The Senior Stage Processing Software Engineer is responsible for architecting, developing, and maintaining the tools and workflows that power volumetric capture processing and stage data pipelines. The ideal candidate is an advanced Python engineer with deep expertise in Houdini PDG-based automation, and supporting experience with HDA development and the Houdini Python API. This role also requires practical experience integrating ML and AI-assisted tooling into production systems.
The position partners closely with Production, Operations, and R&D stakeholders to transform experimental workflows into scalable, production-ready architectures. Responsibilities include orchestrating large-scale volumetric data processing, coordinating distributed compute through systems such as Deadline, integrating with ShotGrid, and ensuring workflows are reproducible, performant, and aligned with pipeline standards. A Senior Stage Processing Software Engineer anticipates workflow friction, drives efficiency across large datasets, and delivers modular, maintainable systems that evolve alongside emerging technologies.Key Responsibilities
- Lead development of PDG-driven volumetric capture processing pipelines, turning early-stage workflows into robust production systems.
- Translate stakeholder requirements into clear technical plans, evaluating trade-offs, estimating effort, and mitigating risks
- Architect and maintain Python-based processing systems, with primary emphasis on Houdini PDG orchestration
- Design and optimize data workflows for meshing, splat refinement, stabilization, alignment, and downstream asset preparation
- Integrate and operationalize machine learning models within production pipelines
- Coordinate distributed processing workflows through Deadline, and integrate automation and metadata flows with ShotGrid
- Improve performance, scalability, and reproducibility across large datasets and processing workflows
- Uphold engineering excellence through testing, documentation, profiling, and code review practices
- Mentor engineers and contribute to architectural direction across the processing domain
- Collaborate across Production, Operations, and R&D to ensure systems remain stable and production-aligned
Qualifications
8+ years of professional software development experience, with expert-level proficiency in Python
Advanced experience building and maintaining Houdini PDG-based automation workflows for large-scale production processing
Working knowledge of HDA development and the Houdini Python API in support of PDG-driven systems
Strong understanding of distributed job orchestration systems such as Deadline
Experience integrating with production tracking systems such as ShotGrid, including API-driven automation and metadata workflows
Strong background in volumetric capture or geometry processing workflows, including meshing, alignment, stabilization, and refinement systems
Hands-on experience integrating ML or AI-assisted models into production pipelines
Experience optimizing performance and managing large datasets in production environments
Working knowledge of the Houdini C++ API (nice to have)
Strong engineering fundamentals, including modular system design, testing, profiling, and reproducibility practices
Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams
Self-directed, detail-oriented, and solution-driven working style
Top Skills
Eyeline Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN Office
580 Granville St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 1W8
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