At Walt Disney Animation Studios we have a deep commitment to the philosophy that creativity inspires technology, and technology inspires creativity. Engineers in our Production Technology department are charged with developing and implementing new algorithms to solve unique and challenging problems for all of our animated content. We do this working alongside a user base that shares a collaborative environment with us, and uses the code we develop to make our feature films.

We are looking for an engineer to join our Production Technology team, targeting software development in multiple domains, from core libraries to user interfaces. In this role, you will be a part of a team of cross-site developers who partner closely with artists, production and technology leadership, technical directors, cross-team software engineers, and other technologists and researchers across Walt Disney Studios. You will be leading efforts related to designing and implementing innovative workflows and state of the art solutions motivated by our new long-term vision for Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Projects Include

Designing and implementing core infrastructure to manage our shot, environment, and asset definitions and structures Building new APIs to allow for artist-facing and data management tools to more readily access shot content Supporting our productions by identifying and solving technical obstacles encountered by our artists Creating new user interfaces and tools for artists and technical directors to author, edit, access, and inspect shot and asset content Adopting new external DCC’s and integrating them into our pipeline Devising artist dashboards for consolidating and managing tasks, encouraging collaboration and visibility into the characters, environments, story and the overall film making process Our engineers get the opportunity to work on the full stack of our tools,



from developing the underlying algorithms through building intuitive artist-friendly interfaces. Develop on top of a highly performant, extendable in-house application framework. Strong experience with C++ (including x11/x14) or equivalent experience ~ Solid experience with Python or equivalent experience ~ 7+ years experience designing and developing interactive tools, with 3+ years in senior technical roles designing core infrastructure ~ Partner with Technology leadership to establish architectural vision for key new frameworks including data models, GUI toolkits, and underlying core libraries and evaluation engines. ~ Experience guiding cross disciplinary teams of engineers over open ended technical problem domains. ~ Demonstrated ability to lead development from architectural design to implementation, and through adoption, helping build adoption plans and strategies with incremental integration milestones through a collaboration with key stakeholders. ~ BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field Bonus Qualifications: Understanding of computer graphics foundational concepts, and algorithms Knowledge of animation, graphics techniques and algorithms Experience building clean interfaces using modern UI development toolkits such as Qt Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives, aligning engineering efforts with broader organizational, production, or business priorities.

Ability to mentor and develop engineers through technical guidance, knowledge sharing, career coaching, and fostering a collaborative team environment. Strong understanding of coding process, standards, continuous integration and testing principles Masters in Computer Science The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other variable pay or benefits, may be offered dependent on the level and position offered. #

📌 Staff Software Development Engineer (Vancouver)
🏢 Walt Disney Animation Studios
📍 Vancouver