Game Programming Student Worker Creative Prototyping

Are you a game programming student passionate about creating visual interactive experiences Do you enjoy experimenting with ideas building prototypes and exploring how technology and creativity come together

Sony in Lund is looking for creative and curious student programmers to join our Advanced Content Creation this role youll work hands-on with rapid prototyping exploring interaction gameplay and visual effects and bring ideas to life in immersive environments such as LED walls projection spaces and XR experiences.

What youll do

As a student worker you will be part of a highly creative and experimental environment where ideas quickly turn into working prototypes.

Your work will include:

Prototyping interactive concepts in Unreal Engine and/or Unity

Exploring gameplay mechanics and interaction design for immersive experiences

Creating visual proof-of-concepts including VFX shaders lightning and animation

Collaborating closely with 3D artists designers and engineers

Iterating quickly on ideas through experimentation and testing

Setting up and testing prototypes in real environments (e.g. LED walls projections XR

setups)

You will have a high degree of creative freedom and be encouraged to explore your own ideas and approaches to problem-solving.

Your profile

You are a curious and creative student who enjoys building interactive and visually engaging experiences.

You likely have:

Experience with Unreal Engine and/or Unity

Programming skills in C and/or C#

Experience with Blueprints or visual scripting

A strong interest in visual effects real-time graphics or interactive design

The ability to work independently on smaller tasks and prototypes

Bonus if you have experience with:

Shaders or real-time rendering techniques

VFX workflows or visual polish in game engines

Working with hardware sensors or physical installations

About the role

This role also includes hands-on work with physical setups such as configuring hardware calibrating sensors and testing experiences in real-world environments.

The position is flexible and designed to fit alongside your studies. It can extend across summer/winter breaks and continue part-time during the semester depending on your availability.

Who we are - Advanced Content Creation team

You will be working in a close-knit multi-disciplinary team of artists programmers and engineers creating immersive interactive experiences using the latest sensor and display technologies.

Our team develops both virtual and physical experiences for a wide range of environments including large-scale LED and projection spaces as well as VR AR and MR.

Our work is often showcased in public installa3ons and used to promote some of Sonys most well-known IPs.

What youll gain

Hands-on experience working with real-world interactive installations

Opportunity to experiment with creative prototypes based on your own ideas

Experience collaborating in a professional multidisciplinary team

Exposure to cutting-edge display and sensor technologies

A flexible setup that allows you to combine work with your studies

If youre excited about combining programming creativity and visual experiences wed love to hear from you.