Stefan Werner
Graphics Software Engineer at Intel Corporation
Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolStefan Werner is a graphics software engineer based in Neu-Ulm, Germany, with deep expertise in GPU ray tracing, production path tracing, and cross-platform desktop rendering tools. Over a career spanning feature film and studio work, he’s contributed to Intel Embree and Blender Cycles and helped deliver rendering for Netflix productions like Next Gen and Maya and the Three. He led a remote team to build an open-source, Hydra-compatible path tracer tailored for Houdini-based pipelines, combining hands-on C++/CUDA development with roadmap and team leadership. Stefan’s background includes enhancing rendering stacks with features such as Cryptomatte, VDB support, Embree integration and texture caching, reflecting a strong focus on production performance and artist-driven tooling. Known for bridging research-grade ray acceleration with practical studio needs, he thrives at the intersection of low-level rendering optimizations and user-facing production workflows.
4 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Universität UlmDipl-Ing (FH), Media Computing, Dipl-Ing (FH), Media Computing at Fachhochschule Stuttgart - Hochschule der Medien
German, English, French
Github Skills (9)
gpu-programming10
sycl10
oneapi10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
render10
rendering10
3d9
computer-graphics9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
stefanatwork/llvm
May 2023 - Feb 2024
Intel staging area for llvm.org contribution. Home for Intel LLVM-based projects.
Contributions:4 pushes, 3 branches in 9 months
stefanatwork/intel-graphics-compiler
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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