Description Position at DNEG

Open Position:- Senior Software Developer – Houdini

Key Note: Please review the Job Description (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.

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.

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.

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.

Strong 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
● 3+ years experience developing in Houdini with HOM, VEX, and/or HDK
● Experience developing solutions for FX, Simulation, Lighting and/or Crowds
● 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.

About Us
We are DNEG, one of the world’s leading visual effects and animation companies for the creation of award-winning feature film, television, and multiplatform content. We employ more than 9,000 people with worldwide offices and studios across North America (Los Angeles, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver), Europe (London), Asia (Bangalore, Mohali, Chennai, Mumbai) and Australia (Sydney).

At DNEG, we fundamentally believe that embracing our differences is a vital component of our collective success. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive work environment for our global teams, where everyone feels they matter and belong. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of background, experience or disability. Please let us know if you need any adjustments or support during the application process, we will do our best to accommodate your needs. We look forward to meeting you!

📌 Senior Software Developer – Houdini (India)
🏢 DNEG
📍 India