Jonathan Steyfkens
Senior Rendering Engineer at Lighthouse Games
Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan 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.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Games Development, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Games Development at Abertay UniversityHigh School Science and Mathematics, High School Science and Mathematics at Sint-Jozefinstituut BokrijkBachelor’s Degree Game Development, Bachelor’s Degree Game Development at Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen - Vlaamse Autonome Hogeschool
English, Dutch, German, French
Github Skills (80)
csproj10
visual-studio10
3d10
game-development10
godot10
game-engine10
graphics-programming10
vscode-extension10
csharp10
open-source10
gnu10
graphic9
avx9
opengl9
sse9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
jonathansty/qmk_firmware
Jan 2018 - Sep 2025
Contributions:23 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 9 months
controllerfirmwareavratmelusb
jonathansty/jonathansty.github.io
Aug 2018 - Jan 2023
Contributions:59 commits, 49 pushes, 3 comments in 4 years 6 months
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