Eyeline Studios

At Eyeline, Scanline VFX's virtual production division, we want to provide you with a solid foundation where you can be a part of an innovative team of brilliant researchers, developers and virtual storytellers. Learn more.

We are looking for an experienced Front End Developer to help us create the next generation of film and VFX production tools. You'll be working closely within a specialized team to come up with new and novel approaches to creative and artistic processes within the film realm. User experience is number one, so we're looking for someone with a passion for how people interact with creative applications that is also detail-oriented.

Key Responsibilities

• Create intuitive, efficient, and visually appealing user interfaces for our platform.
• Extend and refine our existing platform and front-end libraries, with a focus on creative applications such as canvases, video timelines and interactive graphs.
• Develop Custom Components and Widgets: Utilize your strong knowledge in HTML, CSS and JavaScript to develop and extend our library of reusable components and widgets. 
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with software engineers to ensure seamless integration of the UI with backend functionality.
• Your collaboration will be key in developing tools that meet both technical and creative requirements.
• Integration with Backend Systems: Work with RESTful APIs and other data integration techniques to ensure smooth data flow between the user interface and the backend systems.
• Technical Documentation: You will be building a platform and libraries that other developers can use. Well structured and organised code, with detailed documentation is essential.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in front-end development, with a strong portfolio showcasing your work in various projects.
• Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, typescript and SASS/SCSS.
• You don’t rely on libraries and plugins, you understand how browsers work at a deeper level.
• You have a keen eye for detail, with the ability to identify and address usability issues.
• Proficiency in working with RESTful APIs or other data integration techniques.

• Experience with WebGL, and HTML5 Canvas is a major advantage.
• Proficiency with Python and object oriented practices is a plus.

About Us

Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.

We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.

Powered by Netflix

Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.

Come as you are

We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.

We will only consider applicants based in British Columbia, or those willing to relocate.