Valgarður Ívarsson
Co-Founder & Programming Lead at Speldosa Interactive
Skövde, Sweden
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Top SchoolValgarður Ívarsson is a game-focused software engineer and co-founder currently leading programming at Speldosa Interactive, bringing nine years of professional experience across game studios and product-focused engineering roles. With a BS in Computer Science from Reykjavík University and ongoing master's work in Games User Experience at the University of Skövde, he blends technical depth in Unity and backend systems with a player-centered design perspective. He previously developed core game and backend features at Pocapp Studios and built software at Skákgreind, demonstrating a track record of shipping interactive experiences. Comfortable in startup chaos, he pairs hands-on coding with leading small teams through the full game development lifecycle. Based in Skövde after moving from Iceland, he brings an entrepreneurial drive and a penchant for making technically ambitious projects feel delightfully fun.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Games user experience, Master's degree, Games user experience at University of SkövdeBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Reykjavik University
English, Icelandic, SwedishProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ribombee/GGP-CARL
Mar 2019 - May 2019
Contributions:94 commits, 85 pushes in 1 month
PepsiPistol/TicTacToe
Oct 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:7 PRs, 32 pushes, 14 branches in 9 days
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