Lead R&D Tools Engineer, Render Tool

Description

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a talented and motivated lead software engineer to join our cinematics R&D / tools team.  This group is responsible for the developing and supporting the tools used by the cinematics department in creating animated computer generated (CG) shorts for all development teams.

The lead software engineer will lead a team of talented engineers focused on delivering tools related to our rendering pipeline, including our in-house lighting tool and surrounding technologies.

Responsibilities

• Work with other leads and production staff to gather requirements and establish engineering tasks and schedules.
• Work with the R&D / tools supervisor to set the technical direction for the team.
• Balance time between managing and contributing through programming.
• Evaluate and mentor engineers on the team.
• Serve as a partner in the team's leadership.