Netflix Software Engineer - Procedural Geometry & Simulation 

Australia, New South Wales, Sydney 

892080489

Job Summary:

You may have a background in film, animation, television, visualization or games fields. An interest in mathematics and/or physics would be beneficial.

What You’ll Do:

• Experience working with our procedural tools for fur/hair/feathers, cloth, vegetation and stylized effects. Work on our new simulation toolset for Character FX artists to bring dynamic motion to these procedural effects.

• Experience a variety of challenges with every show/project to cater to the look and style of the film.

• Work alongside some of the best artists and developers in the world.

• Integrate those tools and techniques into both established and new artist workflows.

• Collaborate directly with the artists who will be utilizing the tools you develop.

• Collaborate with grace, humility, inclusion, and open-mindedness.

What You’ll Need:

• A tertiary qualification in Computer Science or Engineering or Math/Geometry.

• 5 or more years of experience in a VFX/animation/game field, specifically working with procedural geometry and/or physical simulation.

• Software development experience using C++.

• Working knowledge of relevant applications such as Houdini and Maya, including their APIs.

• Ability to develop tools and UIs for creative users.

• Experience with UNIX / LINUX.

• Willingness to work in a fast-paced production environment.

• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently for some tasks.

• Experience writing high-performance code: profiling tools, optimization, multi-threading and SIMD.

• Mathematical skills and familiarity with algorithms for numerical simulation of cloth and hair.

• Some experience with GPU programming (e.g. CUDA).

• Working knowledge of other relevant APIs or extension languages, such as OpenGL,OpenVDB, CUDA, Boost, TBB, USD, or Eigen.

• An appreciation of design aesthetics.

• Excellent verbal, written, and e-social communication skills.