Pipeline Engineer

General Summary

At LAIKA, we craft breathtaking stop motion films by blending timeless artistic techniques with innovative technology. As a Pipeline Engineer on the Studio Pipeline team, you'll help design, build, and maintain the pipeline and workflow tools that empower artists and production teams throughout the creative process.

In this role, you'll provide hands-on pipeline support and troubleshoot a wide range of editorial and production tracking challenges across every stage of our filmmaking process. You'll report to the Studio Pipeline Sr Manager and collaborate closely with other engineers and development teams, as well as artists and production managers in the fabrication , stage, VFX , and editorial departments.

To thrive in this role, you bring strong problem-solving skills, clear communication, and a collaborative mindset. You're organized, adaptable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities. You approach challenges with curiosity and initiative, exercise sound judgment, and help foster a positive and inclusive team culture.

If you love blending art and technology, enjoy working closely with creative collaborators, and want to contribute to one of the industry's most visionary studios, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Functions

• Develop and maintain production tracking and asset management tools including CLI, PyQt / PySide, and web-based applications.
• Write scalable, extensible, and performant code that aligns with modern development principles.
• Collaborate with artists, production staff, and developers to gather requirements and deliver reliable, user-friendly solutions.
• Provide user support for FlowPT (ShotGrid), production tools, and other pipeline-related workflows, diagnosing and resolving issues efficiently.
• Contribute to the improvement of existing pipeline systems through bug fixes, performance optimizations, refactoring, and feature enhancements.
• Support multi-OS production environments including macOS, Windows, and Linux.
• Participate in code reviews and follow best practices for source control, deployment, and documentation.
• Contribute to internal training and user guides to help artists and production teams better understand tools and workflows.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Location

On-site in Hillsboro, OR, and eligible for hybrid and / or remote work (in CA, OR, or WA only).

Salary

Salary is commensurate with skills and experience.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

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