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Apurva Kumar

Software Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States11 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in immersive VR game development.
  • Proficient in C++ and Unity for game programming.
  • Experience with major titles in the NBA 2K series.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Gaming Software Engineer specializing in VR and game development.

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Skills

Core Skills

C++UnityC#

Other Skills

React.jsProgrammingResearchGraphicsData AnalysisUnity3DMatlabCPythonHTMLMicrosoft OfficeTeamworkJavaLinuxEnglish

About

Video Games are awesome! Virtual Reality is dope! How can it get more fascinating? Making immersive VR experiences! ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ˜ Software Engineer in the gaming industry fluent in c++ and enthusiastic about creating next gen experiences.

Experience

Meta

Software Engineer

Jan 2020 โ€“ Present ยท 6 yrs 2 mos ยท Burlingame, California, United States

  • Game Engineer in the Reality Labs Org working on Horizon โœจ
  • Creating fun VR experiences! ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŽฎ
C++C#UnityReact.js

Visual concepts

Software Engineer, Presentation

Dec 2016 โ€“ Oct 2019 ยท 2 yrs 10 mos ยท Novato, California

  • Worked on NBA 2K18, 2K19 & 2K20.
  • Redesigned the frontend framework to set up and manage playing all the Story Scenes in Career Mode for 2K19 & 2K20.
  • Architected the UI and framework code to display a variety of UI elements that inform the player of the current play that is being run; eg: where to move, who to pass to, etc.
  • Set up the pre-game, post-game flows & ingame UI elements (scorebugs, leaderboards etc.) for the 1v1, 3 point shootout, dunk contest and the 4 point contest game modes.
  • Worked with the artists & producers to help design and set up various overlays & loading screens across the game.

Stony brook university

Research Assistant

Nov 2015 โ€“ Sep 2016 ยท 10 mos

  • Developed a framework in C++ for low latency H.264 video streaming for mobile virtual colonoscopy.
  • Added support for real-time intuitive gesture control to the stream.
C++

Tokyo denki university

Research Intern

May 2013 โ€“ Aug 2013 ยท 3 mos

  • Conducted & analyzed two studies with professor Haruo Isono:
  • Conducted a study the effect of blue light on visual fatigue.
  • (Paper published in IDW 2013 - Best Paper Award)
  • Conducted a study on cerebral blood flow to measure Brain Activation while reading, speaking, writing and typing.

Iiit hyderabad

Teaching Assistant

Aug 2012 โ€“ Jan 2014 ยท 1 yr 5 mos

  • Graphics (Spring 2014)
  • IT Workshop-I (Monsoon 2013)
  • Graphics (Spring 2013)
  • Digital Logic & Processors (Monsoon 2012)

Golive gaming solutions limited

Game Programmer Intern

May 2012 โ€“ Jul 2012 ยท 2 mos

  • Worked on Taxi Passenger Pickup based mobile game.
  • Designed & implemented game logic in C# using Unity game engine.
  • Primarily worked on implementing vehicle physics - torque, skidding, suspension, acceleration etc. to fine tune the feel of driving the Taxi.
  • Worked on the multiplayer lobby (frontend & backend) for the game.
C#Unity

Education

Stony Brook University

Master of Science (MS) โ€” Computer Science

Jan 2014 โ€“ Jan 2016

International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) โ€” Computer Science

Jan 2010 โ€“ Jan 2014

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