Hamza Hutchinson
Senior Software Engineer at Discord
Oakland, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHamza Hutchinson is a Senior Software Engineer based in Oakland with a strong track record of shipping multiplayer and real-time game systems across web and mobile. Over a decade of experience at studios from LucasArts to Discord has honed his expertise in networking, matchmaking, and building iterative game features using TypeScript, React, Unity3D, and backend services. He thrives in small, cross-functional teams, often driving end-to-end features for turn-based and competitive titles and mentoring peers through hands-on technical leadership. Known for clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, he pairs product-minded engineering with a history of lead roles and sprint planning. An unusual strength is his blend of low-level optimization experience from early console/PC work with modern web game development, enabling pragmatic solutions that balance performance and rapid iteration.
3 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Real-Time Interactive Simulation, 3.73, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Real-Time Interactive Simulation, 3.73 at Digipen Institute of Technology
Github Skills (5)
api-documentation10
discord-bot10
discord10
api9
documentation8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
discordgames/lottie-web
Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Render After Effects animations natively on Web, Android and iOS, and React Native. http://airbnb.io/lottie/
Contributions:2 reviews, 4 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 month
renderreactanimationafter-effectsreact-native
discord/embedded-app-sdk
Nov 2024 - Nov 2024
🚀 The Discord Embedded App SDK lets you build rich, multiplayer experiences as Activities inside Discord.
Contributions:3 reviews, 3 PRs, 9 pushes in 4 days
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