Software Engineering Intern, RenderMan - Summer 2026
Pixar Animation Studios is offering an internship opportunity in their RenderMan Products Group, where interns will assist in the development and maintenance of their renowned rendering software. The role involves maintaining tools, performing product development, and ensuring quality through testing.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and develop tools to facilitate use of RenderMan and ancillary tools in production pipelines
- Perform product development and maintenance tasks
- Proactively test new and existing functionality to ensure the highest levels of quality
- Contribute to team efforts by participating in design discussions, sharing engineering responsibilities, and fostering adoption of best practices
Skills
- The focus of your college degree is in computer science, computer graphics or another area of relevant study
- You are fluent in C++ and have some experience with Python
- You have a solid foundation in software engineering, including object-oriented programming
- You understand and are interested in photorealistic rendering (ray tracing, BXDFs, geometry processing)
- You are familiar with shading languages and their use in film production pipelines
- You are familiar with machine learning techniques
- You have strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task
- You can work well independently within a fast-paced, dynamic, quality-obsessed environment
- You keep up with the latest developments in the industry, including recent research
- Minimally a junior in college working towards a degree or certificate in computer science, computer graphics or other areas of relevant study
- Those within first year after graduation are also eligible to apply for this opportunity
- You already possess the legal right to work in the United States
- This is a full-time position. You must be available to work on-site Mon 6.1.26 - Fri 8.21.26
- Further studies at Master's or PhD level preferred
- Familiarity with GPU programming is a plus
- Experience with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow is a plus
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