Virgile Bello
Opensource Lead Developer at Stride
Tokyo, Japan
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Top SchoolVirgile Bello is an open-source lead developer and seasoned software engineer with 15 years of experience specializing in graphics, engine architecture and systems-level tooling, currently based in Tokyo. He leads the Stride C# game engine project and has deep expertise across C/C++, C#, Vulkan/OpenGL/Direct3D and shader languages, blending research-grade R&D with production engineering. His background includes graphics driver and tooling work at NVIDIA and architecting next‑gen middleware at Silicon Studio, plus recent applied simulation systems at Woven by Toyota. Virgile’s open-source footprint spans notable projects such as llvm/lldb, Cecil and OpenTK where he’s implemented platform-specific portability fixes, compiler features and mobile graphics context support—demonstrating a rare combination of low-level systems proficiency and high-level engine design. He aims to tackle complex CS/math problems, especially in 3D graphics, and is comfortable shipping robust cross-platform build and tooling infrastructure alongside advanced rendering research.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Computer Science, GPA: 4.0, Master, Computer Science, GPA: 4.0 at Georgia Institute of TechnologyCPGE, Maths, Physics, CPGE, Maths, Physics at Classe Preratoire Lycee Victor HugoMaster, Computer Science, GPA (unofficial estimation): 3.76, Master, Computer Science, GPA (unofficial estimation): 3.76 at Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC)
English, French, Japanese
Github Skills (45)
editors10
reflection10
javascript10
c-language10
roslyn10
graphics2d10
game-engine10
wp-api10
game-dev10
net10
cil10
dotnet10
winapi10
editor10
graphic10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
stride3d/stride
Jun 2018 - Jan 2023
Stride (formerly Xenko), a free and open-source cross-platform C# game engine.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:68 reviews, 1202 commits, 364 PRs in 4 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Virgile focused on build-related tasks within the Stride game engine project. The commits involve the removal of environment variables, refactoring of project files, and adjustments to the build process for various platforms. Furthermore, the user has been identified to working on a variety of file including those related to testing and also made an adjustment for the shader code generator.
gamedevvulkanxenkogame-developmentmulti-platform
roslynpad/roslynpad
Sep 2016 - Oct 2019
A cross-platform C# editor based on Roslyn and AvalonEdit
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 3 PRs, 5 comments in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Virgile primarily contributed to the RoslynPad project by enhancing the editor's functionality and improving its internal architecture. They made changes to the AvalonEdit editor, including caret position updates and deferring text changes. Additionally, the user extracted an interface for RoslynHost and made the TextMarkerService and context action-related components public. These changes aimed at improving the editor's usability, maintainability, and extensibility.
roslynavaloniadotnetroslyn-analyzerc-sharp
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