We look for someone who loves and understands 3D animation and game production; the collaborative tools and infrastructure needed for it. Join one of the most exciting creative open source projects in the world!
The Projects
The Blender project heavily relies on web technologies to carry out its mission. A few key projects are:
- The production hub of the Blender Studio
- Blender ID
- Blender Fund
- Blender Conference
- Open Data
- Countless more projects such as: Flamenco, Gitea, DevTalk, Buildbot, etc.
You will spend your day
- Designing and implementing web applications and tools that help the Blender Studio team to create films and achieve creative endeavors
- Work on applications that help the community of contributors to be connected and involved with the Blender project.
- Releasing everything you make as Free and Open Source Software.
Must have
- 5+ years of experience with back-end system development for media production, online collaboration and sharing.
- A constant desire to improve, learn more and take things further.
- Finished higher education in computer science or equivalent.
- Experience with Python/Go, relational databases and frameworks such as Flask or Django.
- DevOps skills on Linux (scripting, backups, logs, web servers).
What we offer
- A work space in our office in Amsterdam, with 20+ international colleagues who work on renowned technology and award winning animation films.
- One year contract, with possibility of extension to an indefinite contract.
- Salary starting at EUR 50K annually – depends on experience.
- Help with permits and finding an apartment in Amsterdam.
- Flexible working hours.
- Flexible holidays: we expect you to take a minimum of 4 weeks off, plus national holidays. More time off is OK.
In order to qualify for a position you must be legally allowed to work in the European Union and willing to relocate to Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
How to apply
Send an email with your motivation, CV (and ideally links to code samples) to jobs@blender.org. We look forward to hearing from you!