Software Engineer - Environments & Effects

Job Description

Job Summary

At Walt Disney Animation Studios we have a deep commitment to the philosophy that creativity inspires technology, and technology inspires creativity. Engineers in our Production Technology department are charged with developing and implementing new algorithms to solve unique and challenging problems for all of our animated content. We do this working alongside a user base that shares a collaborative environment with us, and uses the code we develop to make our feature films.

We are looking for an engineer to join our Production Technology team, targeting development of procedural geometry generation tools used by our artists to construct the rich environments and effects seen in our films. In this role, you will partner with artists, production leadership, technical directors, cross-team software engineers, researchers, and other technologists across Walt Disney Studios. You will be supporting our current generation of environment tools, as well as being on the bleeding edge designing and implementing innovative workflows and state of the art solutions motivated by our new long term vision for Walt Disney Animation Studios.

What does it mean to be a developer here at WDAS?
• Our engineers get the opportunity to work on the full stack of our tools, from developing the underlying algorithms through building intuitive artist-friendly interfaces.
• Work hand in hand with artists to make the tools we need for the incredibly complex and rich characters and environments featured in our movies.
• Develop on top of a highly performant, extendable in-house application framework.
• Develop new artist-centric interaction models using the latest hardware and technologies.

Key Qualifications:
• Proficiency in C++, ideally C++11/14.
• Experience with scripting languages including Python
• Understanding of computer graphics foundational concepts, and algorithms
• Experience building clean interfaces using modern UI development toolkits
• Extensive experience designing APIs from scratch as well as designing APIs that extend existing frameworks while maintaining established patterns and architecture.
• The ability to quickly produce clear, testable code.
• Understanding of the importance of performant solutions for user interaction
• Excellent problem solving, troubleshooting and debugging skills
• Ability to collaborate with team members across different disciplines including directly interfacing with stakeholders to understand requirements
• Exemplary communication, teamwork and problem solving skills, balancing the timeliness of solutions with their sustainability. Able to prioritize competing demands based on business value.
• 6-8 years designing and developing complex user facing software, ideally in a studio environment.
• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Bonus Qualifications:
• Knowledge of animation, graphics techniques and algorithms
• Strong mathematical fundamentals, including linear algebra and numerical methods
• Strong understanding of coding process, standards, continuous integration and testing principles
• Masters in Computer Science

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WDAS continues to build on its rich legacy of innovation and creativity, from the first fully-animated feature film, 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, to 2019's Frozen 2, the biggest animated film of all time, to our 60th animated feature, Encanto, releasing November 2021. Among the studio's timeless creations are Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Frozen, Big Hero 6 and Zootopia.

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