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Poste chez DNEG Open Position:- Software Developer – Houdini

Important Note: Please review the (JD) thoroughly before proceeding with candidate screening. The specified technical skills and hands-on experience are mandatory requirements for this position. Candidates must demonstrate practical, hands-on expertise in these areas, and the relevant skills and experience must be explicitly documented in their resumes.

Eligibility Criteria: This position is exclusively open to Indian citizens only. Candidates currently residing in India will be given preference, in alignment with the role’s location-specific hiring requirements and operational needs.

Candidates who do not meet these mandatory technical requirements or whose resumes do not substantiate the required competencies will be rejected during the initial screening stage.

These requirements are critical to meeting the current business needs and ensuring alignment with the role's technical expectations.

DNEG’s Houdini development team augments SideFX Houdini with bespoke software products to allow artists to create high-end VFX and digital environments, pushing complexity, scalability, and artistic boundaries through procedural workflows.

In this role, you’ll build artist-facing and backend tools to streamline workflows, extend

Houdini’s capabilities, and solve production challenges.

You’ll primarily develop with HOM, using HDK when needed, and integrate tools into CG pipelines while maintaining a seamless Houdini user experience.

Solid UX awareness, clear documentation, and a focus on usability and adoption are essential.

You’ll deliver clean, testable, and maintainable code aligned with Brahma AI standards.

While deep Houdini expertise isn’t required, familiarity with SOPs, ROPs, and LOPs is beneficial; CG production domain specialization is a plus.

You’ll collaborate with artists, developers, and project managers, requiring excellent communication skills to plan roadmaps and drive innovation across the full software lifecycle

(design, develop, test,



deploy and support).

Must Have

● Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience

● Strong Python and/or C++ skills

● Experience developing in Houdini with HOM, VEX, and/or HDK

● Linux development experience

● Team-based development and source control experience

Nice to Have

● Experience developing machine learning models

● Experience developing AI-based solutions

● Experience with unit/integration testing

● VFX/FX and Houdini workflow knowledge

● Experience with USD, Qt, Pybind11/Boost.Python

● Familiarity with build systems

● Experience with other DCC tools (e.g., Maya, Nuke, Mari, Adobe suite)

DNEG Dedicated Unit (DDU)

The DDU operates within BRAHMA AI and works closely with DNEG to develop technology used directly in production.

The team builds tools, platforms and workflows that support VFX and Feature Animation pipelines across DNEG’s global studios.

Much of the work focuses on artist-facing tools, large production pipelines, simulation and rendering workflows, and systems that need to run reliably across distributed teams.

À propos de nous

Nous sommes DNEG, l'un des principaux studios d'effets visuels et d'animation au monde pour la création de longs métrages primés, de contenu télévisuel et multiplateforme. Nous employons plus de 9000 personnes avec des bureaux et des studios dans le monde entier: en Amérique du Nord (Los Angeles, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver), en Europe (Londres), en Asie (Bangalore, Mohali, Chennai, Mumbai) et en Australie (Sydney).

Chez DNEG, nous croyons fondamentalement que l'acceptation de nos différences est un élément essentiel de notre réussite collective. Nous nous engageons à créer un environnement de travail équitable, diversifié et inclusif pour nos équipes mondiales, où chacun se sent important et à sa place. Nous accueillons et encourageons les candidatures de tous, quels que soient le parcours, l'expérience ou le handicap.

N'hésitez pas à nous faire savoir si vous avez besoin d'ajustements ou de soutien au cours de la procédure de candidature. Nous avons hâte de vous rencontrer!

📌 Software Developer – Houdini (Bengaluru)
🏢 DNEG
📍 Bengaluru