Vfx Pipeline Python Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:
Netflix is a leading entertainment company dedicated to pushing the boundaries of storytelling through creativity and technology. The Pipeline Developer, Creative Technology will play a crucial role in supporting the production pipeline for machine learning in filmmaking, collaborating with various teams to ensure seamless integration and functionality of tools and workflows.
Responsibilities:
• Maintain, extend, and evolve the team's production pipeline end to end — Nuke, ShotGrid (Flow PT), color, asset and shot management, and the connective tissue between them
• Design and implement the integration layer between production tools and the team's ML inference workflows, partnering closely with the team's Machine Learning Engineers to make model-driven steps feel native to the pipeline
• Own the team's color-managed workflow — ACES configuration, EXR sequence handling, and ensuring consistent color across DCCs, review tools, and ML pipelines
• Build and maintain Python tooling that spans Nuke, ShotGrid, and adjacent systems, with a Linux backbone supporting users across Linux, Windows, and Adobe applications including Photoshop and After Effects
• Prototype rapidly — turn ideas into working tools in days rather than weeks, then iterate with the team based on real use
• Manage tool launchers, environment management (e.g., Rez), and DCC integrations so artists and engineers have reliable, reproducible setups
• Refine out-of-pipeline submission paths into ShotGrid for ad hoc work, research outputs, and prototype workflows that don't yet live in the main pipeline
• Partner with Production, research, and engineering to identify pipeline friction and design solutions that scale across projects
• Document tools, conventions, and architectural decisions clearly so the team can adopt, extend, and trust the pipeline as it grows
Qualifications:
Required:
• 6+ years of pipeline development experience in VFX, animation, or adjacent industries, with hands-on work on shipped productions
• Expert Python skills, with a track record of building production pipeline tooling that real teams rely on day to day
• Deep experience with Nuke pipeline integration — gizmos, callbacks, custom nodes, and Python tooling inside and around Nuke
• Hands-on experience integrating with ShotGrid (Flow), including the API, event daemon, webhooks, and custom workflow development
• Strong working knowledge of color-managed workflows, ACES, and EXR sequence handling across DCCs and review tools
• Experience supporting users on a Linux backbone alongside Windows and Adobe applications
• Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally across technical and creative stakeholders
Preferred:
• Strong systems thinking — able to design pipeline architecture that holds up under fast iteration without becoming brittle
• Bias toward rapid prototyping and shipping — comfortable building something rough, putting it in front of users, and refining from there
• Fluency with agentic coding workflows (Claude Code, Codex, and similar) and a track record of using them to ship more, faster
• Opinionated and self-directed — brings a clear point of view on what a modern pipeline should look like, while staying open to evolving it as the team learns
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to translate between research, engineering, and production audiences
• Collaborative and technically curious; finds satisfaction in well-built tools and takes pride in making other people's work easier and faster
• Familiarity with environment and package management systems such as Rez
• Familiarity with data warehouses and their integration with ShotGrid (Flow) is a plus
• Comfort operating in an R&D environment where tools and workflows are still being built out — able to work effectively around rough edges, contribute to making things better, and adapt as the pipeline evolves
• Comfort with ambiguity and a fast-moving environment
Company:
Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies. Founded in 1997, the company is headquartered in Los Gatos, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.