Samuel Casares

Redlands,CA

Summary

I am interested in the position of Software Engineer at The Void. My skill in identifying and optimizing inefficient code enables me to accelerate the time-to-market for new titles. This helps The Void achieve accelerated growth and market reach.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Supergiant Games

San Francisco, CA

10.2024 - Current

Authored high-level and detailed functional specifications for core game features, ensuring alignment with overall business requirements.
Led a cross-functional team to refactor and optimize legacy game engine modules, which collectively improved processing efficiency by 32%.
Mentored junior engineers on performance best practices and code review standards, resulting in a 25% reduction in integration defects.
Collaborated directly with product management to define the minimum viable product (MVP) for all quarterly releases, balancing scope against development resources.

Manager, Software Quality Engineering

Sony Interactive Entertainment

San Mateo, CA

10.2020 - 09.2024

Directed and standardized quality assurance processes across three major title releases (Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghost of Yotei).
Achieved 62% less technical debt and finished features 32% ahead of schedule.
Developed comprehensive test suites and test cases that prioritized core functions based on product risk analysis.
Conducted daily reality check meetings with development leads to proactively addressing scope creep and resource bottlenecks, ensuring clear communication of project flow.

Education

Bachelors of Science - Computer Engineering

University of California

Riverside

01.2020

Skills

Programming Languages: Proficient in C (Advanced), Python (Intermediate), Java(Advanced), and C# (Advanced)
Game Engines & Tools: Expertise in Unreal Engine 5 and properly implementing the engines aspects without their normal downsides of stuttering, blurring, or performance hits

Languages: Conversational proficiency in Hebrew and Tagalog

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