Lead Systems Programmer

June 2021 – July 2026

• Leadership and mentoring of Hunt: Showdown’s Systems Programming team, including professional development of team members
• Development of software solutions in compliance with project schedules and established team standards
• Coordination of tasks and technical implementation with the Technical Director and other Leads based on the current roadmap
• System profiling, optimization, and debugging across multiple platforms
• Collaboration with gameplay, rendering, tools, design, and other departments to implement technical solutions
• Participation in project status reviews and reporting on technical progress, challenges, and risks to stakeholders
• Reviewing technical designs, code, and implementations to ensure quality and consistency
• Hiring Manager for Hunt: Showdown’s Systems Programming team

Senior Systems Programmer

August 2019 – May 2021

• Feature development in accordance with the Hunt: Showdown and The Climb 2 roadmaps
• Port Systems and Game code of The Climb to latest CRYENGINE and Oculus Quest
• Ownership of the game platform abstraction plugin in CRYENGINE (Steam, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, …)
• Performance analysis and optimization on PC and consoles
• Drive the hiring process for new Systems and Tools programmers

Systems Programmer

July 2018 – July 2019

• Feature development in accordance with the Hunt: Showdown roadmap
• Ownership of the game platform abstraction plugin in CRYENGINE
• Performance analysis and optimization on PC and consoles
• Participate in the hiring process for new programmers
• Mentor a new Junior Systems Programmer during their first three months in the company

Engine Programmer

April 2017 – June 2018

• Feature development in accordance with the CRYENGINE roadmap
• Support the internal game team with engine side development and optimizations
• Participate in the hiring process for new programmers

Junior Engine Programmer

May 2015 – March 2017

• Handle incoming requests and bug reports from CRYENGINE licensees and internal game teams
• Assist CRYENGINE licensees with performance analysis and optimization
• Dedicated programming point of contact for two licensees during the final months of development
• Mentor a new Junior Engine Programmer during their first three months in the company

Programming Intern

August 2014 – November 2014

• Integration of a terraforming simulation (developed at the University of Bayreuth) into the proprietary game engine developed by Gaming Minds Studios.

B.Sc. Computer Science

2013 – 2015

• Classic computer science education

Games Programming

2011 – 2013

• Specialized degree focused on video game development
• Created 3 games using custom engine frameworks