Senior Real-Time VFX Tools Engineer (Remote)

NVIDIA Corporation; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios seeks a Senior Tools Engineer to design and build Python and Qt/PySide tools, enabling artists and developers to work efficiently on real-time content. You will integrate DCC apps, improve workflows, and iterate quickly with reliable production tooling.

Join a team that bridges art and engineering to push cutting-edge visuals, with opportunities to influence pipelines and content creation across AAA-style projects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in tools engineering, pipeline engineering, technical art engineering, or related software development.
• BS, MS, or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Strong Python development experience with API design, debugging, testing.
• Experience building desktop tools and UIs with Qt/PySide/PyQt.
• Experience integrating DCC apps like Maya, Houdini, Substance, Blender, Photoshop.
• Experience developing tools for real-time engines such as Unreal Engine.
• Understanding asset pipelines, source control, and publishing workflows.
• Experience translating production requirements into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Python and Qt/PySide tools, desktop applications, and DCC integrations.
• Collaborate with artists and engineers to translate production challenges into software solutions.
• Improve tools focusing on usability, reliability, performance, and iteration speed.
• Develop integrations across DCC apps, production systems, and real-time environments.
• Explore AI-assisted workflows and automation for repetitive tasks.

Skills

Python development

Qt/PySide

DCC integrations

Unreal Engine

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Maya

Houdini

Substance

Unreal Engine

Qt

PySide

PyQt

Job description

NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios seeks a Senior Tools Engineer to design and build Python and Qt/PySide tools, enabling artists and developers to work efficiently on real-time content. You will integrate DCC apps, improve workflows, and iterate quickly with reliable production tooling.

Join a team that bridges art and engineering to push cutting-edge visuals, with opportunities to influence pipelines and content creation across AAA-style projects.