Software Engineer, RenderMan

Job Summary:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop new or enhanced technical solutions to improve performance

• Collaborate with the team to maintain and improve the core rendering systems

• Refactor and rewrite existing code to improve quality, reliability and maintainability

• Proactively add and maintain tests to ensure the highest levels of quality

• Provide hands-on support to key customers, as well as our colleagues in production at the studio

• Diagnose and fix bugs in legacy code

• Author high-quality internal and end-user documentation

• Actively participate in design discussions, sharing engineering responsibilities and encouraging adoption of standards

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proficient in C++ with proven software engineering experience

• Practical knowledge of multi-threaded, SIMD, SIMT or GpGPU development, especially CUDA

• Extensive analytic, debugging, and problem-solving skills

• Experience working in a Linux, macOS or Windows environment

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• The ideal candidate has a customer-centric mentality and a collaborative approach to solving problems. They have good attention to detail, paired with curiosity and a desire to continue learning. They can work independently and are able to self-organise and prioritise their own tasks for the greatest impact.

• Familiarity with programmable shading or the OpenGL shading language

• Experience of the full commercial software life cycle

• Experience in film or video game production

• Familiarity with tools such as Valgrind, Vtune, Nsight etc.

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