I am a Software Engineer at Meta, working on the backend API for the XR Kit Team. On the side I work as a Gameplay Engineer at Test Jar Labs, a studio that creating innovative and immersive games for various platforms. I joined the team in November 2023, after graduating from University of Southern California.For fun, I am playing and learning from different genres and styles of games, such as Overwatch 2, Hollow Knight, Hades, and God of War. I also stay active by playing badminton and reading manga in my free time. I am always eager to explore new technologies and trends in the tech and games industry, and to challenge myself with new and exciting opportunities.
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Gameplay EngineerTest Jar LabsSeattle, Wa, Us
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Software Engineer IiMeta Apr 2024 - PresentSeattle, Washington, United States -
Gameplay EngineerTest Jar Labs Nov 2023 - PresentSeattle, Washington, United States- Guided engineering efforts in sprint planning, backend, and frontend development for a flash-based game. - Designed and integrated an algorithm that optimizes players' experience and difficulty levels.- Engineered a blueprint of an in-game shop to track inventory and user-purchasable item
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Teaching AssistantUsc Games Sep 2022 - May 2023Los Angeles, California, United States- Instructed and evaluated 150+ new students in Unity and C# fostering their skills and knowledge.- Formulated a comprehensive course curriculum and delivered lectures on the implementation of Unity UI and Eventsystems to enhance students proficiency.- Mentored students to identify and implement metrics for tracking fine-tune game mechanics and levels. -
Gameplay Engineer - BlindsightUsc Games Apr 2022 - May 2023Los Angeles, California, United States- Optimized echolocation system using Unity Profiler to reduce garbage collection and reduce number of batch calls on the GPU.- Responsible for creating a scalable animation event system that designers can hook events to using abstract classes and Unity Scriptable Objects.- Implemented Player movement system using Unity Navmesh AI system.
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Gameplay Engineer - UpwordUsc Games Jun 2022 - Jul 2022Los Angeles, California, United States- Created an tweakable algorithm which spawned platforms with letters which form words.- Used object pooling to balance the amount of platforms spawned to reduce load on CPU.- Implemented a word suggestion system to make the gameplay easier for new player.
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Lead Engineer - ChronocutUsc Games Jan 2022 - May 2022Los Angeles, California, United States- Implemented a dynamic dialogue system, converting story beats into JSON files, reducing loading times by 15%, and enhancing overall narrative flow.- Developed an AI-driven combo system for enemies and used the A* algorithm for pathfinding, contributing to a 25% improvement in combat dynamics.- Applied data-driven programming, resulting in a 30% reduction in user frustration through enhanced balancing.
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Project Lead - Cringe EncountersUsc Games Sep 2021 - Dec 2021Los Angeles, California, United States- Pitched and got greenlit across over 100 projects projects to create my own board/card game.- Lead a team of 5 students to create new art, improve player experience and keep game under budget with producers.- Prototyped ideas over table top simulator.
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Game Developer InternAristocrat Feb 2021 - Apr 2021Delhi, India- Partnered with Gimmie Games, an Aristocrat studio, to enhance gaming templates in C++ and successfully developed and launched two new slot machine games across 100+ casinos worldwide. - Established 10+ Python-based tools to automate the conversion of Excel sheets into XML files and test 1000+ built-in game logics regularly.
Atush Bhalla Education Details
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Computer Science, Game Development -
Computer Science
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Atush Bhalla attended University Of Southern California, University Of Arizona.
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