreal Engine.

Core Responsibilities

• Work directly with leadership from Absurd’s production department to identify audio and motion capture toolchain requirements, and then build, test, and support those tools.
• Support and guide work done by creative staff who use agentic coding as part of their regular workflows.
• Interface with animators, audio engineers, cinematic producers to design, implement, and support tools for ingesting, authoring, and exporting cinematic content.
• Participate in technical planning, task estimation, and milestone reviews.
• Work directly with studio production staff to provide troubleshooting and support during production shoots.

Core Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional game development experience with a focus on systems for cinematic content capture, management, and authoring
• 2+ years of professional experience working in Unreal Engine, ideally with experience working with Unreal Sequencer, animation systems, and audio systems
• 1+ year professional experience developing desktop applications in C# or similar language
• Ability and desire to thrive in a fast-paced production environment
• Superb written and verbal communication skills. You will be working with a wide range of studio staff with very different technical skillsets
• Comfortable using AI coding agents and helping non-engineers use them
• Comfortable working in both PC and Mac environments
• Shipped at least one AAA title in an engineering role
• A customer-centric mindset with excellent problem-solving and technical troubleshooting skills
• Thirst to learn, experiment, and grow in a rapidly evolving technical environment

Plus if…

• Hands-on experience developing support tooling for Wwise, ProTools, Premiere, Da DaVinci Resolve, and/or Maya
• Experience working with motion capture systems like Captury and Xsens
• Experience working with narrative authoring systems like Articy
• Experience working with automation pipelines like Horde, TeamCity, or Jenkins

Description

• Full-time job with benefits.
• Role is on-site in Santa Monica, CA.
• Office is located near downtown Santa Monica — near metro and freeways.

The base pay range for this position is $130,000 to $155,000 per year. Actual compensation is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer a competitive package of benefits including vacation time, sick time, company holidays, parental leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) matching to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level
• Employment type Full-time
• Industries Entertainment Providers