Core Software Engineer - USD

Pixar Animation Studios is an Academy Award ®-winning computer animation studio with the technical, creative and production capabilities to create a new generation of animated feature films, merchandise and other related products. Pixar's objective is to combine proprietary technology and world-class creative talent to develop computer-animated feature films with memorable characters and heartwarming stories that appeal to audiences of all ages.

We work very closely with both artists and other engineers to build the greatest filmmaking tools with high-standard engineering practices. The position requires a deep understanding of software engineering, an ability to collaborate in a large, cross-functional team of developers, and skill in designing and implementing robust, easy-to-maintain code. If you love writing high performance and high quality C++ code, are excited by cutting-edge engineering projects, and live or would like to live in the San Francisco Bay Area, we’d love to have you on the team.

* Develop, implement, test, and support 3D animation software in a Linux environment * Collaborate effectively with a team of engineers, QA, Build, UI, Doc and Project Management * Partner with artists and technicians to develop world class software for film production

* 5+ years of experience engineering in C++ * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent * Strong software engineering skills are a must * Experience with high performance, multi-threaded code preferred * Experience with UNIX / Linux is a plus * Experience with and/or knowledge of 3D applications (e.g., Maya, Houdini, Katana) is a plus