Technical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement scalable procedural systems and workflows within Houdini for FX, Creature, Crowds, and Environments
• Create, maintain, and optimize robust Houdini Digital Assets (OTLs)
• Extend the core pipeline by developing and supporting tools for data flow, asset publishing, and version control
• Collaborate with artists to gather requirements and troubleshoot technical issues
• Partner with engineers across Shading, Lighting, and Rendering teams for seamless integration
• Document tools and workflows for artistic and engineering teams

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of professional experience in procedural workflows within VFX, Animation, or Game production
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Houdini environment and tool creation
• Strong proficiency in Python and VEX
• Proven experience developing production pipeline tools and asset delivery
• Experience leveraging the Houdini API and DCCs like Katana
• Strong grasp of 3D math, linear algebra, and data structures
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with desktop application development using PyQt/PySide
• Experience with C++ for high-performance plugin development
• Experience with data science, machine learning, or complex simulation techniques
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Digital Media, or a related field

About the Company

Sony Pictures Imageworks is an Academy Award®-winning visual effects and animation studio known for photoreal live-action visual effects, dynamic creature and character animation, and full-CG features.