Summary
Skylar Thomas is a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building applied AI and production pipelines for animation, film, and interactive experiences. Having co-founded Playbook and led engineering at Wonder Studios, Skylar specializes in scaling AI-native workflows and IP-safe infrastructure now used by major Hollywood studios. At Netflix they develop systems and graphics platform tooling that bridge emerging research with production rendering and VFX pipelines. Their background as a technical artist and creative technologist means they fluently translate creative briefs into robust, production-ready systems—an aptitude honed on projects showcased at Sundance, Tribeca, and SIGGRAPH. Based in Los Angeles, Skylar blends hands-on engineering with product and studio-facing leadership to push cinematic AI into everyday production.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science - The Arts, Technology, and the Business of Innovation, Iovine and Young Academy, Bachelors of Science - The Arts, Technology, and the Business of Innovation, Iovine and Young Academy at University of Southern California