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Unreal Cinematic Pipeline Engineer

Magnopus · Los Angeles, CA · 1 mo ago
HybridEngineeringFull-time

About the role

Magnopus is an experience-focused technology company working at the intersection of technology, creativity, and emerging experiences. In this role, you'll collaborate with artists, production teams, and fellow engineers to develop tools, automation, and integrations that improve production workflows, reduce manual effort, and help teams deliver high-quality cinematic experiences efficiently. You'll solve real production challenges across Unreal Engine, pipeline tooling, and modern VFX workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop tools that improve artist productivity, reduce iteration time, and enhance production quality
  • Develop custom tools, plugins, and automation using Python, C++, and Unreal Engine
  • Build and maintain rendering workflows using Movie Render Graph (MRG) and Movie Render Queue (MRQ) to support complex cinematic rendering pipelines
  • Develop and maintain integrations between Unreal Engine and production tracking systems, including ShotGrid (Flow)
  • Partner with artists, production teams, and technical stakeholders to understand workflow challenges and deliver practical solutions
  • Extend and integrate third-party applications and tools where appropriate
  • Support, troubleshoot, and enhance existing pipeline tools and production workflows
  • Produce clear documentation that supports onboarding, knowledge sharing, and long-term maintenance
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to the continued improvement of engineering practices
  • Stay current with developments in Unreal Engine, virtual production, and VFX technologies, identifying opportunities to improve tooling and workflows

Requirements

  • Strong experience developing pipeline tools and automation using Python
  • Experience developing Unreal Engine tooling using C++, Python, and the Unreal Engine Editor APIs
  • Strong understanding of Unreal Engine 5, including Sequencer, Movie Render Graph (MRG), Movie Render Queue (MRQ), and related cinematic workflows
  • Experience working with production tracking systems such as ShotGrid (Flow)
  • Experience working within modern VFX, virtual production, or real-time content pipelines, with an understanding of how tools such as Maya, Houdini, and Nuke fit into those workflows
  • Experience using version control systems, including Perforce and Git
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to investigate and resolve complex pipeline issues
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with artists, production teams, and engineers
  • A collaborative mindset and a genuine desire to improve production workflows through better tooling and automation
  • Experience working within Linux-based production environments

Nice to have

  • Experience developing custom Unreal Engine plugins or extending Unreal Engine functionality
  • Experience building user interfaces for internal tools using frameworks such as PyQt
  • Experience with cloud rendering, CI/CD pipelines, or REST APIs
  • Familiarity with colour management, camera tracking, lens calibration, and other modern cinematic or virtual production workflows
  • Experience using media processing tools such as FFmpeg
  • Deep working knowledge of Perforce (Helix Core) in large-scale production environments, including complex stream structures, branch/merge workflows, and cross-studio collaboration
  • Understanding of production and delivery codecs such as ProRes, H.264, HEVC, AV1, and VP9

Schedule

This is an initial fixed-term project hire through the end of September 2026, with an anticipated extension through February 2027, subject to project requirements. This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of two days per week working from our Downtown Los Angeles office. During key phases of the project, additional time in the office may occasionally be required to support close collaboration with the wider team.

About Magnopus

Magnopus is an experience-focused technology company founded by a team of Oscar-winning artists, designers, and engineers from the worlds of film, games, and immersive media. We create experiences that bring together storytelling, creativity, and technology in new ways—from immersive attractions and interactive installations to virtual production, spatial computing, AI-powered experiences, and emerging technologies. Our work helps some of the world's most recognizable brands and organizations connect with audiences in innovative ways.

We're proud of the work we create, but we're equally proud of how we create it. Magnopus is built around collaboration, curiosity, and respect. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere and strive to create an environment where talented people can learn, grow, and do some of the best work of their careers.

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