Pål-kristian Engstad
Senior Software Architect at Apple
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolPål-kristian Engstad is a Senior Software Architect based in Los Angeles with over a decade of experience designing high-performance graphics engines and low-level systems. He has led graphics and engine teams at Naughty Dog on flagship titles like Uncharted and later scaled his expertise into platform and tooling roles at Riot Games and Apple. Deeply pragmatic, he champions "Keep it Simple and Fast," combining assembly-level optimization, compression, and animation systems to squeeze maximum performance from consoles and modern hardware. Beyond engineering, he has experience leading teams, hiring, and mentoring, informed by an early career teaching role and military engineering background. That blend of hands-on optimization and team leadership makes him a go-to architect for ambitious real-time graphics projects.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitetUB, Leadership, military engineering, logistics, field-craft, explosives, UB, Leadership, military engineering, logistics, field-craft, explosives at Befalskolen for Ingeniørvåpenet
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Github Skills (63)
rfc10
rust10
cargo9
circuit9
rust-lang9
standard-library9
logic9
compiler9
package-manager8
operating-system8
garbage-collection8
rust-language8
designer8
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
engstad/PowerRail
Aug 2015 - Jan 2024
Contributions:10 pushes, 3 branches in 8 years 6 months
engstad/mtg-rust
Jun 2014 - Mar 2018
Contributions:77 commits, 12 pushes in 3 years 10 months
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