Summary
Jonathan Steyfkens is a Senior Graphics Programmer with a decade of experience bringing games to life through performant C++ rendering systems. He has progressed from internships to senior roles at studios including Playground Games, Digital Extremes, Tanglewood Games and currently Spliced Inc., contributing to multiple AAA and indie pipelines. His work spans low-level rendering, optimization and engine integration, informed by formal game development studies at HOWEST and Abertay. Based in Royal Leamington Spa, he pairs a gamer’s perspective with pragmatic engineering—writing systems he’d enjoy playing on the other side of the screen. Outside work he’s known for a taste for quirky mechanical keyboards, hinting at a detail-oriented, hands-on approach to his craft.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Games Development, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Games Development at Abertay University
High School Science and Mathematics, High School Science and Mathematics at Sint-Jozefinstituut Bokrijk
Bachelor’s Degree Game Development, Bachelor’s Degree Game Development at HOWEST Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
English, Dutch, German, French