Software Engineer

Essential Functions

Pixar Animation Studios is Looking for Rockstar Engineers!

The Studio Tools Department is responsible for developing Pixar’s in-house proprietary film-making software. The Engineering Team is looking for rockstar software engineers to help create and maintain new software for the studio. The position requires a deep understanding of software application engineering, an ability to collaborate in a small cross-functional team of world-class developers, and a passion for designing and implementing high quality code.


Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, test and support proprietary 3D film-making software
• Program high quality, robust, easy to maintain code and unit tests in C++, Objective-C and Python
• Work effectively with a development team of Software Engineers, QA, Build, UI, Doc and Project Management to provide world class software for film production

Other Responsibilities

• Experience programming in C++ or Objective-C
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Experience with modern development toolkits such as Cocoa and Qt
• Strong object-oriented design and implementation skills
• Experience with UNIX / LINUX
• Experience/Knowledge of 3D graphics, interaction techniques and 3D applications (e.g. Maya, SOFTIMAGE) is a plus
• Proven ability to work with a team to deliver high quality software in a fast paced, dynamic environment

About Pixar Animation Studios:

Pixar Animation Studios, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award®-winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of computer animation. Creator of some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time, including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, and most recently, WALL-E. The Northern California studio has won 21 Academy Awards® and its nine films have grossed more than $4.5 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The next film release from Disney-Pixar is UP (May 29, 2009).

Pixar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Desired Skills