Denis Ovod
Software Engineer at Snap Inc.
Santa Monica, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDenis Ovod is a seasoned software engineer with 15 years focused on engine, graphics, and lead programming for games and interactive systems, currently contributing at Snap Inc. Based in Santa Monica, he combines deep C++/C# expertise with OpenGL/DirectX and shader work honed across roles from graphics programmer to CTO and co-founder of multiple studios. His background spans mobile and VR development, real-time graphics, engine refactoring, and tooling—often building effects systems and editors from the ground up. A physics-and-math trained problem solver (MIPT), he brings both low-level performance tuning and product-minded leadership, with a pattern of shipping production-ready systems for startups and established teams.
15 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Applied Physics & Math, Master of Science, Applied Physics & Math at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)
English, Russian
Github Skills (200)
firmware10
esp3210
rendering10
api10
qml10
opengl10
atmel10
freetype10
slicer10
radix-sort10
formatted-text10
gcode10
pyqt10
cnc-controller10
slicing10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
bagobor/gamegui
May 2013 - Dec 2018
Contributions:108 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 7 months
rgde/rgdengine
Aug 2010 - Jan 2016
Contributions:40 commits, 2 pushes in 5 years 6 months
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