RED GIANT, Magic Bullet – Software Engineer
Founded in 2002, RED GIANT www.redgiantsoftware.com creates an ever-expanding universe of effects tools ranging from plug-in suites, applications and mobile apps to Guru Presets and sharing communities. We provide software for motion design, photography and color correction that are used for everything from web production to major motion pictures to worldwide television programming. RED GIANT offers the industry-leading Trapcode tools for broadcast design; Magic Bullet Suite for color correction; and over 60 products that run in After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture, Avid, Vegas, Nuke, and Studio. Our effects have enhanced dozens of feature films such as Angels & Demons and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and added sparkle to networks like NBC Universal, ESPN, Disney, CNN, Comedy Central, MTV, and TNT.
Position description: Software Engineer to join the Engineering team to help with the development of our Magic Bullet products, including Looks, our flagship product. The ideal candidate loves everything and anything to do with developing software for the Motion Graphics industry.
Responsibilities: Software Development on new and existing products
o Enhancing and pushing the boundaries of RED GIANT’s Magic Bullet product line.
o RED GIANT has over 30 products currently on the market that we are always looking to
enhance through new features, GPU speedups, and maintenance.
o We didn’t get to 30 products without constantly innovating – the ability to create high quality,
new products from scratch based on a spec from our design team is essential.
Required skills:
• Languages:
o C/C++, Cocoa
• Knowledge of Computer Graphics, Motion Design, color grading and correction.
• Experience with various video plugin API’s:
o AE SDK, RTFX, OFX, FxPlug, etc.
• Experience with modern GPU technologies: OpenGL, OpenCL, Cuda, etc.
• Experience working with multi-threaded code
• Experience in both Windows and Mac OSX environments
o Visual Studio and XCode
• Experience with code repository systems (SVN)
• Experience with Visual Effects software such as Adobe After Effects®, Apple Final Cut Pro®,
Adobe Premiere Pro®, etc. would be an asset
Other requirements:
• Enjoy working with others in a team atmosphere
• Strong communication skills
• Prefer a small-business, fast paced working environment
• Have a “customer-service” orientation
• Have an ability to work without being micromanaged
RED GIANT employees have the option of working from home (wherever home may be) or out of either our Portland, OR or San Francisco, CA office.
RED GIANT gives their employees a lot of autonomy, and responsibility to solve problems—all that matters is results. RED GIANT employees like making decisions and shipping products not having meetings. If you feel like you have what it takes, this might be the best company you will ever work for–we really mean that.
Compensation is commensurate with experience. Flexible work hours are available.
