Pål Trefall
Senior Software Engineer at Sonat Consulting AS
Bergen, Vestland, Norway
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Top SchoolPål Trefall is a senior software engineer based in Bergen with over a decade of experience building high-performance C++ and C# systems across games, industrial IoT, and cloud platforms. He spent years architecting AI, networking and data-driven systems at Facepunch Studios working on Rust and other titles, then transitioned to consultancy at Sonat where he delivered PLC communication layers, Azure IoT solutions, map rendering and Unity optimizations for clients like ScaleAQ and Glex. Comfortable across the stack, he combines low-level C++ engine work with cloud-native development and data-driven design patterns. A former production lead on an industry-linked e-learning project, he pairs technical leadership with hands-on implementation and a knack for turning complex domain problems into usable software. Outside professional work he pursues game design, AI and music composition, reflecting a creative approach to engineering problems.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Software Engineering, Programming, Bachelor of Software Engineering, Programming at Western Norway University of Applied SciencesMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science at Høgskolen i Narvik (HiN)
Norwegian, English
Github Skills (32)
builder-pattern10
pattern10
ai10
csharp10
geographic9
navmesh8
api8
dotnet8
encoding8
spatial-audio7
fluid7
linux7
rollback7
planning6
asp-net6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ptrefall/fluid-hierarchical-task-network
Mar 2019 - Dec 2022
A simple HTN planner based around the principles of the Builder pattern.
Contributions:5 releases, 1 review, 166 commits in 3 years 10 months
principlesai-planningaiplanningai-plannersbuilder
ptrefall/fluid_roguelike
Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
Contributions:19 commits, 41 pushes in 1 month
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