Elias Lujan
Developer

Work


Position / Company Key Responsibilities & Achievements
Founder / Lead Developer
Helbreath Empire

2012 - Present
- 13 Years -
  • Applied full-cycle software development: prototyping, planning, building, testing, releasing, and maintaining, with 10+ years of experience in C++
  • Graphics programming: OpenGL, GLSL, smooth animations, custom sprite/map editor
  • Network programming: TCP/UDP sockets, micro-optimizations for worldwide latency, server security
  • Full-stack web development for game website and management tools
  • Built auto-updater system, in-game Twitch streaming (GStreamer), VoIP, screen recording (FFmpeg)
  • Database implementations, multi-threading, server setup and management
  • Complete in-house game engine and UI engine rewrite, design and implementation of game mechanics
  • Refactored codebase from legacy to modern C++ standards
Full Stack Developer / Team Lead
The Fuzzy Fish

2018 - 2019
- 1 Year -
  • Led team of 4 developers for Figured website development
  • Managed features planning, bug resolution, and code reviews
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks (client & server-side)
  • Coordinated with QA team through iterative development cycles
  • Utilized project management tools: Jira, GitHub, GitLab
Senior Developer
Helbreath Olympia

2019 - 2023
- 4 Years -
  • Solved numerous bugs for an already running game server using C++
  • Implementation of features comming from the CEO and from player suggestions
  • Focused enterily in the development side, without splitting time in communicating with players
  • Attended conversations with the team for modern C++ training and application
Freelancer
Self-Employed

2012 - Present
- 13 Years -

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  • Independent contractor providing web development and programming services
  • Problem solver across multiple programming languages and technologies
  • Self-motivated with strong research and execution capabilities
  • C / C# / C++ / OpenGL / DirectX / GLSL / Java (Android) / Swift (iOS) / Python / Windows / Linux
  • HTML / CSS / Responsive Design / Sass / Less / Javascript / jQuery / React / Vue / PHP / Laravel / Ruby / Node.js / Socket.io / Websockets
  • MySQL / MSSQL / MongoDB / Multi-threading
  • Git / GitHub / GitLab / Jira / APIs / Libraries