Carter Anderson
President And Project Lead at Bevy Foundation
United States
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Top SchoolCarter Anderson is a software leader and open-source creator with 12 years of experience building game engines and production software. As Founder and Project Lead of Bevy and now President of the Bevy Foundation, he drives the development of a popular Rust game engine, contributing deep renderer, UI, and text-rendering improvements that have shaped Bevy’s ecosystem. Previously a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, he brings enterprise-grade engineering practices to open-source projects and cross-functional product work. Carter blends systems-level backend work with front-end UX improvements, having improved Bevy’s website accessibility and mobile experience in addition to core engine features like HDR, viewport support, and font atlas generation. A University of Illinois CS graduate, he pairs strong practical coding chops with design sensibilities as both programmer and artist, quietly bridging game development, tooling, and community stewardship.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Github Skills (20)
website-development10
game-engine10
game-dev10
rendering10
css10
user-interface10
ui-design10
render10
html10
game-development10
javascript9
accessibility9
wgsl9
exp9
user-experience9
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
bevyengine/bevy-website
Mar 2020 - Jan 2023
The source files for the official Bevy website
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:438 reviews, 199 commits, 554 PRs in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Carter primarily contributed to the front-end development of the Bevy website. Their work focused on implementing UI/UX improvements, including adding and modifying navigation elements, such as a Discord link and a "Get Started" button. They also addressed accessibility issues and made the website more mobile-friendly. Furthermore, the user updated the site's visual design by integrating card-based layouts and making text legibility adjustments, showcasing a focus on overall user experience.
bevystatic-siterustterarust-lang
bevyengine/bevy
Jul 2021 - Jan 2023
A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:22 releases, 2307 reviews, 10 commits in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Carter primarily worked on implementing new features and functionality within the Bevy game engine, as indicated by their commits involving font atlas generation, initial drawable boilerplate, and temporary font atlas examples. The user's work appears focused on improving the UI and text rendering capabilities of the game engine. They also implemented several changes to the new renderer, including viewport support, HDR support, and adjustments to the light system.
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