Senior Pipeline TD
69k - 84k USD
Hybrid
Full Time
#Technology
#Animation
#VFX
#C++
#APIs
#Python
#Maya
#Nuke
OUR STORY
For more than 35 years, Bardel Entertainment has led the animation industry through unwavering commitment to quality, creativity, and innovation. We are an internationally recognized, Emmy Award®-winning studio – in two prominent Canadian cities, Vancouver and Kelowna – and the creative force behind top audience hits such as The Dragon Prince, Rick and Morty, Teen Titans Go!, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Bardel is currently looking for a Senior Pipeline TD to work collaboratively with our Emmy award winning studio team. Working closely with all Technology teams, this role is responsible for the successful creation of the company’s pipeline software tools, supporting Production in making technical decisions and general technical support throughout the production process.
What you’ll be doing:
- Developing stable, scalable and effective libraries, APIs, and tools for production pipeline.
- Work with artists, leads, and supervisors to implement solutions for production workflows with an emphasis on optimization.
- Collaborating with the pipeline team to map out and optimize project timelines to achieve goals.
- Follow the coding standards and procedures as outlined by the pipeline team.
- Documenting code from top to bottom by following the standards as outlined by the pipeline team.
- Research and Development of new software and techniques to recommend improvements to studio environment and workflows.
- Keep up to speed on current technology trends and tools both hardware and software.
- Aiding in all stages of production and pipeline software support.
- Mentoring and coaching team members.
What you’ll need:
- 3+ years of experience in VFX or Animation industry
- Understanding in building tools, scripts, and plugins with C++ and DCC APIs.
- Data science and database, APS experience with PostgresSQL, mysql, and containerized development standards.
- Extensive development experience in Python.
- Experience in developing libraries used by other TDs and software engineers.
- Experience working with PySide or PyQt.
- Experience with rez package development standards.
- A proven track record of successfully implementing and developing tools for Maya, Nuke, Shotgun, Deadline, Katana, Houdini, Renderman etc.
- Experience with functional/object-oriented programming with a good understanding of pitfalls and alternate approaches.
- Experience with at least one of the source control systems.
- Solid understanding of entire CG production process and the ability to manage projects to fit the production and technology environment.
- Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with both business and IT individuals at all levels including the varying production levels.
- Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the “big picture” view.
- Understanding of time constraints when dealing with complex productions and timelines and prioritizing strategies to achieve goals.
And for bonus points:
- Working knowledge with MEL.
- Experience with JSX, JavaScript, JQuery, Ajax, HTML and CSS.
- Working knowledge with Git.
- Working knowledge with Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence, etc.).
Salary Range: CAD $90,000 - $110,000 / year. The Salary Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.
Location: We are currently considering only candidates based in BC or Quebec who are legally able to work in Canada.
WHY JOIN BARDEL?
We’ve got great people here, with good reason! We offer extensive, meaningful benefits centred on well-being (RRSP contribution matching, extended health and wellness perks, and paid closures to name a few!) as well as a hybrid studio model with flexible schedules. And did we mention that our studios are dog friendly?
Being a part of our team will have you working on exciting, prominent industry projects and collaborating with influential, creative professionals from around the world. We’ll help you grow your career through regular social events and ongoing development opportunities, such as leadership training, workshops, and classes led by experienced industry guest instructors.
If you're driven by the excitement of tackling creative challenges, leveraging cutting-edge technologies, and pushing the boundaries of diverse entertainment, we invite you to join us – let’s create together!
JOIN US
Ready to apply and join our cast of characters? Fill out the form below with your current resume, samples of your work (e.g. a link to your website or reel – don’t be afraid to show off a little!), and tell us why YOU are the best person for this role!
GOOD TO KNOW
Remote work may be considered for this position. Bardel's Hybrid & Remote Work Policy will be presented and open to discussion during the interview process.
Bardel Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to fostering an inclusive environment – where the strength in the diversity of backgrounds, lived experiences, and identities are not only valued, but essential to our creative process. We hire personnel without discrimination based on race, ancestry, place of origin, citizenship, ethnic origin, colour, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, language, marital status, age, physical and/or mental handicap or financial ability.
Candidates applying must be based in and legally eligible for work in Canada.
