Mid-Level Software Engineer (Pipeline)

TL;DR

Mid-Level Software Engineer (Pipeline): Designing, developing, and supporting proprietary tools for animation and game content creation, ensuring integration of external toolsets, and cultivating efficiency in creative processes. Focus on full-stack SDLC, defect correction in Python tooling, and optimizing existing production workflows.

Location: Saint Pierre, Mauritius

Company

hirify.global is a 3D animation studio based in Florida, USA, with a branch in Mauritius, creating stories and working on projects like 'Fortnite' and 'Horizon Forbidden West' for major studios while also developing internal Intellectual Property.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and support proprietary tools using Python for animation content creation.
• Integrate externally developed toolsets into the content creation pipeline.
• Collaborate with Technical Artists and other creative teams to create automated solutions for complex tasks.
• Analyze and correct defects in Python tooling, source control management, and game engine editors such as Unreal Engine.
• Maintain proprietary toolsets across multiple live projects and optimize existing production workflows.
• Provide support for team members encountering problems with DCC software, source control, and game engines.

Requirements

• 2 to 5 years experience in Software Engineering.
• BSc in Computer Science or IT with good grades.
• Proficiency in Python is required (strong OOP in C# or Java may be considered with a commitment to shift to Python).
• Good knowledge of object-oriented programming.
• Experience using version control systems such as Plastic SCM, Perforce, or Git.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English.

Nice to have

• Prior experience in VFX (creation of 3D models, rigging, animation).
• Prior knowledge of non-relational and relational databases (SQL, NoSQL).
• Prior experience in networking programming & protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTP).
• Prior experience working on VS Code editor and IDE such as Visual Studio.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fun-loving environment passionate about craft and growth.
• Opportunity to work on cool projects like ‘Fortnite’, ‘Horizon Forbidden West’, ‘Tom Clancy: Dauntless’, and movies like Transformer and Avatar.
• Culture dedicated to helping you grow and thrive with ample opportunity to advance.
• Work closely with artists and developers who have decades of experience across the animation industry.