Pipeline TD

Flying Bark Productions is working on exciting projects such as Avatar: The Last Airbender feature film, Netflix's Stranger Things animated series, as well as our production Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan.

We're looking for a pipeline and tool developer to join our LA studio, working with our core pipeline team in Sydney. You would be joining a group of developers that genuinely enjoy making artists' lives easier. We have a great dev culture, promoting new ideas and discussions within the team and are keen to have your input.

About the role:

• You will interact with VFX , CG supervisors, Production Managers and Artists that need your technical guidance.
• You will attend technical meetings to provide clarity about the development you are involved with.
• You will be in constant communication with your team, the pipeline team, as well as with your production, if you are assigned to one.
• When you work at project level, you will be developing solutions with a specific project in mind, and expanding the company pipeline capabilities in a project agnostic way.
• When you work at core level, you will be developing solutions for all project workflows, company wide.
• You will be documenting new and existing workflows for the benefit of the technical and creative teams.
• We work with the Shotgrid Toolkit Framework, so experience in this area and or any other Asset Management systems is a must.
• Our software stack involves Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, Katana, Nuke and Houdini, as well as Toon Boom Harmony. Experience in one or multiple of these DCC API is required.
• Excellent Python coding skills are a must. C++ knowledge would be a bonus for squeezing that extra performance needed in certain places.

About you:

• Must have previous pipeline production experience (Animation preferred, but VFX can also be considered)
• Experience with Katana preferred, we are working on improving our lighting pipeline.
• Los Angeles based candidates preferred, but we are also open to candidates open to relocation.
• Familiar with our studio software stack: Maya, Katana , Houdini, Nuke, AVID, Tractor (render farm), Toon Boom Harmony, Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, Substance Painter.
• Technology stack: python (100% a must), Shotgrid API (90% a must), Shotgrid Toolkit (90% a must), REZ (not a requirement but ideal if you have used it), windows OS (not a requirement but ideal if you have used it), c++ (not a requirement but bonus), Jenkins (not a requirement but bonus)
• Bonus if you have contributed to other open source projects (github, bitbucket, gitlab)
• Bonus for experience of leading pipeline in a past project.

As a (Flying) Barker and member of the pipeline crew:

• You excel at identifying how to automate artists' workflows, so they do not have to repeat the same thing over and over.
• You are an excellent problem solver with attention to detail, identifying how to split a complex task into smaller, more manageable ones.
• Communication with others is second nature to you, ensuring the flow of information with production, artists and pipeline stays active.
• You can identify when to invest time solving a problem properly and never look back, or make a one off exception and solve it now by whatever means necessary.
• You are a fast learner, and never afraid to be involved in new workflows, new applications, new code, or even old code, to get familiarised with.
• You are not afraid of refactoring code when the job requires it, or adding value to existing code by keeping consistency when it makes more sense.
• You are not shy when it comes to proposing your ideas for new workflows.
• You are a team player, can support your peers and artists when they are in need, and escalate issues if necessary.
• You are able to prioritize tasks to have the most impact with the time and resources available.

Why work with us?

• We work on some of the coolest projects in the industry! Check out our website: Flying Bark.
• We have cake days, a dedicated culture club, and regular studio social events!
• Love dogs? You'll often see some of our furry companions around the studio.
• We offer flexible work-from-home days with a hybrid working approach.
• Career development is a priority for us, and we provide ongoing training and support opportunities.
• Our employees rave about our inclusive and welcoming culture-everyone is celebrated here!