William Hjelm
Experienced Graphics Programmer at Avalanche Studios Group
Stockholm, Sweden
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Top SchoolWilliam Hjelm is a render programmer with nine years of engineering experience, currently developing low-level rendering systems for Avalanche Studios' in-house Apex engine and contributing to the upcoming AAA title Contraband. He holds a Master's in High Performance Computing from Chalmers and has a strong academic background in computer graphics, including a thesis on global illumination. Comfortable across engine-level C++ and GPU techniques, he has progressed from internships and analytics-focused development roles to experienced graphics programming on live game projects. Based in Stockholm and noted as a "dark mode connoisseur," he blends careful performance-minded engineering with a practical production focus and maintains an active GitHub presence.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Gymnasieexamen, Engineering Science, Gymnasieexamen, Engineering Science at IT-GymnasietCivilingenjörsexamen, Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Civilingenjörsexamen, Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Chalmers University of TechnologyMaster's degree, Informatics & Computing Engineering (MIEIC), Master's degree, Informatics & Computing Engineering (MIEIC) at Universidade do Porto
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Github Skills (17)
high-resolution9
super-resolution9
surface9
direct3d9
focus9
hdr9
directx9
zooming9
openexr8
transparency8
graphics-programming8
debugging8
opengl8
renderdoc7
vulkan7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
hjelmw/ChalmersStudentbostader-API
Nov 2018 - Apr 2022
Contributions:51 commits, 36 pushes in 3 years 5 months
hjelmw/TDA572.Gyruss
Feb 2020 - Dec 2021
Contributions:1 release, 28 commits, 21 pushes in 1 year 10 months
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