Développeur(euse) logiciel - Simulation (Houdini) / Simulation (Houdini) - Senior Technical Developer

The role

This person will design, develop, and implement scalable procedural systems and workflows within Houdini. They will create and optimize Houdini Digital Assets and extend the core pipeline for various departments.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and implement scalable procedural systems and workflows within Houdini.
• Create, maintain, and optimize robust Houdini Digital Assets (OTLs).
• Extend the core pipeline by developing, integrating, and supporting tools for data flow, asset publishing, and version control.
• Collaborate with artists to gather requirements and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Partner with engineers across other teams to ensure seamless integration of procedural assets.
• Document tools and workflows for artistic and engineering teams.

Required qualifications

• 3-5+ Years of professional experience in developing procedural workflows and tools in a VFX, Animation, or Game production environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Houdini environment, including tool creation, optimization, and workflow techniques.
• Strong proficiency in Python and VEX for writing efficient, custom nodes, and tool wrappers.
• Proven experience developing and supporting production pipeline tools and asset delivery.
• Experience leveraging the Houdini API and other DCCs like Katana.
• Strong grasp of 3D math, linear algebra, and data structures as applied to geometry processing and simulation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a collaborative approach to problem-solving.
• Capable of delivering on multiple competing priorities with little supervision.
• Excellent communication skills in French and English.

Nice to have

• Applies curiosity and judgment to identify broader or systemic issues and recommends creative approaches.
• Documented experience with desktop application development using PyQt/PySide.
• Experience with C++ for the development of high performance plugins.
• Experience in data science, machine learning or complex simulation techniques in a production context.
• Licence or master in computer science, digital media or a related technical field.

Benefits

• healthcare
• tuition reimbursement
• RRSP's
• Sick and Vacation leave
• standard increases as applicable

About the company

Les Films Sony Imageworks Québec Inc. is an Oscar® winning visual effects and animation studio known for photorealistic visual effects and dynamic creature animations.