Senior Software Engineer Job at Weta Digital (Wellington)

Senior Software Engineer

Weta Digital

Location:
New Zealand , Wellington

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

Wētā FX is one of the entertainment industry’s leading visual effects companies. Founded in 1993 to create the effects for Peter Jackson’s film Heavenly Creatures, Wētā FX has gone on to cement its reputation for cutting edge visual effects with work on blockbusters like the Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong, Avatar and the Planet of the Apes films. Are you a forward-thinking software engineer that is enthusiastic about collaborating with and helping artists create visually stunning films? Wētā FX is actively seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Core Pipeline team. In this opportunity you will be developing and maintaining our machine learning pipeline, crafting a scalable system for responsible AI use in VFX. If you want to help bring into existence a cutting-edge pipeline that complements and respects the creative workflows of our artists, we want to talk to you!

Job Responsibility:

Working as part of the team developing, maintaining and integrating our new responsible AI pipeline into existing workflows
Collaborating with departments and artists to design, implement, and optimize scalable frameworks, APIs and workflows
Contributing to the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) RMTC AI provenance project
Writing high-quality, performant software to meet the demands of our dynamic environment
Contributing to the continuous evolution of our production processes by staying at the forefront of technological advancements

Requirements:

Proficiency in C/C++ and Python programming languages
Experience with VFX frameworks and tools such as Qt, USD, Digital Content Creation (DCC) applications - Houdini, Maya, Nuke, or Katana, and their respective SDK’s
Experience working with modern machine‑learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, ONNX or TensorFlow) and related development workflows
4+ years of professional experience and a degree in Computer Science (or equivalent education/experience)
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong ability to prioritise and has a pragmatic approach to problem solving

Nice to have:

Experience in the VFX/film industry in a delivery-focused production environment
Familiarity with ASWF software, including OpenColorIO, OpenExr, OpenTimelineIO
Proven experience in utilizing Open-Source libraries and APIs
Understanding of the role of data in ML especially regarding quality, compliance and scaling
Experience in the creation of rich browser-based GUIs (JS) running against a database backend using distributed frameworks (Flask)
Experience creating real-time systems in image processing, 3D geometry or rendering

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Job Posted:
May 03, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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