R&D Software Engineers

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Industrial Light & Magic Full time
Job Summary:

We are seeking talented R&D engineers to join our innovative and collaborative R&D team at Industrial Light & Magic.

Position Overview:

As a key member of our R&D team, you will be responsible for developing cutting-edge technology that empowers our artists to create stunning visuals. You will work closely with engineers across all ILM studios, splitting time between long-term software development projects and day-to-day artist support, consultation, and problem-solving.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop innovative algorithms, craft artist-friendly user interfaces, optimize data management processes, and build special purpose content creation tools.
  • Collaborate with commercial software vendors in developing and deploying the next generation of machine-learning-based tools.
  • Work with engineers across all ILM studios, splitting time between long-term software development projects and day-to-day artist support, consultation, and problem-solving.
  • Occasional shot work alongside artists.
  • Image processing, compositing, and rotoscoping, including depth estimation, image segmentation, generative in-painting, and plate relighting.
  • Simulating natural phenomena, rigid-body destruction, crowds, and procedural animation.
  • Lighting, texturing, look-development, and layered material definition.
  • Modeling, rigging, and animation of bodies and faces, including soft-body dynamic simulation of cloth, hair, and flesh.
  • Tools, structures, and pipeline systems that define how artists assemble and manage massively complex 3D scenes, and user interfaces for authoring, validating, publishing, and tracking 3D and 2D data as it moves through a network of automated batch processes.
  • Senior level roles will have people and/or project leadership responsibilities.
Requirements:
  • Proven experience relevant to the level of role with professional software development and/or VFX production.
  • Proficiency in C++ and Python on Linux.
  • Knowledge of and/or a desire to expand your expertise in the principles of visual effects, potentially with a specialty such as modeling, animation, lighting, rendering, image processing, etc.
  • Experience with Maya, Houdini, Katana, Mari, or other commercial software applications is preferred, otherwise the ability to demonstrate a proactive learning attitude to support knowledge and/or skills expansion with machine learning techniques, processes, and toolsets.
  • Working knowledge of standard data formats: OpenEXR, OpenVDB, Alembic, USD, etc.
  • A passion for designing artist-friendly interfaces using GUI toolkits: Qt, PySide, QML, etc.
  • An understanding of software development principles: object-oriented design, test-driven development, source code management, build, and release processes.
  • Extensive experience developing in at least one of the above-listed niches.
  • Applicable to Senior level positions: Leadership and mentoring experience is required.
Education/Experience:
  • BS and/or advanced degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent level of experience.

This role is Hybrid, which means the employee will be required to work a minimum of 2 days on-site per week at a Company designated location, and occasionally from home.

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