Terrence Young Jr. - Senior Software Engineer | Game Developer
I'm a Senior Software Engineer and Game Developer with over ten years of experience shipping across mobile, web, and games. Based in Irvine, California, I'm open to onsite, hybrid, remote, and relocation opportunities.
My expertise spans cross-platform systems engineering — native C++ plugin architecture, multi-platform SDK integration (Steam, Epic Games Store, iOS, Android, PS5), and live-service game tooling. I'm comfortable working across the stack from engine-level C++ to C# gameplay code, with a track record of contributing to AAA studios and shipping titles independently.
My Journey
For over a decade, I've had the opportunity to work on a variety of exciting projects across different industries.
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Sound Games (June 2025 - March 2026): As a Senior Software Engineer at this game startup, I contributed to cross-platform native plugin development in C++. Also helped ship Go Ape Ship!. My work included Epic Games Store SDK integration, EOS authentication and payment flows, multi-platform build and release management across PC, macOS, iOS, Android, and PS5, and AI-assisted debugging workflows using Claude Code. Also provided Android porting support for Spilled!
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WB Games San Diego (April 2022 - April 2025): 3 years on a AAA live-service game as a core tech engineer focusing on LiveOps and tools. My work included designing and developing static data tools, building CI/CD pipelines, creating tools to process game data, and implementing AI features in UE5.
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Kin + Carta (June 2020 - April 2022): As a Technical Consultant, I led the development of an Android application refresh for Fifth Third Bank and worked on a voice-activated chatbot prototype for Wendy's drive-through.
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Boar Games (June 2016 - June 2020): Running my own game development studio allowed me to dive deep into gameplay programming. I created dialogue and map UI systems in UE4 using C++ and Blueprint, focusing on making them robust for multiplayer scenarios. A challenging but formative period where I honed my skills as a game dev under tight timelines.
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Magic Leap (May 2018 - March 2019): My time as a Developer Community Moderator involved technical writing, data analysis using SQL and Superset, and optimizing analytics tracking. I also helped reach out and onboard new developers to the platform for the device launch.
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Solstice (October 2015 - June 2017): As a Sr. Technical Consultant, I led various projects, including an e-commerce front end, an internal IoT game project leveraging AWS and tvOS, and migrating a real estate listing blog and creating an API Gateway.
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AdYapper (June 2014 - October 2015): My role as a Senior Software/DevOps Engineer involved building data visualization dashboards, migrating infrastructure to AWS, optimizing SQL Server, and developing Python scripts for monitoring.
Skills Snapshot
I work with a variety of technologies, including:
- Languages: C++, C#, Python, Node.js, Golang, TypeScript, .NET, Java, JavaScript, PHP
- Game Development: Unity, UE5, UE4, Steam SDK, Epic Online Services (EOS), Protobuf, CMake
- Platforms: PC, macOS, iOS, Android, PS5
- Cloud & Databases: AWS, Azure, DynamoDB, SQL Server, MySQL, Elasticsearch
- Other: DevOps, CI/CD, Technical Writing, Data Visualization
Projects & Games
I have a portfolio of projects on my GitHub profile showcasing my work in software development. I have prototype games over at itch.io.
Let's Connect
I'm actively seeking new job opportunities. If you're looking for an experienced and versatile software engineer and game developer, feel free to reach out!
- Email: tyoungjr2005@gmail.com
- GitHub: github.com/tyoungjr