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Goodbye Kansas career site
Pipeline Department · Stockholm, London · Hybrid Remote

Software Engineer - R&D


About the position

 

Goodbye Kansas Studios is growing its development department and is looking for another member to join our R&D Team. As a software engineer within the R&D team you will be a core part in developing new and innovative tools for our artists at the studio. We offer an exciting workplace with a wide variety of tasks and the possibility to deep dive into new technologies. You will also get the chance to learn and exchange knowledge across the development department in close collaboration with the Core and Pipeline teams.

We believe in diversity where each team member excels at different things and complement each other, so whether you have a background in e.g. software engineering, research/academia, film/animation, game development or a related field, please go ahead and apply.

What you will get to do

 

    • Develop software to improve the creative process within VFX, Animation and Realtime content creation
    • Contribute to developer and user facing documentation
    • Work with agile development using scrum
    • Develop new innovative tools based on state of the art research publications
    • Collaborate closely with artists and drive development initiatives
    • Write efficient code to enable and empower artists to produce higher quality content
    • Work alongside and collaborate with the other development departments at the studio
What you will bring

 

    • Proven experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer or similar role
    • Linux experience and an understanding of modern system architecture
    • Experience working with version control systems such as Git
    • Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment
    • Good communication skills in written and spoken English
    • Resourcefulness and troubleshooting aptitude
    • Passionate about delivering high quality work
    • Preferably, but not limited to, a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field
    • Experience with C/C++ and Python
    • Mathematical and computer graphics skills
    • An eager interest in learning and exploring new technologies

 

    Bonus points

     

      • Familiarity with DCCs (Digital content creation) such as Maya and Houdini, including their APIs
      • Experience with APIs and extension languages such as OpenEXR, Eigen, TBB, OpenCL, Numpy or Scipy
      • Experience implementing machine learning algorithms
      • Experience implementing multithreaded algorithms
      • Experience using software profiling and optimization tools, such as VTune and Valgrind   

     



    Goodbye Kansas Studios offers award-winning and uniquely integrated services for feature films, TV series, commercials, games and game trailers. Expertise includes VFX, FX, CG productions, 3D Face & Body Scanning, Digital Humans, Creature & Character design, Performance Capture, Animation and RealTime expertise. The company, with a staff of 250+ is part of Goodbye Kansas Group AB (publ), listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market and with studios and offices in Stockholm, London, Helsinki, Vilnius, Belgrade, Beijing, Los Angeles, Manila & Vancouver.

     

    Department
    Pipeline Department
    Role
    Software Engineer
    Locations
    Stockholm, London
    Remote status
    Hybrid Remote
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    Perks and benefits 💫

    • At Goodbye Kansas we strive to cultivate an inclusive company culture that celebrates the passion and talent of our employees. We know that creative excellence needs not only ground-breaking technology, innovation and talent, but also a healthy company culture to support our team members. 

      As an employee at Goodbye Kansas, you’re not just working with inspiring colleagues, you are also entitled to a series of benefits. 

    • A hybrid model 🖥

      We offer a 100% flexible working arrangements. Come into the office or work from home, it's up to you.   

    • Generous holiday 🏖

      All employees enjoy a minimum 25 days of annual leave plus local bank holidays. 

    • Paid overtime for all artists 👍

    • Body and mind 🙏🏼

      Aside from various wellness initiatives throughout the year we also offer a range of activities such as yoga and meditation, massage at work just to name a few. We also offer a healthy yearly fitness contribution.

      To look after your mind we are partnering with Bluecall offering 10 personalised therapist session per employee/year.  

    • We got you covered 💌

      At Goodbye Kansas you can rest assured you are properly insured. Apart from a company pension scheme you will also be covered by an occupational sickness insurance as well as life insurance. 

    • 100% Swedish lifestyle guaranteed 🤩

    About Goodbye Kansas

    Goodbye Kansas Studios offers award-winning and uniquely integrated services for feature films, TV series, commercials, games and game trailers. Expertise includes VFX, FX, CG productions, 3D Face & Body Scanning, Digital Humans, Creature & Character design, Performance Capture, Animation and RealTime expertise. The company, with a staff of 300+ is part of Goodbye Kansas Group AB (publ), listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market and with studios and offices in Stockholm, London, Helsinki, Vilnius, Belgrade, Beijing, Los Angeles & Vancouver.

    Founded in 2014
    Coworkers 300+
    Pipeline Department · Stockholm, London · Hybrid Remote

    Software Engineer - R&D

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