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Joshua Wright

@joshuawright2

Software engineering intern at Pixel Pirate Studio who sped up its motion-capture pipeline 2.8x and built a CUDA simulator running 177 games/s.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking a new-grad role or 2027 internship writing production Python, C++ or Java for backend, data or ML systems.

At Pixel Pirate Studio, I benchmarked six markerless motion-capture pipelines on real clips and selected the one the team now uses by default. I made it 2.8x faster at the same accuracy, reducing estimated cloud GPU cost per video minute by 64%.

For Cambridge Battlecode 2026, I wrote a CUDA game simulator that runs 177 full games per second on one GPU, 55x the CPU engine's speed, and trained a recurrent PPO agent through self-play. I also built a pipeline that extracts 20,000 strong replays from 110,000 ranked matches.

My projects include training PyTorch forecasting models for the nanoTSFM benchmark and building games with Unity. I'm studying computer science at Arizona State University and seeking a new-grad role or 2027 internship writing production Python, C++ or Java for backend, data or ML systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineering Intern

Current

Pixel Pirate Studio

Aug 2026 - Present (3 months)

Benchmarked markerless motion capture pipelines for an animation studio and optimized the chosen pipeline, reducing cloud GPU costs. Merged 3D plugins into a unified repo and contributed to sprint planning.

Motion Capture Benchmarking Performance Optimization CI CD Maya Blender Unreal Engine Cinema 4D Agile Scrum

Current

AI Data Specialist

Current

Surge AI

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Review AI-generated code for correctness and grade LLM coding answers. Compare model responses and provide reasoning to improve training data.

Code Review LLM Evaluation Data Annotation Python Reasoning

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Grade: GPA 3.18

Activities and societies: Systems Lead, ASU Video Game Development Club; help run Game Dev Club Club (104 university clubs)

Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with expected graduation in May 2027. Coursework includes Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Social Media Mining, Operating Systems, and Data Structures.