# Yilei Li

> SWE @ Visual Concepts | CG @ Penn

Location: Novato, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yileili

Interests & Specialties:  Video Game Development, Computer Graphics

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Visual Concepts
Jan 2025 – Present | Novato, California, United States
R&D on an unannounced UE5 title. Architected a 10K+ character MetaHuman crowd simulation system with a custom VAT pipeline. Drove autonomous AI crowd agents and PS5 profiling (45→60 fps).

### Software Engineer @ 2K
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Novato, California, United States
BioShock 4: Built editor tools to automate gameplay object setup and validation, reducing designer workflow by ~99%. Delivered 15+ interactive object types in C++ and Blueprint.

Civilization VII: Owned full-stack data flow for LiveOps features across TypeScript and C++.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Riot Games
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
Worked on League of Legends Content Efficiency team (Tools & Pipeline)

Designed and shipped editor features for an internal animation tool for League of Legends, including an automated graph layout algorithm, reducing authoring time by ~90%. Drove feature requirements through stakeholder interviews with animators.

### Game Developer @ Unknown
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Co-led the design and development of "Neeron: The Blade of Nature" in Unreal Engine 4. Shipped on Steam with 1,000+ downloads as a free student project. 

Contributions: combat system with elemental interactions (fire/ice/lightning), enemy AI via Behavior Trees, dynamic weather system, gameplay UI, optimization, and Steamworks management.


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Graphics and Game Technolodgy
University of Pennsylvania

### Master's degree in Computer and Information Sciences
University of Pennsylvania

### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science
University of Minnesota


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yilei-li-francis518

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Last updated: 2026-04-11