Sr Studio Pipeline Engineer

General Summary 

At LAIKA, we craft breathtaking stop motion films by blending timeless artistic techniques with innovative technology. As a Sr Pipeline Engineer on the Studio Pipeline team, you’ll play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the pipeline and workflow tools that empower artists and production managers throughout the creative process. 

In this role, you’ll provide hands-on pipeline support and troubleshoot a wide range of editorial and production management challenges across every stage of our filmmaking process You’ll report to the Studio Pipeline Sr Manager and collaborate closely with other engineers and development teams, as well as artists and production managers in the fabrication, stage, VFX, and editorial departments. 

To thrive in this role, you bring strong problem-solving skills, clear communication, and a collaborative mindset. You’re organized, adaptable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities. You approach challenges with curiosity and initiative, exercise sound judgment, and help foster a positive and inclusive team culture. 

If you love blending art and technology, enjoy working closely with creative collaborators, and want to contribute to one of the industry’s most visionary studios, we’d love to hear from you. 

Job Functions 

• Design, develop, and maintain production management and asset-tracking tools and services that support ongoing production needs including CLI, Qt, and web-based applications.
• Architect scalable, extensible, and performant systems that align with modern development principles and support the long-term ev