Zhi Zheng

Software Engineer at 2K Games, previously M.S. and B.S. Computer Science at RPI. Developed various game systems, internal tools, computer graphics, and web applications. Mainly developer tooling.

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Experience

July 2025 - Present

Software Engineer · 2K Games

Working with 2K Sports Lab and Firaxis on game development tooling and systems, including camera authoring, realtime editing workflows, debugging views, procedural pipelines, and level-design support.

Nov. 2024 - May 2025

Associate Software Engineer Intern · Lightriver Software

Contributed to netFlex, an optical-domain controller for multi-vendor networks. Worked on network performance analytics, REST APIs, authentication improvements, frontend updates, and internal database tooling.

Education

Aug. 2020 - May 2024

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

M.S. in Computer Science. B.S. in Computer Science and Games, Simulation, Arts and Sciences.

Projects

JavaScript · Vite · React · Python

Geo-Vegetation Spatial Information Model

Agricultural analysis tool that combines NDVI and precipitation data from NASA, NOAA, and USGS into an interactive spatial visualization.

Open project
C · Vulkan · Windows API

Custom Game Engine

Multithreaded engine work with memory-leak detection, LZ4 decompression, CPU tracing, bounding boxes, and a small playable demo.

Open project
Unreal Engine 5 · Gameplay

Messozoic Systems

Gameplay programming experience including core systems and a custom dinosaur skeleton builder.

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