Hammaad K
Software Engineer at Riot Games
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolHammaad K is a software engineer at Riot Games focused on building service and client features for player behavior systems on VALORANT, combining production experience with a strong interest in tooling and game-adjacent data work. With 13 years of engineering experience and a Computer Science degree from UMD, he has progressed from intern to full engineer at Riot while also contributing to open-source projects like the Cassiopeia Python framework for Riot’s APIs. He brings full-stack chops—having implemented back-end data sources and GUIs for privacy tooling—and a knack for practical problem solving, such as fixing SSL and compatibility issues in external integrations. Based in Los Angeles, he enjoys small-scale scripting, apps, and game development with a particular enthusiasm for computer graphics.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of Maryland
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Github Skills (18)
python10
enums10
api10
riot-games-api10
front-end-development10
wxpython10
data-handling10
registers10
file-management9
json9
subprocess9
error-handling9
user-interface8
http-client8
graphical-user-interface8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
meraki-analytics/cassiopeia
May 2017 - Sep 2018
An all-inclusive Python framework for the Riot Games League of Legends API. Cass focuses on making the data easy and fun to work with, while providing all the tools necessary to create a website or do data analysis.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 5 PRs, 1 comment in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Hammaad primarily contributed to the back-end logic and data handling aspects of the project. They added new map and game mode definitions to the `enum` definitions, extending the core data structures. They also implemented a new data source for the Riot Games API, specifically DDragon, and made several adjustments to handle errors and ensure compatibility with external services. In addition, the user fixed an issue related to SSL certificate errors, and corrected a typo in field access.
pythonlegendscassriot-games-leaguepython-framework
10se1ucgo/ace
Feb 2018 - Dec 2020
A ground-up CLIENT implementation of the Ace of Spades protocol
Contributions:1 release, 180 commits, 5 PRs in 2 years 10 months
ace-of-spadesacegroundspades
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