YatimaSantamorena

Selected Work

People Can Fly build platform

• Senior Build Engineer contractor for People Can Fly, formerly Epic Games Poland
• Manage the entire DevOps infrastructure across Epic Games' Horde, Perforce, Swarm, Jenkins, Groovy, Unreal BuildGraph, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, Harvester, Headlamp, Portainer, Homepage, and Robomerge
• Operate the production build platform end to end, from source control and build orchestration to deployment, cluster administration, and automation
• Integrate AI agents to automate boring and repetitive DevOps tasks
• Focus: make large Unreal pipelines easier to operate, easier to debug, and easier for the whole team to understand

GameMaker multi-platform releases

• Built and maintained automation for compiling and packaging GameMaker runtimes and IDE releases
• Supported Android, HTML5, iOS, Linux, macOS, WebAssembly, Windows, tvOS, and console SDKs including PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series XS
• Worked across Python, C#, PowerShell, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, AWS, and S3
• Focus: turn a wide platform matrix into repeatable build and release paths

Unreal and VR performance work

• Developed VR virtual tours, experiences, documentaries, and games in Unreal Engine 4.x
• Worked with early-market hardware including Oculus DK2, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear, Cardboard, and Daydream
• Optimized for hardware-constrained VR: draw calls, pixel overdraw, mesh complexity, benchmarking, and C++ Blueprint extensions
• Focus: keep interactive experiences comfortable and shippable on hardware that did not forgive waste

Projects

• Drill - File search that goes nyoom, built because waiting for search results is spiritually damaging, Visit Drill
• GMILauncher - A practical GameMaker-related launcher/tooling project, View on GitHub

Experience

People Can Fly / ex-Epic Games Poland - Senior Build Engineer contractor

October 2023 to present

• Manage the entire DevOps infrastructure for production development and build operations
• Operate Epic Games' Horde build system as the internal platform owner
• Administer Perforce and Swarm for production development workflows
• Maintain and improve game build pipelines around Jenkins, Groovy, Unreal, and BuildGraph
• Automate deployment and operations with Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, Harvester, Headlamp, Portainer, Homepage, and Robomerge
• Integrate AI agents into DevOps workflows to automate boring and repetitive tasks

NHB Consulting SEZC - Retainer contractor

August 2023 to present

• Provide technical support for an Anguilla-based consulting company
• Support networking and security operations for MikroTik, Ubiquiti, and OPNSense devices
• Coach senior staff on practical cybersecurity habits and operational safety

Crytek - Build Engineer

June 2023 to August 2023

• Maintained automated build processes for Crysis 4, Hunt, and CryEngine
• Supported distribution of builds to customers and QA
• Worked primarily in Python on build-system automation

GameMaker / YoYoGames / Opera - Build Engineer contractor

June 2021 to March 2023

• Designed automation for compiling and packaging engine runtimes and IDE releases across desktop, mobile, web, tvOS, and console platforms
• Researched and implemented cloud build work using GitHub Actions, AWS, and S3
• Maintained build and release systems with Python, C#, PowerShell, Jenkins, and Docker
• Worked with platform SDKs for Android, iOS, macOS, Linux, Windows, WebAssembly, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series XS

Zuru Tech - Junior C++ Software Developer

December 2020 to March 2021

• Worked on arch-viz BIM software built on a fork of Unreal Engine 4
• Developed in C++14 with Visual Studio and Rider
• Wrote reliability tests that helped detect flaws and improve product stability

Ubisoft - Junior Gameplay Programmer

September 2020 to December 2020

• Worked on Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope with teams in Milan and Paris
• Built C++17 backend automation for navmesh generation in a modified Snowdrop engine
• Worked in a production environment using Perforce and Windows tooling

Sfera Productions - Unreal Engine / VR Developer

2016 to 2018

• Developed VR virtual tours, experiences, documentaries, and games with Unreal Engine 4.x
• Built for Oculus DK2, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear, Cardboard, and Daydream
• Digitized a Cranio Creations tabletop board game in Unreal with VR controllers
• Showcased work at Lucca Comics & Games and contributed to a Steam release
• Focused on draw-call reduction, pixel overdraw, mesh optimization, benchmarking, and Blueprint extensions with C++

ITC Consulting - Unity Developer

2015 to 2016

• Developed a Unity driving simulator with C# and external libraries
• Built a high-performance C# action-recording system backed by SQLite for replay analysis
• Connected cockpit hardware through Windows APIs, emulated RS-232, USB, and Arduino
• Maintained traffic AI for city simulation scenarios

Skills

Build and release engineering

• CI/CD, build automation, packaging, release operations, developer tooling, build farm operations
• Perforce, Swarm, Horde, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, BuildGraph, Robomerge
• Python, C#, PowerShell, Bash, Groovy, Inno Setup Pascal

Platforms and infrastructure

• Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, WebAssembly, tvOS
• Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, Harvester, Ansible, AWS, S3, Headlamp, Portainer, Homepage
• Networking with MikroTik, Ubiquiti, and OPNSense

Game and engine development

• C, C++, C#, Unreal Engine 4, Unity, OpenGL, SDL2
• Console SDK experience: PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series XS
• Performance work for VR and hardware-constrained interactive systems

Education

Sapienza University of Rome - Computer Science

2013 to 2016

• Studied Computer Science before moving directly into startup and 3D engine work

Awards

Rotary Club Rome - Youth Award for Science and Technology

2013

• First place in a C++ programming competition

Languages

• Italian: native
• English: used regularly in professional contexts

More

• Started programming through game-making tools and stayed curious about engine internals, graphics, build systems, and performance
• Interested in home automation, KNX, Raspberry Pi, Home Assistant, Ubiquiti, search engines, RISC hardware, and teaching