Derek Del Grosso

Spearheaded the technical transition of a core product from narrative-driven to systemic action-adventure, translating evolving product requirements into technical architecture and implementation plans. Presented technical demonstrations and investment proposals to studio leadership, securing executive buy-in.

Partnered with live playtesters and leveraged AI-driven behavioral data to identify user friction and drive product improvements. Led proof-of-concept evaluation of third-party APIs, mitigating licensing costs and engineering an in-house workaround.

Designed and built an in-house reinforcement learning system for AI bot training, developing reward functions and automated iteration loops. Built data pipelines to capture and analyze player behavioral patterns, transforming gameplay telemetry into inputs for AI bot tuning and product design decisions.

Owned the end-to-end engineering of a playable Operator, from technical design through integration, testing, and live production release. Engineered and shipped a limited-time live game mode end to end, supporting production systems across multiple seasonal releases.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a specialization in Computer Games, completed as a co-op program.