Isard Botha
Tools Programmer at Rockstar Leeds
Greater Leeds Area United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolIsard Botha is a tools programmer with eight years of cross-domain software engineering experience, currently at Rockstar Leeds, and a strong background in cybersecurity, embedded safety systems, and hobby game development. Proficient in C++, C#, Python, and Rust, he has shipped multi-platform codebases, led a complex C#/Python merge for an MDR platform, and built a custom game engine while contributing to Bevy and Godot. He brings GPU experience across OpenGL, Vulkan and WGPU, and practical embedded work programming PLCs and STM32 microcontrollers for mine safety systems. Known for driving test automation, seamless production deployments, and mentoring small teams, he pairs rapid skill acquisition with clear stakeholder communication. Outside work he balances serious systems engineering with playful "awesome but useless" coding projects, reflecting a hands-on curiosity that accelerates tooling and process improvements.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at WeThinkCode
Github Skills (20)
data-driven10
game-engine10
open-source10
rust10
game-development10
godot9
bevy9
plugin7
engine6
nvim5
neovim5
lua5
magit5
cargo5
nvim-cmp4
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
ibotha/SwallowEngine
Nov 2018 - Jun 2020
An Engine based on the Hazel engine by TheCherno
Contributions:66 commits, 16 PRs, 113 pushes in 1 year 7 months
hazelgamegame-developmentthechernoengine
ibotha/Ray-Tracer
Jul 2020 - Feb 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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