CV

Experience

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Game Engine Programmer

AAA Game Engine • C⁠+⁠+, C⁠#, Windows, Perforce • Salaried, Full-Time • October 2024-Present

• Developed an automation system to enable a 10x increase in development speed of UI tests
• Researched Pixar's USD technology and implemented a demo integration of it in the engine
• Integrated a background profiler into the engine's editor to make reporting performance issues easier

Game Programmer

Unannounced Indie Game • Unreal Engine, C⁠+⁠+, Windows, Perforce • Contract, Part-Time • August 2023–August 2024

• Implemented a core game mechanic in C⁠+⁠+ using the Unreal Engine API
• Developed levels and props using Unreal Engine's Blueprint scripting system
• Deployed and managed a Perforce server and Helix Swarm instance

Senior Database Programmer

MongoDB-Compatible Database Engine • C⁠+⁠+, CMake, Python, Linux, Git • Salaried, Full-Time • April 2021–August 2023

• Optimized the bootup time of the database by 2-3x by reducing the amount of locks used
• Developed Python scripts to recover data damaged by power outages, hardware failure, or tampering
• Helped troubleshoot and fix issues on live customer environments with hundreds of users
• Improved memory safety throughout the codebase using modern C⁠+⁠+

Database Programmer

MongoDB-Compatible Database Engine • C⁠+⁠+, CMake, Python, Linux, Git • Salaried, Full-Time • October 2020–April 2021

• Improved automated data recovery functionality, reducing the amount of data corruption tickets by 10%
• Improved security by tightening automated redaction mechanisms for sensitive data
• Re-wrote core BSON data handling routines in modern C++, improving memory safety

Web Programmer

ElasticSearch-Compatible Data Visualization Platform • TypeScript, React, Git • Salaried, Full-Time • October 2018–October 2020

• Implemented various interactive visualizations as React components using the results of ElasticSearch queries
• Implemented progressive query loading for a few heavy visualizations, vastly improving their responsiveness
• Implemented migration scripts that were integrated into the product's installation script
• Helped re-write thousands of lines of AngularJS code as React components

Web Programmer

2D Game Engine & Scripting System • JavaScript, Python, WebGL, HTML, CSS • Contract, Full-Time • March 2016–June 2018

• Implemented a kid-friendly 2D game engine that runs in a browser on low-grade hardware
• Implemented a Python-to-JavaScript compiler so that scripts could be written in Python
• Integrated the game engine and compiler with an existing Wordpress website

Instructor

After School Programming Classes • Unity, C#, Java • Contract, Part-Time • September 2015–February 2017

• Taught game development with the Unity game engine to younger kids (ages 10-15)
• Taught AP computer science to older teenagers (ages 15-17)

Skills