Benson Joeris
Senior Software Engineer at Google
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolBenson Joeris is a Senior Software Engineer in New York with 12 years of experience applying mathematical rigor and algorithms to real-world systems, currently building graphics tooling at Google and Stadia. He combines deep academic training (PhD in Mathematics from Waterloo and an MASt from Cambridge) with hands-on backend engineering, contributing to high-profile open-source graphics debuggers like GAPID and RenderDoc where he improved Vulkan support, memory profiling, and image/command-buffer tracking. Benson has a track record of designing scalable server systems—from a high-concurrency multiplayer game server to production-grade tooling at Google—and is fluent across C++, Python, Haskell and systems-level graphics code. Notably, his background in graph-theory research informs a methodical approach to complex debugging and optimization problems that bridge theory and production.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's, Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor's, Mathematics and Computer Science at Colorado State UniversityMaster's of Advanced Study (MASt), Mathematics, Master's of Advanced Study (MASt), Mathematics at University of CambridgeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics at University of Waterloo
Github Skills (13)
golang10
vulcan10
debugging10
vulkan10
debug10
c-language10
go10
api10
cprogramming-language10
gpu10
apidoc10
graphics-programming10
graphic9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
google/gapid
Mar 2018 - May 2020
Graphics API Debugger
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:114 commits, 112 PRs, 53 pushes in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Benson primarily focused on improving the functionality and reliability of the Gapid project. Their contributions include adding features to the screenshot tool, such as specifying output files and frame indices, and fixing a bug in the Gapis process handling. They also implemented memory profiling capabilities by adding a flag to store a memory profile. Additionally, the user addressed issues related to Vulkan API calls, including command buffer completeness and image layout reporting.
apiopenglesreplaywindowslinux
baldurk/renderdoc
May 2019 - May 2020
RenderDoc is a stand-alone graphics debugging tool.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:56 commits, 47 PRs, 84 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:Benson has primarily contributed to the Vulkan graphics debugging tool, RenderDoc, by implementing and improving Vulkan API support. Their contributions involve adding functionality for image subresource tracking, enhancing image layout handling, and optimizing image initialization routines. They have also added features for tracking memory usage and improving the tracking of image and command buffer references within the Vulkan code base.
debugging-toolstand-alonestandvulkanvulkan-api
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