Hasta La Motion!

The Inferno Software Engineer is responsible for maintai ning Sabre (Flame/Inferno) and Compositing Department software and scripts. Will assist Sabre artists and compositors with technical support under the guidance of the de partment leads. Will work with other departments (IS, IT, R&D) to maintain consistency and integrate tools with the other Computer Graphics departments. Will work with the artists to develop new tools and techniques to improve creativity and efficiency within the departments.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, design, write, distribute and document applications, plugins, and scripts used by the Sabre and Compositing Departments.
• Collaborate with artists and technology leads to help develop new plugins, applications and scripts.
• Troubleshoot and update both external and internal software.
• Maintain working relationships with tech support from 3rd party software vendors.
• Work with artists and supervisors on productions to solve workflow bottlenecks.
• Work directly with artists to troubleshoot individual scripts and solve challenges specific to a particular shot or sequence.
• Monitor and troubleshoot I/0 and rendering technology unique to ILM’s Sabre Department.
• Create and update technical department documentation for artists and other support personnel to use as reference.
• Collaborate with the department supervisors in setting up and maintaining resources and standards for the department.
• Try to anticipate potential problems before they occur and follow through on every task assigned.
• Keep everyone in the loop and up-to-date on the status of all tasks.
• Manage time effectively and prioritize tasks in a production oriented environment.
• Listen well to directions and ask questions to confirm that directions are clearly understood.
• Quickly learn new software, operating systems scripting languages, and procedures.
• Coordinate with other departments to help manage site-wide technology resources.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other technical degree.
• Have a good working knowledge of Flame/Inferno, Shake, and Nuke.
• Have a good knowledge of Python, and Python GUI packages such as GTK, FLTK, wxPython, etc for use in both Linux and Windows.
• UNIX, Shell scripting experience (csh, perl)
• Proven knowledge of and experience with UNIX, Linux, Windows, and Mac operating systems.
• Experience with C or C++.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as an effective contributor on mid to large scale development projects.
• Have a good working knowledge of HTML and ability to create web apps using Python. XML as well.
• Experience writing file conversion tools, e.g. between 3D scene formats or 2D image formats.
• Familiar with software development and Quality Assurance practices.
• Production compositing experience at a VFX house is a plus.
• Good project management, communication, and organization skills.
• Good documentation skills and basic html/xml writing skills.
• Have a good knowledge of Oracle, SQL and asset management systems in general a plus.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, 3D modeling/animation software (i.e. Maya) highly desired.
• Experience with computer graphics production a plus.

How to Apply:

Online: https://jobs.lucasfilm.com/

Mail Submissions to:
Industrial Light & Magic
Attn: Recruiting
1110 Gorgas Avenue, San Francisco, 94129

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