Senior Tools Engineer

at Nvidia

📍 United States

USD 184,000-287,500 per year

SENIOR

✅ Remote

Tech Stack
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Details

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Tools Engineer to join the Lightspeed Studios team. Lightspeed Studios develops next-generation technology demonstrations and cutting-edge real-time visuals using NVIDIA rendering technology. The role focuses on building tools, pipelines, and workflows that help artists and developers create high-quality real-time content efficiently.

The Senior Tools Engineer will develop production tools for desktop applications, digital content creation applications, and real-time environments. The role involves improving content production workflows and collaborating across art and engineering to solve production challenges.

Responsibilities

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 develop 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.

Requirements

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.
A 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.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with C++ application or plugin development.
Experience building tools and integrations across multiple DCC applications and production systems.
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.
Experience supporting AAA game development or similarly complex real-time production environments.

Benefits

Base salary range of 184,000 USD to 287,500 USD, determined based on location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.
Eligibility for equity and benefits.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer.