Arctic Codes

About Me

Available for freelance & full-time work
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Who am I?

Senior Software Engineer at MotionVFX, previously Principal Engineer at IBM. I hold an M.Sc. in Computer Science from Jagiellonian University and specialize in GPU programming with Apple Metal, real-time rendering, and systems-level C++ & Objective-C. I've built multiple 3D engines from scratch, develop plugins for Final Cut Pro, and work extensively with Manual Reference Counting (MRC) for optimal memory management. I'm a Red Hat Certified Architect with experience in reverse engineering and application security. Outside of coding, I perform stand-up comedy.

What I do
  • GPU shader programming with Apple Metal & OpenGL
  • Real-time rendering & 3D engine development
  • Video editing plugin development (Final Cut Pro)
  • Systems programming in C++ & Objective-C
  • CI/CD automation & DevOps (Ansible, OpenShift, Docker)
  • Reverse engineering & application security
Programming Languages
C++ Swift Objective-C Python C HTML&CSS Ruby SQL x86 Assembly
Technologies
Metal OpenGL Ansible Docker OpenShift Git

Selected Work

Recent projects and case studies

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Experience

MotionVFX Mar 2023 – Present
Senior Software Engineer

Core developer of mTracker Surface. GPU effects for Metal, anti-piracy systems, CI modernization.

IBM Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
Principal Software Engineer

Developer on Netezza Performance Server (500K+ LOC C++). Led parallel reading module for object storage.

IBM Mar 2019 – Mar 2021
Senior / Software Engineer

Distributed platform manager for Cloud Pak for Data System. OpenShift Operator design.

Ailleron Oct 2017 – Jan 2019
iOS Software Engineer

iOS apps for luxury hotel chains (Atlantis The Palm, Lux*, Valamar).

Education

M.Sc. Computer Science Jagiellonian University · GPA 4.32/5
B.Sc. Computer Science Jagiellonian University · GPA 4.61/5 · Chancellor's Scholarship

Certifications

Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

Contact

Let's talk about your project
Or email me at contact@arctic.codes