PIPELINE - SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

At Hampa Studio, we are more than an animation studio: we are a creative team committed to excellence, innovation, and building great productions.

Technology and tool development are at the heart of our projects. If you are passionate about solving complex problems, developing robust software, and building the best possible environment for artists to create, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for a talented PIPELINE - SOFTWARE DEVELOPER to join our technical team. Our goal is to continue growing as one of the leading animation studios in Europe, and technology plays a key role in making that possible.

💼 JOB DESCRIPTION

We are hiring a Pipeline - Software Developer with a strong analytical and problem-solving mindset to join our technical department. Whether you already have extensive professional experience or you are an emerging talent with a solid software development foundation, we want to hear from you.

You will help design, develop, and maintain the tools and systems that support our productions. You will work closely with artists, technical teams, and production departments, translating real production needs into reliable and practical software solutions.

Your work may involve developing user interfaces, production tools, APIs and integrations, working with production tracking systems and databases, and improving the architecture that connects the different applications and services used throughout the studio.

✍️ RESPONSABILITIES

• Develop, maintain, and optimize software tools and user interfaces for the studio's production pipeline.

• Design reusable and maintainable Python applications, libraries, APIs, and software components.

• Develop integrations between DCC applications, production tracking systems, internal services, APIs, and databases.

• Develop and maintain pipeline tools designed to work reliably across different operating systems and production environments (Windows, macOS, and Linux).

• Address and resolve complex technical problems that arise during production in an agile and efficient manner.

• Collaborate closely with Hampa Studio's creative, production, and technical teams, translating artistic and production needs into practical software solutions.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement and evolution of the studio's pipeline architecture and development practices.

📋 REQUIREMENTS

• Education: Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Programming: Strong proficiency in Python is required.

• Software Development: Experience developing maintainable software, with a good understanding of modular design, debugging, version control, and software development best practices.

• Version Control: Experience working with Git or similar version control systems.

• Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills and the ability to investigate and solve complex technical problems.

• Communication: Ability to work and communicate effectively with both technical and artistic profiles.

Experience in the animation and/or VFX industry is highly valued, particularly with tools and environments such as ShotGrid, Autodesk Maya, Houdini, or Nuke.

Previous experience with all of these applications is not required.

🌟WHAT WE OFFER

We want you to feel comfortable working with us and for your time at Hampa Studio to be enriching both professionally and personally.

• Remote Work: Work from home. At Hampa Studio, we are committed to flexibility so you can create the workspace where you feel most productive, without wasting time commuting.

• Intensive Schedule (08:00 AM to 03:00 PM): Enjoy your free afternoons! We offer a continuous workday designed to provide an excellent work-life balance.

• Variety of Projects: Zero monotony. You will work on diverse animation productions with different technical and creative challenges, giving you the opportunity to continuously learn and evolve our technology alongside the needs of each project.

• Real Production Impact: The tools and systems you develop will be used directly by artists and production teams, having a tangible impact on how our projects are created.

• Technical Challenges: Work on the architecture and tools required to support complex animation productions, connecting artists, DCC applications, production management systems, internal services, and render infrastructure.

• Creative and Stimulating Environment: Work alongside passionate artists, technical experts, and production teams in an environment where technology and creativity constantly interact.

💡NICE TO HAVE

The following skills are not required, but they will be highly valued:

• Experience developing desktop interfaces using Qt / PySide.

• Experience with ShotGrid Toolkit or other production pipeline frameworks.

• Knowledge of USD (Universal Scene Description) and modern scene-description workflows.

• Experience working with REST APIs, databases, or internal services.

• Knowledge of C++.

• Experience with render farms, distributed computing environments, or render management systems.

• Good written English, particularly for technical documentation and working with industry-standard tools and resources.
  

We are excited to discover what you can bring to our technical team.

Apply today!