Senior Software Developer, Simulation - Animation

Job Description

About Technicolor Creative Studios

Technicolor Creative Studios is a creative technology company driven by one purpose: The realization of ambitious and extraordinary ideas. We inspire creative companies across the world to produce their most iconic work. Our award-winning teams of artists and technologists' partner with the creative community across film, television, animation, gaming, brand experience and advertising to bring the universal art of storytelling to audiences everywhere. No idea is too ambitious for us to create to an incredibly high standard. Technicolor Creative Studios provides World Class production expertise in Film, Episodic, Gaming, Advertising and Experiential Marketing.

About Mikros Animation

Mikros Animation is a global CGI animation studio, part of Technicolor Creative Studios, located in Paris, Montreal, Los Angeles, Bangalore and London, dedicated to feature films and episodic content. Since its inception, Mikros Animation has always put creativity and CG artistry at the heart of its animation and production activities, allowing our artists to work across a great variety of stories with a high level of stylized craft. So far, Mikros Animation has contributed to ten released feature animations and to numerous high-quality animated series, for the world's best-known animation studios, either as creative studio, line producer or executive producer. Mikros Animation has also produced more than 250 hours of programming, broadcast by notable channels including Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, TF1, France TV, Gulli, M6, Gloob, and Super RTL. Our animated episodic content airs and streams globally, in over 180 countries.

At Mikros Animation, we believe great animation is about making real connections with real people. By partnering with filmmakers to unite their creative visions, with our industry-leading craftsmanship and artistry, we create characters that connect with audiences on an authentic and emotional level to bring powerful stories to life.

http://www.mikrosanimation.com/

This is a senior software role that contributes across the Technicolor portfolio by architecting and implementing technology that pushes the boundaries for creature and real-time technology.

As a senior engineer, you will be expected to have and granted to exercise a high degree of autonomy and to make significant contributions to the design of components and affect the global roadmap.

Mentoring more junior team members and participating in cross-functional teams and efforts, and being considerate and assertive, are very important qualities at this level of operations.

Primary Responsibilities
• Work with a mix of local and remote Team Members to ensure realistic planning, scheduling, and regular deliveries of the results to internal clients
• Mentor more junior team members, and share and grow with your peers
• Shape the implementation and design of FX workflows, simulation tools, and Houdini/FX pipeline integration
• Produce documentation and support users in the maintenance phase, and contribute to demonstration during exploratory phases
• Builds and maintain relationships with internal clients (CG Supervisors, Lead Artists etc.)

Qualifications

Essential skills are those you have matured professionally, or have been practicing personally for a length of time and can demonstrate achievements in (e.g. personal repository, demos etc.)
• Intermediate experience in a creative industry in a technical role (Film, Episodic, Commercials)
• Technical STEM Degree, or equivalent applied knowledge
• A strong understanding of FX workflow and the constituents of high-quality shots.
• A strong understanding of the mathematical fundamentals of simulation
• Deep Knowledge of Python both within and outside of DCC clients
• Pixar USD and Solaris (or keen to learn fast)
• Knowledge of Houdini's API and Scripting options (Python SDK and Vex)
• Intermediate or better C++ knowledge and implementation experience
• Able to work in a multi-cultural, multi-site large organization
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a structured development environment (Version Control, Issue tracking, task tracking etc.)

Desirable Skills:

Desirable skills are advantageous, but not strictly necessary. We don't expect candidates to tick ALL the boxes, but if you have any of the following in any combination they will be highly regarded. If you don't, a keen interest in learning more on the job about some combination will be important.
• Houdini HDK
• Simulation, implementation and/or frameworks
• An ''eye for detail'' for what makes great FX in a shot
• Epic Unreal, Operation
• Maya, Operation and SDK
• Katana, Operation and SDK

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gm9e62-216-73-216-22-42 in your application.