Bobby Youstra
Engine Programmer at Epic Games
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBobby Youstra is an engine programmer and game systems engineer with a decade of hands-on experience building game logic, tooling, and production features across indie and commercial projects. Currently on the Unreal Engine team at Epic Games after an internship optimizing UE5 on macOS, he brings practical engine-level expertise coupled with production-oriented fixes—such as stabilizing builds and eliminating buffer overflows—in open-source projects like SuperTux. A UT Austin CS student with a background shipping an Android video editor and leading FRC robot software, he blends systems programming, graphics/dev work, and test-driven architecture. He also co-founded a coding camp and led outreach for underserved students, underscoring a long-standing commitment to mentoring and community impact.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at The University of Texas at AustinHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Woodside Priory School
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Github Skills (16)
c-language10
cpp10
game-development10
cprogramming-language10
cplus10
gameplay10
sdl10
videogames10
implement10
logic10
opengl9
debug9
ctypes6
sdl-ttf6
python6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
SuperTux/supertux
Jun 2018 - Jul 2018
SuperTux source code
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 10 PRs, 5 comments in 15 days
Contributions summary:Bobby contributed to the core game logic, focusing on features related to player invincibility and sector transitions, adding functionality to retain invincibility between doors. They implemented a map constructor for the Electrifier object, expanding its utility within the game. Furthermore, they fixed several issues, including problems with Travis CI and buffer overflows on game termination, indicating involvement in the project's stability and performance.
supertuxreactgamegamessdl
InsightGit/JetfuelGameEngine
Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:21 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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