Szymon Jackiewicz

Network Programmer at Rockstar Games

City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Szymon Jackiewicz is a Network Programmer with a decade of experience, currently building multiplayer systems at Rockstar Games and grounded in an MComp in Games Engineering from Newcastle University. He specializes in C++ network and engine development, with a practical focus on tools that make large-scale online systems more robust and maintainable. Early industry placements—from GDPR compliance to software development and research—gave him a broad appreciation for privacy, tooling, and deployment considerations that inform his network work today. Colleagues rely on him not only for low-level protocol and performance expertise but also for mentoring and knowledge-sharing across teams. Based in Edinburgh, he combines game-focused engineering rigor with real-world production experience shipping complex networked features.
code9 years of coding experience
job1 year of employment as a software developer
bookMComp Games Engineering, Computer Science, 1st, MComp Games Engineering, Computer Science, 1st at Newcastle University
languagesEnglish, Polish, Japanese
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Github Skills (15)

javascript5
css5
nodejs3
react2
typescript2
websocket2
opengl2
kotlin1
mobile-development1
spotify-api1
nextjs1
engine1
android1
spotify1
vulkan1

Programming languages (4)

C++JavaScriptHTMLPython

Github contributions (5)

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SzyJ/midori_engine

Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

🌱 | Real-time Application Engine
Contributions:13 PRs, 167 pushes, 11 branches in 1 year 11 months
application-enginewebsocketnodejstypescriptreal-time
SzyJ/Console_Website

May 2017 - Aug 2020

Unique design idea for a website. This project is also updated with my CV.
Contributions:41 commits, 1 PR, 40 pushes in 3 years 3 months
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Szymon Jackiewicz - Network Programmer at Rockstar Games