Dakotah Cote
@dakotahcote
Senior software engineer at Alchemy who shipped Daggerheart in about three months by directing AI coding agents.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
At Alchemy, I led game development on a team of five to eight, building character sheets, dice, and rules automation for 25 tabletop RPGs. I shipped Daggerheart in about three months by directing AI coding agents.
I built the block library for Sheet Builder, a drag-and-drop tool for game designers, and migrated every hand-coded sheet onto it. I also designed a dice-roll language, a rules engine that updates character stats live, and a custom 3D dice renderer.
On my independent project Mineral Line, I built a companion app for StarCraft: The Miniatures Game for iPhone, iPad, and Android. Cloudflare Durable Objects keep two phones and a table display in sync in real time.
At General Dynamics Mission Systems, I was lead engineer on an internal R&D program for a next-generation security system for critical defense assets and principal investigator on two R&D projects. I also got secure boot running on a card where earlier attempts had failed, and led testing of about 500,000 lines of code to over 90% coverage as an intern.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Software Engineer
Alchemy
Nov 2022 - Oct 2026 (3 years 11 months)
Led game development on a team of five to eight, owning character sheets, dice and rules automation for 25 tabletop RPGs. Shipped Daggerheart in about three months by directing AI coding agents, and built the block library for Sheet Builder.
Lead engineer for about three years on an internal R&D program building a next-generation security system for critical defense assets. Team lead and scrum master for over two years, and principal investigator on two R&D projects.
Got secure boot running on a card where earlier attempts had failed, with a working demo in about three months. Ran major testing efforts supporting key contracts.
Led testing of about 500,000 lines of code to over 90% coverage in three months, against a one-year plan.
Creator
Mineral Line
Jan 2026 - Present (10 months)
Built solo, directing a team of AI agents, a companion app for StarCraft: The Miniatures Game on iPhone, iPad and Android with army builder, live game tracking and rules search.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Bridgewater State University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Bridgewater State University, completed in 2016.
Berkshire Community College
Associate of Science, Computer Science
Associate of Science in Computer Science from Berkshire Community College, completed in 2014.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
Website
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