Houdini Technical Supervisor

at  Scanline VFX

Houdini Technical Director builds tools and frameworks to power artist workflows across all disciplines of VFX. Support the transition to Houdini and NGP.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BA in Computer Science, or equivalent industry experience (required)
• Five (5) years of experience with VFX, Gaming, or other professional Houdini software usage
• Expert knowledge of Houdini
• Solaris and USD experience highly desirable
• Python, PyQT, and HScript scripting abilities
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Good interpersonal communication Skills
• Knowledge of render queuing software
• Knowledge of Shotgun or asset management is a plus
• Some knowledge of Maya and Nuke is a plus
• Experience with VRay is a plus
• C/C++ abilities is a plus
  This salary range is specific to applicants applying to our position in Vancouver, BC. To determine your base salary, we consider your qualifications, skills, and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary outside of this range and will also be dependent on your location.

ABOUT US

Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.
We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.

• Identifies and solves complex, systematic problems in the domain of tools, nodes, graphs, pipeline, and overall workflow development
• Gathers requirements across large collaboration efforts that span multiple departments and/or disciplines
• Leverages current technology research and development trends to innovate and advance Scanline VFX’s technologies
• Designs, builds, and implements prototypes; debugs, and QA’s using common testing platforms and stakeholders
• Maintains and supports created tools and fine-tunes as needed
• Writes technical briefs and documentation
• Partners with pipeline management team to identify and schedule tasks
• Defines, communicates and enforces development standards across team and project