Game Research & Development Intern - Engine Research

About the role

Lightspeed Studios is part of Tencent and develops PUBG Mobile and other games. Its Lightspeed Tech Center is an R&D department that researches and explores new technologies and provides technical services for games across their lifecycle, including engine, audio, QA, AI and next-generation game work. This internship sits within that team and focuses on engine research.

Key responsibilities

• Work with scientists to research and develop advanced techniques in 3D geometric learning, re-meshing and UV optimization, physically-based animation and simulation, machine learning for computer graphics, motion planning in virtual cities, character locomotion and control, realistic image synthesis and real-time rendering.
• Research and develop tools and pipelines that make these technologies easier to use in the game development environment.

Required profile

• Graduate student in a master's or Ph.D. program.
• Publications on computer graphics/vision, machine learning and robotics.
• Familiarity with game engines, graphics APIs and GPU programming.
• Strong sense of responsibility and good communication skills.

Required skills

• C++ or Python, and/or TensorFlow/Torch.
• Solid knowledge of calculus, linear algebra and basic numerical analysis.

What we offer

• Expected base pay of $28.27 to $60.00 per hour, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.
• 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked and up to 13 paid holidays per year.
• Full-time interns can enroll in the company-sponsored medical plan.