Digital Domain seeks Pipeline Tools Engineer (Venice, CA)

[Digital Domain]

Digital Domain is an Academy Award©-winning digital production studio focused on visual effects for feature film and advertising. Founded in 1993, the company has built a legacy of achievement, listing Titanic, The Day After Tomorrow and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button among its 75+ film credits. A creative giant in advertising, Digital Domain has created some of the world’s most memorable spots. The studio works with top directors and is continually pushing into new territory. Digital Domain is recognized for pioneering work in photo-real digital humans, and productions that bring the worlds of movies, games, advertising and the web closer together. The studio is blocks from the beach in Venice, California.

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

JOB OPENING: Pipeline Engineer
LOCATION: Venice, California
STATUS: This is a project position

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.

Please submit your resume online at www.digitaldomain.com/careers