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Santiago Lopez Sales

@santiagolopezsales

Gameplay programmer at Silent Nova Games building modular UE5 systems and serving as sole QA owner for a live VR shooter.

Argentina
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At Silent Nova Games, I own gameplay features end to end on an unannounced VR title, from technical design and documentation through C++ implementation, debugging, UI integration, tooling, and optimization.

I developed AI using Behavior Trees, EQS, configurable spawners, and Data Asset-driven enemy definitions. I also wrote C++ smoke-test and diagnostic console commands to launch automated test sessions, collect runtime logs, and surface errors and crash reports before builds ship.

I'm the sole QA owner for CASHOUT, a multiplayer VR shooter in Early Access on the Meta Quest Store. I handle test coverage, defect reporting, regression validation, release verification, and update validation across builds.

Previously, as a Game Quality Analyst at Globant, I tested Hogwarts Legacy across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, executing test cases and tracking defects in Jira and TestRail. In my own time, I'm building non-VR top-down RPG and platformer prototypes in Unreal Engine 5 and C++.

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Game Developer

Silent Nova Games

May 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Owns gameplay features end to end on an unannounced VR title, including technical design, C++ implementation, debugging, UI integration, tooling, and optimization. Also serves as the studio's sole QA and developed AI using Behavior Trees, EQS, and Data Asset-driven enemy definitions.

Education

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Universidad Tecnológica Nacional logoUN

Universidad Tecnológica Nacional

University Technician in Programming (Associate Degree), Programming

2019 - 2023

Completed an Associate Degree in Programming, covering software development fundamentals and practical programming skills.

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Software and tools used professionally

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