Pipeline Engineer (Venice)

[Digital Domain]

Digital Domain is an Academy award winning visual effects studio located just blocks from the beach in Venice, CA. Since 1993, we have been at the pinnacle of visual effects working on such films as "Apollo 13", "Titanic", "I, Robot", "Day After Tomorrow" and "Flags of Our Fathers". Digital Domain is also a pioneer in the commercial realm, earning scores of CLIO, AICP, Cannes Lion, Grammy, and MTV honors. We frequently work with the industry’s top commercial directors on some of the world’s most memorable spots.

For immediate consideration, please submit your resume at www.digitaldomain.com/careers.

JOB OPENING: Pipeline Engineer
LOCATION: Venice, California


Position Summary:
The Pipeline Engineer participates in a variety of development and support tasks focused on the continued advancement of computer graphics production oriented applications within the studio. From implementing the integration between numerous proprietary and 3rd-party critical path applications to maintaining the facility database infrastructure, the Pipeline Engineer plays a key role in ensuring that all of the technology used in production remains a cohesive whole.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
In general, all engineers are responsible for providing software solutions and support to the internal visual effects productions and artists. This involves strong engineering, problem-solving, and communication skills. Specifically, the responsibilities include:

• Design, implementation, and maintenance of pipeline and production support tools, such as the dailies/media review system, asset and task management systems, and reference art system.
• Collaborate with users and other developers on the integration of the pipeline and production support tools with computer graphics applications.
• Help oversee the setup and maintenance of build environments, release structures and coding standards to be used within the Digital Domain Software Department.

Education, Experience, and Skills Required:

• Candidates should hold an advanced degree in Computer Science or related field (BS or MS) or equivalent experience in a high-end production environment.
• Experience in developing database or database-related applications with Python and/or C++ across Unix and Windows environments is required.
  • Specifically, experience or familiarity with Shotgun and/or other asset and task management systems is preferred.
  • Strong working knowledge of at least one database platform out of MySQL, Postgres, or Oracle is preferred.
• Experience in some or all of Ruby web development, Qt user interface development, systems programming, revision control, and automated build systems is also preferred.

Qualified candidates please submit your resume at www.digitaldomain.com/careers