Jean-sébastien Fauteux
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolJean-sébastien Fauteux is a seasoned C++ and network programming specialist with 13 years of experience building high-performance systems for games, finance, and telecom. He has driven backend and performance engineering efforts at Unity Technologies and Quantic Dream, contributing notable optimizations to the popular Netcode for GameObjects SDK and implementing a dynamic MLAPI profiler. Comfortable across platforms from consoles to cloud services, he combines low-level profiling and optimization with intuitive API design to make complex systems easier to use. Known for distilling advanced topics into clear demonstrations and team knowledge-sharing, he regularly turns deep technical insight into practical tooling and tests. Based in Montreal, he brings a rare blend of reverse-engineering curiosity, production-grade engineering, and a track record of improving observability and metric accuracy in networking stacks.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma of College Studies, Computer Science, Diploma of College Studies, Computer Science at Cégep du Vieux-MontréalBachelor of Engineering (B. Eng), Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng), Software Engineering at École de technologie supérieure
French, English
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Github Skills (22)
performance-monitor10
performance-analytics10
multiplayer10
code-profiling10
net10
networking10
cs-script10
script10
performance-analysis10
multiplayer-game10
profiling10
dotnet-core10
performance-monitoring10
csharp10
unity3d10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Unity-Technologies/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects
Mar 2021 - Sep 2022
Netcode for GameObjects is a high-level netcode SDK that provides networking capabilities to GameObject/MonoBehaviour workflows within Unity and sits on top of underlying transport layer.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Performance Engineer
Back-end Developer & Performance EngineerContributions:154 reviews, 51 commits, 50 PRs in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Jean-sébastien primarily contributed to the performance profiling and optimization of the MLAPI and Netcode for GameObjects networking SDK. Their work involved implementing a new MLAPI Profiler with dynamic modules, modifying code to utilize profiler counters, and refactoring profiler constants. They also addressed issues related to metric reporting, including packet loss tracking and network object counts, to ensure accurate data collection within the tools integration.
unitymonobehaviouron-topnetcode-for-gameobjectshigh-level
Rosme/rsm
May 2015 - Apr 2019
Utility Library
Contributions:1 release, 126 commits, 63 PRs in 3 years 11 months
utility-library
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