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_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ C++ developer specializing in Unreal Engine and real-time systems. Currently at Archmage building gameplay systems in UE5 including AI behaviors and inventory systems. Previously worked at Offworld Defence Simulations building networked C++ for military sims supporting 100+ players, and at Intel optimizing embedded CPU simulations. I'm also a UBC Computer Science grad with a focus on algorithms and data structures.…_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ C++ developer specializing in Unreal Engine and real-time systems. Currently at Archmage building gameplay systems in UE5 including AI behaviors and inventory systems. Previously worked at Offworld Defence Simulations building networked C++ for military sims supporting 100+ players, and at Intel optimizing embedded CPU simulations. I'm also a UBC Computer Science grad with a focus on algorithms and data structures.

Dylan MacDonald

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_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ C++ developer specializing in Unreal Engine and real-time systems. Currently at Archmage building gameplay systems in UE5 including AI behaviors and inventory systems. Previously worked at Offworld Defence Simulations building networked C++ for military sims supporting 100+ players, and at Intel optimizing embedded CPU simulations. I'm also a UBC Computer Science grad with a focus on algorithms and data structures.…_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ C++ developer specializing in Unreal Engine and real-time systems. Currently at Archmage building gameplay systems in UE5 including AI behaviors and inventory systems. Previously worked at Offworld Defence Simulations building networked C++ for military sims supporting 100+ players, and at Intel optimizing embedded CPU simulations. I'm also a UBC Computer Science grad with a focus on algorithms and data structures.

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C++ developer specializing in Unreal Engine and real-time systems. Currently at Archmage building gameplay systems in UE5 including AI behaviors and inventory systems. Previously worked at Offworld Defence Simulations building networked C++ for military sims supporting 100+ players, and at Intel optimizing embedded CPU simulations. I’m also a UBC Computer Science grad with a focus on algorithms and data structures.

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Software Engineer (Contract) at Archmage

October 1, 2025 - November 22, 2025

Building gameplay systems in C++ for real-time simulation software using Unreal Engine. Developed AI behavior systems including patrol routes and area defence. Built inventory system and integrated it with UI assets. Fixed bugs in movement controller and debugging UI tools.

Junior Software Engineer at Offworld Defence Simulations

June 1, 2022 - June 1, 2022

Promoted from co-op to Junior Engineer after 8 months creating UE4 military defence simulations. Built networked C++ systems that replicated game state in under 1ms, supporting 100+ simultaneous players with minimal bandwidth. Converted Blueprint prototypes to networked C++ code, collaborating with UI team on integration. Mentored a UI Blueprint developer in C++, helping them transition to a C++ developer role.

Software Engineer Co-op Student at Intel Corporation

April 1, 2021 - April 1, 2021

Built C++ performance models for Optane SSD embedded CPUs that informed architecture decisions on size and power trade offs. Automated benchmark workflows with Python and Bash scripts, cutting manual processing time by 80%. Wrote C++ benchmarking tests to validate and improve simulation accuracy.