Experience

Sony Interactive Entertainment — Senior Software Engineer (P4)

Sep 2023 - Present · London

• Contributed to development of real-time C++ tool for low-latency data capture and video streaming on PC and PS5 for ML workflows
• Contributed to OS and graphics API abstractions (Vulkan / AGC)
• Ported CRAFT and CRNN models from PyTorch to ONNX and implemented full EasyOCR pipeline in C++
• Implemented GPU-based H.264 encoding/decoding using Vulkan to minimize latency
• Created Unreal Engine 5 plugins for R&D
  • ML inference plugin for running models and displaying results in-game using a custom ONNX inference library
  • Custom data capture tools for Neural Shadow Mapping to record G-buffers for training data
  • Data driven bug injection plugin for training ML models for Anomaly Detection
• Collaborated with R&D engineers and artists on demos showcased at internal Sony events that were built on Unreal Engine 5
• Conducted technical interviews and contributed to hiring decisions

Tech: C/C++, Go, Python, Vulkan, ONNX, Unreal Engine 5, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, PS5

Here (OpenFin) — Chromium C++ Developer

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 · London

• Fixed several issues in the Electron framework
• Worked directly in the Chromium codebase and C++ testing infrastructure

Tech: C++, Chromium, Electron, GTest, JavaScript

AtkinsRéalis — Senior C++ Contractor

Feb 2023 - Apr 2023 · London

• Developed Unreal Engine application for large-scale public consultation projects
• Implemented terrain-aware tree clustering using latitude/longitude data
• Built location-based spatial queries using ArcGIS APIs
• Designed camera systems for touch-based top-down and ground-level navigation

Tech: Unreal Engine 5, C++, ArcGIS

Disguise — Senior Software Engineer

Jun 2022 - Feb 2023 · London

• Contributed to in-house D3 C++ engine for live events and virtual production
• Improved performance via memory pools in critical hot paths
• Profiled and resolved CPU/GPU bottlenecks using advanced tooling

Tech: C/C++, Python, RenderDoc, Intel VTune, Superluminal, Wireshark

Sony Interactive Entertainment — Client Engineer

May 2019 - May 2022 · London

• Key contributor to the PS5 Interactive Display Unit (IDU) project
• Designed the initial Unreal Engine kiosk prototype and core architecture
• Implemented NFC-based smartphone control via WebSockets
• Built embedded C server using Mongoose and integrated Linux NFC drivers
• Contributed to multiple NDA-covered R&D initiatives

Tech: C/C++, Unreal Engine 4, gRPC, REST, WebSockets, Linux, PS5

Sony Interactive Entertainment — Advanced Engineer

Mar 2018 - May 2019 · London

• Worked on the PS4 PlayStation Vue video streaming engine
• Implemented HLS seek/rewind functionality exposed to JavaScript
• Investigated crash reports and stability issues

Tech: C/C++, HLS.js, JavaScript, PS4

Smartpipe Solutions — C++ Software Engineer

Jul 2017 - Feb 2018 · Cwmbran

• Contributed to GDPR-compliant real-time SaaS service for mobile operators
• Added logging to Linux servers handling over one million requests
• Diagnosed and resolved production crashes using GDB

Tech: C/C++, Boost.Asio, Linux, Redis, Nginx

Sapiens — Backend Software Developer

Jan 2016 - Jun 2017 · Cardiff

• Contributed to implementation of a new payroll system based on business requirements
• Optimized batch jobs processing over one million records under strict SLAs

Tech: C++, SQL, Windows