QA Engineer – AI Research Team

This QA Engineer role is an exciting opportunity to work on our machine learning assisted face tools project as part of our A.I Research team.

As a QA Engineer, your work will vary from carrying out release checks and verifying fixed bugs, to investigating face workflows and assisting the development team in designing new features. We are looking for a passionate and creative QA Engineer, who thrives at solving tough problems in a dynamic environment, and enjoys keeping up with the latest technological advances in VFX.

You’ll work closely with other members of the team to ensure that product releases meet the required standards. You will also have the opportunity to liaise with clients and other teams within Foundry, including Documentation, and Support.

• A degree in a Visual Effects related subject, or equivalent experience reflecting the requirements of the position

• Commercial compositing experience

• Experience with Nuke

• Excellent communication skills – ability to make yourself heard and present your views in a persuasive, influential way

• Good technical skills in at least one of the following operating systems: Windows, Linux or Mac OSX.

• A knack for analytic problem solving, fault-finding, and troubleshooting

• Well-organised with the ability to prioritise, multi-task and work with minimal supervision

• Highly self-motivated and a great team player

THE NICE TO HAVE, KEEN TO LEARN.

• Python scripting experience

• Experience with other compositing tools for face work.

• Experience and knowledge of machine learning and A.I.

• Testing and providing feedback on new features in development

• Understanding competing software and suggesting improvements and workflows

• Work with the Support Team to log, track and respond to bugs from clients

• Work with software developers to prioritise bugs and define development targets

• Understand clients’ needs in order to suggest product workflows and new feature requests

• Support the development team in maintaining key client contacts

• Liaise with clients to set up test-cases for bugs and new features

• Release checking products and overseeing delivery to clients

• Setting up test footage and test cases based on client footage and requirements

• Manually evaluating and benchmarking new tools for face work

• Creating datasets for machine learning training

• Setting up and updating automated tests for functionality and workflows

• Pension scheme & life assurance

• Anniversary Day Off

• Passion Days

• Flexible Working Hours

• Health cash plan & medical insurance

• Season ticket loan

• Company’s social events

• Learning & development plans

• Guilds and Mentorship programmes

• Foundry’s discount & saving scheme

THE COMPANY.

Foundry develops creative software for the digital design, media and entertainment industries. With a 20-year heritage and a portfolio of award-winning products, Foundry advances the art and technology of visual experience in partnership with creative leaders around the globe.

Clients and partners include major feature film studios and post-production houses such as Pixar, ILM, MPC, Walt Disney Animation, Weta Digital, DNEG, and Framestore as well as automotive, footwear, apparel and technology companies such as Mercedes, New Balance, Adidas and Google. Foundry partners with these companies to solve complex visualization challenges to turn incredible ideas into reality.

The company’s products are used to create breathtaking visual effects sequences on a wide range of feature films, video-on-demand, television and commercials. Foundry software was integral in the making of every VFX Oscar-winning film, award-winning TV shows and commercials for more than a decade.

Founded in 1996, Foundry is headquartered in London, with 300 staff and a presence in the US, China, Japan, Australia and Europe. In 2015, the London Stock Exchange named Foundry one of the “1000 Companies to Inspire Britain.” It regularly features in The Sunday Times’ Tech Track as one of Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies.

For more information visit www.foundry.com.