Senior Algorithm Engineer, Studio Domain
Job Description:
- Ensure systems align with real-world production workflows, tools, and operational constraints.
- Define domain-specific acceptance criteria and quality standards for outputs.
- Identify workflow mismatches early and guide teams toward solutions that fit existing production environments.
- Validate prototypes and systems within realistic production scenarios, including edge cases and constraints.
- Provide actionable feedback on usability, quality, and workflow integration.
- Ensure outputs align with established domain standards, including formats, conventions, and downstream requirements.
- Contribute directly to the development of new applied ML capabilities through validation scripts, data preparation workflows, evaluation datasets, prototype utilities, model behavior analysis, and integration tooling.
- Partner with Applied ML Engineers to translate complex domain requirements into testable specifications, model behavior expectations, prototype workflows, and production-ready system behaviors.
- Work with the ML Behavior Systems Team to ensure systems meet defined evaluation and quality standards.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience within a film, media, or entertainment production domain (e.g., production, post-production, animation, VFX, studio technology, or related functions).
- Demonstrated ability to translate real-world workflows and quality expectations into structured requirements.
- Working proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages sufficient to contribute to system development and validation.
- Experience collaborating with technical teams on tools, systems, or pipeline development.
- Ability to operate in dynamic, iterative environments with evolving requirements.
Benefits:
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401(k) plan
- life insurance coverage
- disability benefits
- tuition assistance program
- PTO
