Netflix

2 months ago

Technical Director PaFX (Houdini)

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Last checked: 21 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Support production teams that use SideFX Houdini across front-end and shot-based PAFX workflows. Provide Houdini and USD technical guidance, design and maintain artist-facing tools and procedural assets, and troubleshoot pipeline issues end-to-end. Partner with craft groups, Solutions Engineering, and R&D to standardize approaches, lead QA for tool releases and pipeline changes, and use Jira, Slack, Git, and Python-based UIs to drive high-quality outcomes.

Location: Vancouver

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Key Responsibilities

•Provide technical expertise and guidance for Houdini and USD for PAFX and supported departments, including proposing technologies and procedures to meet visual requirements.
•Design, develop, review, and maintain production-level code and Houdini tools/assets to support artist workflows.
•Track, debug, and resolve workflow issues in partnership with technical supervisors and R&D, including troubleshooting and optimizing PAFX tools, software, and workflows.
•Drive or participate in QA, technical testing, and validation for new technology, tool releases, and pipeline changes without impacting artist workflows.
•Collaborate across TD teams and craft groups, communicate updates via Slack, break down technical projects for Jira, and mentor junior team members.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 180,000 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionRetirement ProgramsPaid LeavePaid Time

Key Requirements

•5+ years of pipeline TD experience in large-scale animated features, animated TV series, gaming, and/or VFX feature films.
•Strong production TD experience, ideally within a team.
•Comprehensive Houdini experience troubleshooting procedural, node-based workflows and building production-ready HDAs.
•Strong knowledge of USD concepts, including Houdini Solaris/LOP context.
•Practical Python experience (PySide/PyQt), version control (git/GitHub), and experience with tools and workflows like Shotgrid, Agile, and Jira.

Experience:5+ years

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingMentorship

Tech Stack:SideFX HoudiniUSDHoudini SolarisLOPHoudini Digital Assets (HDAs)PythonPySidePyQtGitGitHubSlackJiraShotgridAgileMayaNukeC++

Company Brief

Netflix

Global subscription streaming service that produces and distributes movies, TV series, and games across multiple devices, operating worldwide with extensive original content and localized offerings.

Industry: Streaming Platforms

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Los Gatos, United States

Founded: 1997

Glassdoor: 4.1

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Netflix

2 months ago

Technical Director PaFX (Houdini)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 21 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Vancouver

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Key Responsibilities

•Provide technical expertise and guidance for Houdini and USD for PAFX and supported departments, including proposing technologies and procedures to meet visual requirements.
•Design, develop, review, and maintain production-level code and Houdini tools/assets to support artist workflows.
•Track, debug, and resolve workflow issues in partnership with technical supervisors and R&D, including troubleshooting and optimizing PAFX tools, software, and workflows.
•Drive or participate in QA, technical testing, and validation for new technology, tool releases, and pipeline changes without impacting artist workflows.
•Collaborate across TD teams and craft groups, communicate updates via Slack, break down technical projects for Jira, and mentor junior team members.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 180,000 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionRetirement ProgramsPaid LeavePaid Time

Key Requirements

•5+ years of pipeline TD experience in large-scale animated features, animated TV series, gaming, and/or VFX feature films.
•Strong production TD experience, ideally within a team.
•Comprehensive Houdini experience troubleshooting procedural, node-based workflows and building production-ready HDAs.
•Strong knowledge of USD concepts, including Houdini Solaris/LOP context.
•Practical Python experience (PySide/PyQt), version control (git/GitHub), and experience with tools and workflows like Shotgrid, Agile, and Jira.

Experience:5+ years

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingMentorship

Tech Stack:SideFX HoudiniUSDHoudini SolarisLOPHoudini Digital Assets (HDAs)PythonPySidePyQtGitGitHubSlackJiraShotgridAgileMayaNukeC++

Company Brief

Netflix

Global subscription streaming service that produces and distributes movies, TV series, and games across multiple devices, operating worldwide with extensive original content and localized offerings.

Industry: Streaming Platforms

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Los Gatos, United States

Founded: 1997

Glassdoor: 4.1

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor