Stephen Mackenzie
Senior Software Engineer at NVIDIA
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolStephen Mackenzie is a Senior Software Engineer in New York with 11 years of experience building tooling and pipelines for visual effects and rendering workflows. He blends deep expertise in build engineering, image processing, compositing and procedural systems with hands-on DevOps work—contributing to the widely used Rez package manager to improve shell integration and Python compatibility. His career spans technical leadership roles at Method Studios and NVIDIA plus adjunct teaching in VFX, reflecting both production-facing problem solving and mentorship. Known for automating complex render and deployment workflows, he pairs practical tool development with an eye for color and visual quality that informs his engineering decisions.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors, Film, Computer Science, Bachelors, Film, Computer Science at New York UniversityFilm, New Media, Computer Science, Film, New Media, Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (15)
package-management10
python10
zsh10
scripting9
multiplatform9
shell9
script9
sh9
php6
bash6
uialertview6
insert6
iphone6
ipad6
mysql6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
AcademySoftwareFoundation/rez
Jan 2016 - Nov 2022
An integrated package configuration, build and deployment system for software
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & DevOps Engineer
Backend Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:4 releases, 49 reviews, 86 commits in 6 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Stephen contributed to Rez, an integrated package configuration system, by implementing core functionality and improving existing features. They added a Zsh shell plugin, enabling the tool's use within the Zsh shell environment. Additionally, they addressed Python 2/3 compatibility issues, improved exception handling, and removed deprecated dependencies. These contributions suggest a focus on expanding the system's utility and maintaining code quality.
configurationintegratedresolved-environmentsenvironment-configurationrez
maxnbk/cdl_convert
Oct 2015 - Sep 2020
Contributions:23 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 11 months
cdlformatsascdecision
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