Oleh is available for hire

Oleh Kuznetsov

Verified Expert in Engineering

Software Developer

Location

London, United Kingdom

Toptal Member Since

January 26, 2016

Oleh is a senior C++ developer with over a decade of experience in creating games on various platforms including PC, Mac, iOS, Android, and others. He's also built desktop and web applications and is a capable team leader. Oleh has also competed in many programming competitions and is considered a top-notch game programmer.

Windows Microsoft Visual Studio C++Boost PHP MySQL iOS Android Xcode Microsoft Visual C++Subversion (SVN)DirectX DirectX 11

Portfolio

Ubisoft

DirectX 12, DirectX 11, Perforce, C++

Meridian'93

PHP, DirectX, C++

Experience

Windows - 19 years Functional Programming - 15 years C++ - 15 years Microsoft Visual Studio - 15 years Object-oriented Design (OOD) - 12 years Standard Template Library (STL) - 8 years PHP - 4 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Visual SourceSafe, Subversion (SVN), Perforce, Microsoft Visual C++, Windows

The most amazing...

...thing I've done was to win a few worldwide AI competitions.

Work Experience

Senior C++ Programmer

2015 - PRESENT

Ubisoft

Work on AAA games notably Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
Optimized the PC version and performed bug fixing.
Subbed in for the team lead while he was on vacation and was in charge of the Kiev R6 team (8 people).

Technologies: DirectX 12, DirectX 11, Perforce, C++

Lead Programmer

2000 - 2015

Meridian'93

Created a cross-platform library used as the engine in the company by almost all the games produced by Meridian'93.
Managed games and tools from draft to completion while managing outside vendors.
Performed architectural improvements, design solutions, and integration solutions.
Wrote maintainable and extensible code in a team environment.
Worked with a large number of programmers, sometimes up to 20 people.

Technologies: PHP, DirectX, C++

Experience

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege

http://rainbow6.ubi.com/siege/en-us/home/

Here, I worked on the optimization, the PC adaptation, and bug fixes.

Mystery of Unicorn Castle: the Beastmaster

This is a casual game in the HOPA genre.

Back to the Code

https://www.codingame.com/leaderboards/global/challenge/back-to-the-code/

This won first place in this AI competition.

The Great Escape

https://www.codingame.com/leaderboards/global/challenge/the-great-escape/

This won first place in this AI competition.

Platinum Rift

https://www.codingame.com/leaderboards/global/challenge/platinum-rift/

I helped develop a project that won second place in this AI competition.

Skills

Languages

C++, PHP, JavaScript

Tools

Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual C++, Perforce, Subversion (SVN), Visual SourceSafe, Xcode

Platforms

Windows, iOS, Android

Frameworks

Boost

Libraries/APIs

Standard Template Library (STL), DirectX, DirectX 11, DirectX 12

Paradigms

Functional Programming, Object-oriented Design (OOD)

Storage

MySQL

Education

1995 - 2000

Master's Degree in Computer Engineering

Luhansk University - Luhansk, Ukraine

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