Houdini Technical Director (Procedural Tools & Pipeline)
Platige Image is looking for a highly skilled Houdini Technical Director to join our Development Team. You’ll work closely with artists to design efficient systems for content creation and help integrate Houdini-based solutions into our pipeline, enabling them to work faster and smarter. If you are ready to tackle Houdini challenges everyday, do not hesitate and apply!
DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES IN A NUTSHELL
– Design and build procedural tools and systems in Houdini for VFX, environments or asset generation.
– Work closely with artists to troubleshoot scenes, optimize networks, and improve efficiency.
– Create artist-friendly HDAs, shelf tools, and pipeline integrations.
– Collaborate with pipeline developers to connect Houdini to the broader DCC ecosystem.
– Define and maintain best practices for Houdini workflows across teams.
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
– Expert-level proficiency in Houdini, including SOPs, VEX, VOPs, LOPs and procedural modeling/simulation.
– Proven experience developing robust, reusable tools and digital assets (HDAs).
– Strong understanding of simulation systems (particles, fluids, destruction, pyro, etc.).
– Comfortable with scripting in Python and working with APIs.
– Ability to collaborate with both technical and artistic team members.
– Experience working in high-end pipelines for film, games, cinematics, or real-time projects.
ADDITIONALLY SCORED
– Experience with USD, Solaris, Arnold.
– Familiarity with Maya, Unreal Engine and real-time pipeline integration.
– Knowledge of pipeline tools like Rez, version control (Perforce) and asset management.
– Excited to drive the future of procedural production?
– Apply now with your resume and portfolio. Show us your tools or anything you’ve built that you’re proud of.
IT’S WORTH JOINING US!
– We are an experienced studio setting new standards for animation, CG, and VFX. Always one step ahead, focusing on the highest quality and artistic value of executed projects.
– We take part in various attractive projects commissioned by the biggest companies in the world (e.g. Netflix, Ubisoft, SONY, CD PROJEKT RED, Burberry, HBO, Warner Bros).
– You will have a chance to work in a booming industry with cutting-edge technologies.
– You will receive a competitive salary based on your experience and access to professional courses for mastering your skills.
– We are located in green surroundings in Fort Mokotów (Warsaw, Poland), but it’s up to you where your office is! It’s worth to notice that we are working in the CET/CEST time zone.
– Our health is looked after by private medical care and we are staying fit with a sports card (Multisport).
– For a good start of work-day, we serve breakfast in the studio for our employees.
– And you can come to the studio with your dog-friend!
position
Houdini Technical Director (Procedural Tools & Pipeline)
location
WARSAW | FLEXIBLE | TIME ZONE: CET/CEST
department
DEV
time
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