Three New Open Positions at Sony Pictures Imageworks - Revised Version

Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. is an Academy Award-winning, state-of-the-art
visual effects and character animation company dedicated to the art and
artistry of digital production and character creation. The company has been
recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Oscars
for its work on "Spider-Man 2" and the CG-animated short film "The
ChubbChubbs!," and nominations for "Spider-Man," "Hollow Man," "Stuart
Little" and "Starship Troopers."  Imageworks continues to raise the level in
the visual effects and character animation businesses, becoming a major
force in the industry by providing leading edge technology to its
world-class artists.

Current projects include:  "Zathura," "The Chronicles of Narnia:  The Lion,
The Witch and The Wardrobe," "Superman Returns," "Monster House," "Ghost
Rider" and Sony Pictures Animation's first animated feature, "Open Season."


Imageworks is a division of Sony Pictures Digital, which oversees the
digital production and online entertainment assets of Sony Pictures
Entertainment. Sony Pictures is an EO/AA employer currently looking for the
following:  Software Engineer, Production Data Management System; Senior
Software Engineer/Architect, Production Data Management System; and Software
Engineer, Volume Render Development. (See below for job descriptions.)

Please e-mail your resume (PDF, Word, or HTML format) to
swjobs-/[email protected]

For more info on Imageworks (plus additional job listings), go to:

www.imageworks.com

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Lisa Kelly/Tech Recruiter

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Job Descriptions:

Software Engineer, Production Data Management System

Develop and maintain a componentized production data management system used
to track the creation and editing of products created in a digital
production pipeline for visual effects and CG animated films.

The development centers around data management for Maya related products,
but needs to integrate with other packages or software languages.
Development of a robust software testing system and quality assurance
procedures will also be required.

Required Skills:

- Software QA experience  

- C++

- Mel

- Python

- GUI development

- Production experience

- Graphics experience

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Senior Software Engineer/Architect, Production Data Management System

Lead a small team of software developers and production TD's in the design,
development, and maintenance of a componentized production data management
system used to track the creation and editing of products created in a
digital production pipeline for visual effects and CG animated films.
Responsible for the gathering requirements from various productions,
developing proper specifications and project plan, day-to-day management of
the team, and ensuring clear communication to the user community during the
project.

Skills:

- Project management experience

- Software design experience

- C++

- Python

- Maya

- Production experience

- GUI design 

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Software Engineer, Volume Render Development

Job focus is on the development and integration of a volume renderer into a
Maya/Houdini based FX animation pipeline. Development also includes
integrating volume rendering into a proprietary lighting pipeline based on
Pixar's RenderMan. Also, integration into a new lighting pipeline based on a
ray-tracing renderer.

Experience in the following areas highly desired:

            - C/C++ experience

            - excellent math skills

            - ray tracing render development

            - experience with Houdini or similar FX packages

            - sampling algorithms / probability density functions (pdf)

            - ray marching/volume rendering techniques

            - spatial data structures

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