Netflix

2 months ago

Technical Director Lighting

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Last checked: 22 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Build and evolve Netflix Animation Studios’ lighting pipeline by troubleshooting workflows, supporting artists, and providing technical direction. You’ll recommend new technologies, develop and maintain tools (including well-tested, maintainable code), and resolve workflow and render performance issues. Partner with craft leads, Solutions Engineering, and R&D to standardize processes, validate tool releases with QA, and improve pipeline efficiency across productions in Vancouver and globally.

Location: Vancouver

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Key Responsibilities

•Understand visual requirements and propose technologies, procedures, and tools to meet lighting and rendering needs.
•Develop and maintain high-quality lighting pipeline code and tools, including writing well-maintainable software.
•Track, debug, and resolve workflow issues with TDs, technical supervisors, solutions engineers, and R&D; troubleshoot and optimize tools, software, and workflows.
•Lead or participate in the direction, evolution, and maintenance of technology for lighting and rendering stakeholders, including QA validation of new releases or pipeline changes.
•Provide technical guidance to TDs and TAs, mentor more junior team members, and help maximize pipeline efficiency and quality across adjoining departments.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 180,000

Key Requirements

•5+ years of proven pipeline Technical Director (TD) experience in large-scale animated features, animated TV series, the gaming industry, and/or VFX feature films.
•Strong experience troubleshooting lighting and rendering software and understanding traditional techniques for the relevant craft group(s).
•Good software development skills, including coding, code review, and debugging issues across department workflows and technology.
•Knowledge of Python and PyQt (or another GUI toolkit), plus concepts like data flow, dependencies, metadata, publishing, and retrieval.
•Familiarity with computer graphics principles (rendering, scene representation, color and image processing) and experience with ShotGrid, git/GitHub, and Agile practices (e.g., Jira).

Experience:5+ yearsVFXAnimationGaming

Skills:MentorshipCollaboration

Tech Stack:PythonPyQtC++SwiftUSDShotGridGitGitHubJiraAgile

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 Lighting

✓ Verified Job

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

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 22 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Vancouver

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Key Responsibilities

•Understand visual requirements and propose technologies, procedures, and tools to meet lighting and rendering needs.
•Develop and maintain high-quality lighting pipeline code and tools, including writing well-maintainable software.
•Track, debug, and resolve workflow issues with TDs, technical supervisors, solutions engineers, and R&D; troubleshoot and optimize tools, software, and workflows.
•Lead or participate in the direction, evolution, and maintenance of technology for lighting and rendering stakeholders, including QA validation of new releases or pipeline changes.
•Provide technical guidance to TDs and TAs, mentor more junior team members, and help maximize pipeline efficiency and quality across adjoining departments.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 180,000

Key Requirements

•5+ years of proven pipeline Technical Director (TD) experience in large-scale animated features, animated TV series, the gaming industry, and/or VFX feature films.
•Strong experience troubleshooting lighting and rendering software and understanding traditional techniques for the relevant craft group(s).
•Good software development skills, including coding, code review, and debugging issues across department workflows and technology.
•Knowledge of Python and PyQt (or another GUI toolkit), plus concepts like data flow, dependencies, metadata, publishing, and retrieval.
•Familiarity with computer graphics principles (rendering, scene representation, color and image processing) and experience with ShotGrid, git/GitHub, and Agile practices (e.g., Jira).

Experience:5+ yearsVFXAnimationGaming

Skills:MentorshipCollaboration

Tech Stack:PythonPyQtC++SwiftUSDShotGridGitGitHubJiraAgile

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