Senior Tools Programmer – Austin,TX, USA
SENIOR PROGRAMMER (TOOLS)
The TOOLS engineer works on the technology team that provides TOOLS and pipeline components for the entire studio. TOOLS engineers work closely with content creators to deliver them required functionality and improve their workflows.
RESPONSIBILITES
• 2D and 3D GUI TOOLS for use by artists and designers
• Exporters, plug-ins and pipelines out of modeling and animations packages
• Data packaging and format optimizations for the runtime
• Quick iteration TOOLS for previewing results on game consoles
• Asset management and team collaboration systems
• Work with content creators to constantly improve workflows
QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.
• 6+ years of industry experience with a concentration on TOOLS
• Commercial GUI programming using C++
• Strong 3D background and experience with 3D authoring TOOLS and export pipelines
• Solid software engineering skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
EXPERIENCE AND ADDITIONAL SKILLS
• Maya plug-in and MEL experience
• Understanding of shading languages
• Experience with scripting languages such as Lua or Python
• Gen3 experience