QA Engineer, Nuke at Foundry

  • UK Only
  • Foundry
Job Description:

The Role

As a Quality Assurance Engineer on NUKE, you will be part of the team that develops and maintains the Academy award-winning compositing and editorial software. As a member of one of our Scrum teams, you'll be required to qualify workflows, verify that bugs are fixed, design and automate test cases and execute test plans in order to report back on how well the software is performing. You will also carry out production workflow style testing, working with real footage from the VFX industry.

You will work closely with other QA Engineers, Software Engineers, Designers and the Product Management team at all stages of the release cycle to promote quality, and to help define functional and UI specifications. Through Beta programmes and Foundry’s Customer Support team, you will also be exposed to artists' feedback, learning from their experience, features they request and the issues they report.

We’re looking for someone with a genuine passion for the visual effects industry.

Requirements

  • A degree in a Visual Effects related subject, or equivalent experience reflecting the requirements of the position
  • Experience using NUKE in a professional or academic capacity
  • Experience using other digital content creation software, e.g. Maya, Blender, Houdini, After Effects, Photoshop is an advantage
  • Python scripting experience
  • Experience with monitoring/broadcast devices advantageous but not essential
  • Excellent communication skills - ability to make yourself heard and present your views in a persuasive, influential way
  • Good technical skills in at least one of the following operating systems: Windows, Linux or Mac OSX
  • A knack for analytic problem solving, fault-finding, and troubleshooting
  • Well-organised with the ability to prioritise, multi-task and work with minimal supervision
  • Highly self-motivated and a great team player

The Company

Foundry develops creative software for the digital design, media and entertainment industries. With a 20-year heritage and a portfolio of award-winning products, Foundry advances the art and technology of visual experience in partnership with creative leaders around the globe. Clients and partners include major feature film studios and post-production houses such as Pixar, ILM, MPC, Walt Disney Animation, Weta Digital, DNEG, and Framestore as well as automotive, footwear, apparel and technology companies such as Mercedes, New Balance, Adidas and Google. Foundry partners with these companies to solve complex visualization challenges to turn incredible ideas into reality.

The company’s products are used to create breathtaking visual effects sequences on a wide range of feature films, video-on-demand, television and commercials. Foundry software was integral in the making of every VFX Oscar-winning film, award-winning TV shows and commercials for more than a decade.

Founded in 1996, Foundry is headquartered in London, with 300 staff and a presence in the US, China, Japan, Australia and Europe. In 2015, the London Stock Exchange named Foundry one of the “1000 Companies to Inspire Britain.” It regularly features in The Sunday Times’ Tech Track as one of Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies.

For more information visit www.foundry.com

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Pension scheme & life assurance
  • Health cash plan & medical insurance
  • Season ticket loan
  • Company’s social events
  • Learning & development plans

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Company Benefits

  • Private medical
  • Bonus
  • Health cash plan
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Life assurance 3xsalary
  • Pension (4-5%)
  • Group income protection
  • Cycle to work scheme

Interview Process

  • HR screening
  • 2 hour technical interview

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