Render Pipeline Engineer (Blender)

TL;DR

Render Pipeline Engineer (Blender/Python): Designing and maintaining the rendering infrastructure to automate the production of high-quality 3D images at scale with an accent on GPU acceleration, render farm management, and automated validation. Focus on building headless Blender Cycles configurations, systematizing lighting templates, and optimizing render times across cloud and local infrastructure.

Location: Worldwide (Remote)

Company

hirify.global is a production studio specializing in large-scale 3D asset rendering and high-quality image production.

What you will do

• Design and maintain the automated rendering pipeline for scene assembly, lighting, and output validation.
• Build and manage headless Blender Cycles configurations using OptiX/CUDA GPU acceleration.
• Systematize master lighting templates to ensure consistent look development across all assets.
• Manage render farm infrastructure, including job distribution and cost monitoring on AWS/GCP or local farms.
• Develop automated post-render validation systems for exposure, clipping, and resolution compliance.
• Create Python tooling to integrate the render pipeline with broader production systems and ingest queues.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in rendering, look development, or lighting pipeline engineering in games or VFX.
• Deep expertise in Blender Cycles or equivalent path-tracing renderers (Arnold, V-Ray).
• Strong Python scripting skills, specifically for automating rendering workflows and using the Blender API.
• Proven experience with GPU rendering infrastructure (CUDA, OptiX) and multi-GPU/cloud setups.
• Strong understanding of PBR materials, lighting principles, and technical image evaluation.
• Experience building batch processing systems for rendering thousands of assets.

Nice to have

• Specific production experience with headless Blender Cycles and Python-driven scene construction.
• Experience with render farm management tools like Deadline or Flamenco.
• Background in look development or lighting for games or film.
• Experience with automated image analysis and perceptual quality metrics.