Pipeline Architect N. Ireland Hybrid​/Remote

Wander is building its production infrastructure from the ground up and we're looking for a Pipeline Architect to lead that work. This is a foundational role:
you will be designing and implementing the systems the studio runs on.

• Experience building or significantly contributing to VFX or post-production pipelines in a professional studio context
• Strong Python skills and experience scripting across DCC applications
• Practical knowledge of production tracking tools:
  Shot Grid/Flow, ftrack, or equivalent
• An understanding of file system architecture, naming conventions, and asset versioning at production scale
• The ability to work across departments and translate creative and production requirements into technical solutions

• Experience integrating third-party APIs and cloud-based tools into production pipelines
• Familiarity with generative AI tooling and the specific pipeline considerations it introduces
• Experience in a startup or early-stage studio environment

This is a rare opportunity to build a pipeline from first principles rather than inherit someone else's technical debt. You will have significant influence over the tools and systems the studio adopts and the approach will be shaped by your judgement as much as by prescription.

We want someone who thinks about pipeline as a creative problem: how do we build infrastructure that serves the work rather than constraining it.