Remote Nuke Pipeline Developer

Summary

The job is for a Nuke Pipeline Developer at Zoic Studios in Vancouver, BC. The role involves designing, developing, maintaining, and improving the studio's Nuke pipeline, writing plugins and extensions, attending meetings, creating tools, training artists, and documenting developed tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Visualization, or VFX required
• Minimum 2 years VFX experience within, film/TV or gaming
• Strong Software Development Skills
• Procedural and object-oriented programming expertise
• Ability to design and implement systems
• Production level understanding of modular, large-scale digital asset management and version control
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written
• Knowledge of Production Technology/IT/IS methods, practices, and trends
• User interface design and standard UI toolkits

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Pipeline team and CG Technical Supervisors in Vancouver, Los Angeles, and New York to design, develop, evolve, and maintain Zoic’s Nuke pipeline
• Write and/or maintain Python or C++ plugins and extensions for 3rd party packages used in the pipeline
• Attend Pipeline meetings as required
• Complete tasks within the time frame given by Supervisors
• Create production software, pipeline-related tools and solutions
• Assist in the development and deployment of pipeline tools
• Write the necessary end-user and developer documentation for developed tools
• Train and support artists to use the developed tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Bonus: Pipeline experience for at least one these discipline groups: Modeling, UV, Texturing, Shaders, LookDev, Lighting, Rendering
• Bonus: Experience using Ray Trace render engines. VRay knowledge is a plus
• Bonus: Third Party pipeline integration and plugin development for: Maya, Houdini, Unreal Engine

Benefits

• Pay Range: 45/hr – 65/hr DOE (The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors)
• Candidates MUST be located in British Columbia. At the moment this is a remote 'work from home' position with the option of working within our studio
• Zoic does not cover relocation costs
• All remote positions require the candidate to have a reliable internet connection via ethernet and work on Pacific Standard Time