Software Engineer at Pixar

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Company
Pixar
Location
Emeryville, CA
Added on
09/02/2010
Keywords
unix  c 

About the Company:

Pixar Animation Studios, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award®-winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of computer animation.

To date, the studio has earned twenty-two Academy Awards, six Golden Globes, and three Grammys, among many other awards, acknowledgments and achievements and has made $5.5 billion worldwide. It is one of the most critically acclaimed film studios of all time. It is best known for its CGI-animated feature films which are created with PhotoRealistic RenderMan, its own implementation of the industry-standard Renderman image-rendering API used to generate high-quality images.

The ideal candidate:

Responsabilities

  • Develop, implement, test and support 3D animation software
  • Work effectively with a team of engineers, QA, Build, UI, Doc and Project Management
  • Work with artists and technicians to provide world class software development and support for film production

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience engineering in C / C++
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Experience with modern development toolkits such as Qt
  • Strong object-oriented design and implementation skills
  • Experience with UNIX / LINUX
  • Experience working with technical and non-technical software users
  • Experience and/or Knowledge of 3D graphics and interaction techniques
  • Knowledge of 3D graphic applications (i.e. Maya, SOFTIMAGE)
  • Commitment to creating world class production tools
  • Strong problem solving skills with high attention to detail and quality
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proven ability to work with a team to deliver high quality software in a fast paced, dynamic, deadline-oriented environment.

Job Description and responsibilities:

The Studio Tools Department is responsible for developing Pixar's in-house proprietary animation software. The Engineering Team is looking for software engineers to help create and maintain new software for the studio. The position requires a deep understanding of software application engineering, an ability to collaborate in a large cross-functional team of world-class developers, and skill in designing and implementing robust, easy to maintain code.

To apply:

Visit our careers page and look for Job ID #10216

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