dalerank

In short

I started with software for military naval simulators and navigation systems — basically, I taught computers not to lose ships in the middle of the ocean. Then came game engines: by day I squeeze extra frames out of them, by night I remind the profiler who's boss, and porting to yet another platform became my personal extreme sport. On the side I do open-source — the best way to ruin a weekend with one short git push.

Milestones

• 
  Forgotten Empires

  Age of Empires II · Stellaris

  Optimization and development.

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  Arkane

  Deathloop

  Optimization and game AI improvements.

• 
  4A Games · Malta

  Metro 2039

  Game engine development and optimization. Combat AI architecture and development for NPCs.

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  Gaijin Entertainment

  Blades of Time · Cuisine Royale · Active Matter

  Optimization and engine work. Full development cycle — from porting kickoff to store release.

• 
  EA · Saint Petersburg

  The Sims Mobile · SimCity BuildIt

  Engine architecture, fixing bottlenecks.

• CaesarIA · Akhenaten

  Open-source remake of Caesar III and Pharaoh (1999).

• ITMO University

  Information technologies, mechanics and optics.

Projects I've worked on

Metro 2039

Metro Exodus

Deathloop

Age of Empires II

Stellaris

Blades of Time

Cuisine Royale

Active Matter

The Sims Mobile

SimCity BuildIt

Township

Scrabble

0 A.D.

Stone Kingdoms

Cytopia

Akhenaten

“All my articles will stay free — I don't think it's right to lock them away.”