Senior Software Engineer – Deformation Systems

Engineering Team

• Location: Remote within the USA, (with occasional travel for in-person meetings, tradeshows, and conferences as needed)
• Reporting: Software Engineering Manager

This position requires daily interaction with a remote team, so you’ll need the ability to function as both a self-starter and a team player to succeed. If that sounds good to you, we want to hear from you!

What you’ll do

In this role, you will:

• Design and implement high-performance deformers for character animation pipelines.
• Architect scalable deformation systems within Ozone’s proprietary platform.
• Collaborate with artists, riggers, and engineers to ensure tools meet both creative and technical needs.
• Lead architectural decisions and contribute to long-term planning for animation and deformation tech.
• Profile and optimize CPU and GPU performance for both real-time and offline workflows.
• Develop and integrate features for DCC tools and real-time engines (Maya, Houdini, Unreal Engine).
• Operate as a trusted partner to Product and Engineering in shaping the technology roadmap.
• Contribute to documentation, technical standards, and internal knowledge sharing.

What success looks like

Over the next year:

• Significantly advance Ozone’s rigging and animation capabilities across Maya, Unreal Engine, and
  desktop standalone environments.
• Create cutting-edge deformation components for a high-quality, performant, maintainable and
  extensible codebase.
• Deliver features that measurably improve rigger and animator workflows and resulting content quality

What you bring

You have proven experience and qualifications including:

• 5+ years of production experience in film, TV, or games, developing deformation and advanced rigging
  technologies.
• Expert-level C++ (C++20) and object-oriented design. Proficient in Python.
• Strong understanding of geometry processing, 3D math, linear algebra, and character deformation
  techniques.
• Experience building tools and plugins for DCC applications and engines (Maya, Houdini, Unreal Engine).
• Familiarity with GitHub or other version control packages.
• Proven effectiveness thriving in a fully remote, high-accountability, distributed team.

How to stand out:

• GPU programming proficiency.
• Expertise in Qt and PySide development.

How you show up

You naturally live out the following values:

• Fun Collaboration – you enjoy working, finding solutions and spending time with your team
• Best Ideas – You’re passionate and intentional about pursuing great outcomes and letting the best idea win
• Empathy Always – You put yourself in others’ shoes to see their POV more clearly
• Healthy Hustle – You work hard and seek a life outside of work worth living

Do you have what it takes to be a part of a team REVOLUTIONIZING ANIMATION and the grit, flexibility, and agility to succeed in a startup environment?