Terrence Young Jr. - Senior Software Engineer | Game Developer
I'm a Senior Software Engineer and Game Developer with over ten years of experience in building software systems and creating interactive experiences. Based in Oceanside, California, I'm open to onsite, hybrid, remote, and relocation opportunities for contract work.
My expertise spans mobile, web, and game development, including software system architecture, analysis, unit testing, DevOps, implementation, and application performance optimization. I've had the privilege of working on diverse projects, from AAA live-service games at WB Games San Diego to developing mobile applications for major banks and building game systems in Unreal Engine.
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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WB Games San Diego (April 2022 - Current): 3 years on AAA live service game as a core tech engineer focusing on LiveOps and tools. My work here has included designing and developing static data tools, building CI/CD pipelines, creating tools to process game data, and implementing AI features in a game with UE5.
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Kin + Carta (June 2020 - April 2022): As a Technical Consultant, I led the development of a refresh Android application for a major national bank and even worked on a voice-activated chatbot prototype for Wendy's.
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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. While challeing 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: Python, Node.js, C++ (UE5), Golang, Typescript, .NET, C#, Java, JavaScript, PHP
- Cloud & Databases: AWS, Azure, DynamoDB, SQL Server, MySQL, Elasticsearch
- Game Development: UE5, UE4, Unity
- 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
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