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NVIDIA is seeking an outstanding Senior Tools Engineer to join our Lightspeed Studios team! Lightspeed Studios, the team behind NVIDIA’s next-generation tech demos, is dedicated to developing cutting-edge visuals using the latest NVIDIA rendering technology. In this role, you’ll help build the tools, pipelines, and workflows that enable artists and developers to create groundbreaking real-time content efficiently and at the highest quality. At Lightspeed, we work across art and engineering to tackle production problems that emerge while building advanced real-time experiences. The Senior Tools Engineer will develop production tools across desktop applications, DCCs, and real-time environments, improve how content moves through production, and help artists and engineers iterate faster with reliable, well-designed software.
What you'll be doing:
Design and develop Python and Qt/PySide tools, desktop applications, and DCC integrations.
Work directly with artists, technical artists, and engineers to understand production challenges and turn them into practical software solutions.
Improve existing tools and workflows with a focus on usability, reliability, performance, and iteration speed.
Develop integrations across DCC applications, production systems, and real-time environments.
Explore new approaches to content creation and workflow automation, including agentic AI systems that can assist with repetitive or multi-step production tasks.
What we need to see:
8+ years of professional experience in tools engineering, pipeline engineering, technical art engineering, or related software development within games, VFX, animation, or real-time production.
BS, MS, or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject area.
Strong Python development experience with an understanding of software architecture, debugging, testing, and API design.
Strong experience building desktop tools and user interfaces with Qt, PySide, PyQt, or similar frameworks.
Experience integrating DCC applications such as Maya, Houdini, Substance, Blender, Photoshop, or similar tools.
Experience developing production integrations or tools for real-time engines such as Unreal Engine.
Understanding of asset pipelines, source control, validation, metadata, and publishing workflows.
Experience working with artists and translating production requirements into effective technical solutions.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Background with C++ application or plugin development.
Experience building tools and integrations across multiple DCC applications and production systems as well as experience with real-time rendering or game-engine tools development.
Experience applying machine learning or agentic AI to artist workflows, production automation, or content creation.
Background with supporting AAA game development or similarly complex real-time production environments.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.Skills Required
- 8+ years of professional experience in tools engineering, pipeline engineering, technical art engineering, or related software development within games, VFX, animation, or real-time production
- BS, MS, or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject area
- Strong Python development experience, including software architecture, debugging, testing, and API design
- Strong experience building desktop tools and user interfaces with Qt, PySide, PyQt, or similar frameworks
- Experience integrating DCC applications such as Maya, Houdini, Substance, Blender, Photoshop, or similar tools
- Experience developing production integrations or tools for real-time engines such as Unreal Engine
- Understanding of asset pipelines, source control, validation, metadata, and publishing workflows
- Experience working with artists and translating production requirements into effective technical solutions
- Background with C++ application or plugin development
- Experience building tools and integrations across multiple DCC applications and production systems, including real-time rendering or game-engine tools development
- Experience applying machine learning or agentic AI to artist workflows, production automation, or content creation
- Background supporting AAA game development or similarly complex real-time production environments
NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NVIDIA and has not been reviewed or approved by NVIDIA.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity awards and a discounted ESPP are highlighted as core parts of total compensation, enabling employees to share in the company’s success. Stock-based compensation and the two-year lookback ESPP are consistently described as especially valuable.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as robust, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options alongside mental health support and on-site care resources. Employer HSA contributions and wellness perks reinforce the depth of the offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are depicted as strong, featuring a meaningful 401(k) match with Roth options and support for Mega Backdoor Roth contributions. These elements position long-term savings as a notable advantage of the total rewards package.
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What We Do
NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”
