Ryan Leverenz
Senior Software Engineer at Dream Toaster
Carrollton, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Leverenz is a senior software engineer and game programming generalist with 11 years of experience, currently contributing to ongoing Risk of Rain 2 development at Dream Toaster in partnership with Gearbox. He blends game-focused C++/engine work with backend and performance engineering experience from roles at Sabre and Content Guard, where he built Node.js tooling and optimized large-scale test pipelines. Ryan’s background includes hands-on systems work—parallelizing long-running OS tests and implementing PXE-based auto-installation—demonstrating an eye for automation and performance. He studied both Computer Science and Game & Interactive Media Design, giving him a practical cross-discipline perspective that bridges gameplay and infrastructure. Based in Carrollton, Texas, he thrives on shipping playable content and improving developer workflows behind the scenes. Notably, his career spans both AAA-adjacent game content and enterprise performance engineering, making him versatile across production and operations.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Game and Interactive Media Design, Game and Interactive Media Design at University of Advancing TechnologyCore, Core at North Lake CollegeComputer Science, Computer Science at University of North Texas
Github Skills (125)
libgit210
publish10
game-development10
godot10
game-engine10
gdscript10
shell10
git-addons10
steamworks10
documentation10
steam-api10
open-source10
plug10
javascript9
hacklang9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
greenfox1505/webglMandelbrot
Jan 2016 - Jun 2019
Contributions:6 PRs, 23 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 5 months
webglmandelbrotshadersshaderwebgl-shader
greenfox1505/godot
Jun 2020 - Nov 2024
Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine
Contributions:56 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 6 months
godotgamedevgodot-enginegame-development3d-game-engine
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