Akshat Madan

Software Engineer by profession; Artist at heart.

Who am I?

I am a software engineer and a game developer with a passion for accessibility. My goal is to create new and amazing experiences that affect my users lives in a positive way. Alongside that, I want to create applications that break barriers (physical, mental, linguistic, etc.) and make sure that my products are easily accessible by everyone, no matter what.

Work Experience

Software Engineer • Amazon.com, Inc. • Amazon Fulfillment Technologies • May 2022 – Present

Worked as a full-stack developer to create new and expand existing applications changing the landscape of staffing across the world.
Built code as part of a constantly releasing pipeline with direct customer-facing impact.
Tracked success using metrics with high and low granularity to provide a high visibility to anyone across the company.
Owned projects from start to finish.

Software Engineer Intern • Zetec, Inc. • May 2021 – April 2022

Worked in SQL and C++ to create a Key Manager that is capable of creating, updating or revoking license keys to all of Zetec’s software. Added functionality to be able to use the software remotely.
Worked on enhancements to Zetec’s current product lineup in C++ & C#. These changes required working with lots of legacy code and large codebases. Changes affected 100+ customers worldwide.
Worked with Azure, Git and Phabricator to create a tool that is capable of tracking productivity through code. The tool tracks code quality and reviews done by the developer and creates a performance metric.

Software Programmer • Transtech Equipments Pvt. Ltd. • June 2019 – August 2019

Created a Windows-based app in C++ to automate panel design. The app is also able to take in requirements from clients and create a potential bill of materials to help estimate costs and list of parts required.

Game Programmer & Design Intern • SuperSike Games • June 2017 – August 2017

Worked on One More Run & One More Pass which are currently on the iOS App Store and Play Store. Both games used the Unity engine, I worked on changes to gameplay and some minor bug-fixing.
Worked on another project as a gameplay & audio programmer. Used FMOD for audio programming.

University Projects

Gameplay, UI & Audio Programmer • Ceramic Soul • September 2020 – Present

Working with an interdisciplinary team to create a horror experience in the Unreal Engine.
Used blueprints and behavior trees for gameplay systems, Wwise for audio programming and UMG for UI programming.

Producer & Gameplay Programmer • Overshadow • September 2019 – April 2020

Led and worked in a team of 12 to create an arena-based 4-player combat game in a custom game engine.
Managed the integration of low-level FMOD API into our engine.
Shipped on PC (Steam) in June 2020.

Producer & Programmer • Knightmare: A Hero’s Journey • January 2019 – April 2019

Led and worked in a team of 5 to create an arena-based brawler in a semi-custom C-engine.
Shipped on PC in April 2019.

Awards

1st Place • Oakridge Code Fest 2018
Student Game of the Year Nominee • Nasscom Gaming Forum (NGF) Awards 2016
1st Place • Game Jam Titans 2015 – Bangalore & Game Jam Titans 2015 – India
Student Game of the Year • National Game Developers Conference India (NGDC) 2015

Education

DigiPen Institute of Technology, WA • August 2018 – April 2022 (Expected)
Dean’s List | Student Ambassador | Resident Assistant | Teaching Assistant
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science and Game Design with a minor in Music and Physics

Skills

C / C++, C#, Objective-C, Java, JavaScript, Python
Unity, Unreal Engine, CryEngine
Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android
Git, SVN, Perforce
CSS, HTML5
SQL, Databases

Languages

English
Hindi
German
Spanish
Arabic

Volunteer Experience

Web Developer • Lighthouze Dubai & Spiritual Caravan
Exchanger Volunteer • Emirates NBD
Volunteer • Ramadan Aman
Volunteer • Autism Speaks
Volunteer • Black Dog Heel / Come Together