Derek Nguyen
Senior Software Engineer at Riot Games
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDerek Nguyen is a Senior Software Engineer based in Los Angeles with 7 years of experience crafting gameplay systems for Riot Games' League of Legends and Legends of Runeterra. He brings strong C++, Unity, and Python skills to designing novel player experiences, moving from intern to senior engineer within the same studio. A Michigan State Computer Science graduate, Derek blends academic foundations with hands-on production work shipping live game features. He’s comfortable iterating in high-performance, real-time environments and translating design intent into robust gameplay code. Notably, his career progression at Riot highlights a knack for rapidly leveling up responsibility while staying focused on player-facing quality.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Michigan State University
Github Skills (3)
unity3d6
css2
javascript2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Derke-Nguyen/Wizard_Duel
May 2019 - Sep 2019
Weird Boys Game
Contributions:54 PRs, 93 pushes, 15 branches in 3 months
cssjavascriptgame
Derke-Nguyen/Targe
Oct 2019 - Feb 2020
Unity Action Game Demo
Contributions:83 commits, 14 PRs, 79 pushes in 4 months
unity3daction-gameunitydemo-game
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