Maya Pipeline Developer (Maya TD)
DIGIC Pictures has been making 3D animated films for more than twenty years. We are a world-renowned animation studio creating high-impact trailers and cinematics for games, films, and commercials. We have won numerous prestigious awards and created short films for world-renowned brands such as Call of Duty, Netflix's Love, Death & Robots and Amazon's Secret Level series. Our team is currently working on several high-profile projects, including the animated film series based on the world-famous card game Magic: The Gathering for Netflix.
Responsibilities
Core Mission
The Lead Pipeline Developer owns the technical pipeline of the Animation Division, its architecture, its roadmap, and the team that builds it. The role converts production needs into a coherent, scalable toolset across the core DCCs (Maya, Houdini, Gaffer, Nuke, Photoshop) and the systems that connect them, and is accountable for the stability of that pipeline in production. Sitting between the CG Supervision group, the CG Technology team and production leadership, the Lead Pipeline Developer sets standards, arbitrates technical direction, prioritises the development backlog against schedule and budget, and leads, mentors and grows the Pipeline Developer team. The role is the final escalation point for pipeline-level failures that block a show.
Main Tasks
- Minimal production downtime attributable to pipeline or tooling failures; fast triage and resolution when incidents occur.
- Development commitments delivered on the agreed schedule, with scope and risk communicated to production ahead of time rather than after slippage.
- Measurable reduction in manual artist effort and repeated technical fixes across departments.
- High and sustained artist adoption of deployed tools and workflows, with low rates of local workarounds and shadow scripts.
- A stable Pipeline team with clear ownership, low key-person risk, consistent code quality and demonstrable individual development.
- Steady migration off legacy systems and toward the agreed architecture without disrupting active production.
Main Performance Indicators
- Quantifiable reduction in manual tasks and friction across artist workflows specifically within Autodesk Maya.
- High adoption rate, performance, and stability of custom Maya plugins, scripts, and user interfaces.
- Rapid resolution of critical bugs within Maya integrations and Maya-based production tools.
Essential skills
Skills, Expertise and Competence
- Minimum of 3+ years of experience in Maya tool development and pipeline integration in high-end VFX or 3D animation production.
- Deep technical expertise in Maya tool development, including advanced knowledge of maya.cmds, Maya Python API, and ideally C++.
- Advanced proficiency in Python and PyQt/PySide for creating robust tools and intuitive user interfaces within Maya.
- Strong understanding of 3D animation, rigging, and layout workflows and data dependencies within Maya.
- Ability to interface Maya effectively with core systems developed by the CG Technology team.
- Experience with version control through Git, using automated CICD processes.
- Experience with writing testable and maintainable code and integration tests.
Desirable skills
Professional Skills & Interfaces
- Cross-Departmental Support: Interfaces directly with animators, riggers, and department leads to diagnose Maya-specific workflow issues and deploy targeted technical solutions.
- Autonomy & Execution: Capable of independent project ownership, from design to deployment, while strictly adhering to internal coding standards.
- Communication: Precise technical communication for system documentation and clear articulation of complex Maya tools to both technical and non-technical end-users.
What we offer
You’ll be part of a forward-looking leadership team shaping how our long-form animation division delivers excellence - creatively, operationally, and culturally. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact while leading a talented team at the forefront of our industry.
- The chance to work on a high-profile projects
- An inspiring professional environment with world-class productions
- Remote work - but working onsite in the office is must at least once a week
- A full-time employment in Hungary or a freelance contract within a European time zone
- A supportive, open-minded team