Kapu1178
Lead Software Engineer at Freelance
United States
Summary
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RockstarLead Software Engineer with 5 years of experience specializing in back-end development for complex multiplayer game systems, notably as lead developer of Daedalus Dock—a fork of the widely known Space Station 13. Deeply experienced with BYOND-based SS13 branches (BeeStation, Goonstation, tgstation, Shiptest), they focus on refactoring, gameplay mechanics, and improving maintainability across physics, species, and interaction systems. Their contributions range from implementing nuanced mechanics like tail-grabbing and nanite systems to UI and round-end enhancements that materially improve player experience. Comfortable navigating legacy codebases and CI/CD issues, they bring a pragmatic approach to cleaning up technical debt while shipping features. Based in the United States, they combine hands-on coding with leadership on community-driven open-source projects, demonstrating an uncommon blend of game-design sensitivity and backend engineering.
5 years of coding experience
Github Skills (17)
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
BeeStation/BeeStation-Hornet
Apr 2021 - May 2022
99.95% station. 0.05% bees
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:173 reviews, 36 commits, 56 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Kapu1178 made multiple contributions focused on game mechanics within the "beestation-hornet" repository, a space station roleplay game. Their primary contributions involved refactoring and implementing game features, most notably a tail-grabbing mechanic. They also worked on nanite-related features, species-sensor nanites, and refactored code for the whip and synths. The user's work included code changes across multiple files and modules, demonstrating involvement with various game systems.
beesgameatmospheric-modellingfmispace-station-13
shiptest-ss13/Shiptest
Dec 2021 - May 2022
The Shiptest Codebase
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:133 reviews, 21 commits, 54 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Kapu1178 primarily contributed to the codebase by implementing and modifying game mechanics within the Byond engine. Their work includes adding and refining systems related to character interaction, such as modifying the interaction with power cords and the ability to draw energy. They also made improvements to the game's UI by updating the status pane and round-end information, indicating a focus on enhancing the player experience. The user also made changes to the core game mechanics, and added a new chemical to the game.
gamess13tgstationspace-station-13byond
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