Unreal Engine Developer (Innovation Lab)

Oscar, BAFTA, & Emmy-winning creative and technology company creating industry-leading Visualization, Virtual Production, and Visual Effects for premium Film and Episodic content.
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
5+ years of experience
Gaming · Entertainment

Description For Unreal Engine Developer (Innovation Lab)

Pixomondo (PXO), a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, is seeking an Unreal Engine Developer for their Innovation Lab team. This role is crucial in leveraging Unreal Engine's capabilities for Virtual Production, VFX, LBE, and TV production. As part of the Real-time software development team, you'll be responsible for integrating Unreal into PXO's workflow and collaborating with production stakeholders to create efficient workflows and pioneering technologies.

The Innovation Lab at PXO is at the forefront of content creation, exploring emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, real-time engines, robotics, and new media workflows. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and shape the future of storytelling across various mediums. The team values experimentation, rapid prototyping, and pushing boundaries using state-of-the-art hardware and software.

As an Unreal Engine Developer, you'll be working on low-level rendering enhancements, performance optimizations, and serving as a technical liaison between development and production teams. The role requires strong expertise in C++, Python, and graphics programming, along with a deep understanding of Unreal Engine's architecture. You'll be part of a world-class team of disruptors, working in a flexible, creative, and fast-paced environment with significant ownership over your projects.

The position offers the chance to work on real-world, user-facing AI experiences while collaborating with experts in AI, product, and platform engineering. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about gaming technology, visual effects, and innovative content creation who wants to contribute to groundbreaking projects in the entertainment industry.

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Responsibilities For Unreal Engine Developer (Innovation Lab)

  • Integrating Unreal with Pixomondo's proprietary Virtual Production pipeline
  • Executing low-level rendering enhancements and performance optimizations in engine build
  • Serving as technical liaison for Unreal-related matters to VP artists/operators
  • Engaging in collaborative efforts with production stakeholders in agile development
  • Working with fellow developers to maximize Unreal use
  • Creating technical documentation and workflow guides
  • Thoroughly validating work through systematic testing
  • Addressing bug reports and support requests

Requirements For Unreal Engine Developer (Innovation Lab)

  • Strong grasp of Unreal Engine, from Blueprints to core C++ modules
  • Strong modern C++ skills (C++17/20)
  • Proficiency in modern Python and relevant frameworks and libraries
  • Familiarity with source control systems (git and perforce)
  • Proficiency in both Linux and Windows operating systems
  • Strong Linear Algebra skills
  • Experience with modern Graphics APIs such as D3D12 and Vulkan
  • Experience profiling, debugging and optimizing GPU and CPU code
  • Familiarity with shading languages HLSL/GLSL

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