About Me
I'm Dhruv, a CS grad student at USC graduating in May 2026. I've spent the last couple years building game engines, GPU simulations, and VR apps. Right now I'm TA-ing the game engine course at USC and finishing up a few projects before I graduate. I'm looking for full-time software engineering roles in graphics, XR, or general SWE. If that fits, reach out.
What I Do
Systems & Performance
C++ focused on performance: multithreading, memory, GPU optimization. I like figuring out where something is slow and actually fixing it.
Software Engineering
I write code that other people can read and work with. Clean structure, sensible design, no unnecessary complexity.
Graphics & Interactive Tech
Real-time 3D graphics : shaders, rendering pipelines, DirectX, OpenGL. Also built XR apps on Meta Quest 3 using Unity and Meta's SDK.
Technical Skills
Proficient
| Languages | C++, C#, Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript (ES6+), SQL, HTML5 |
| Graphics & Systems | DirectX 11/12, OpenGL, Vulkan, HLSL/GLSL, Real-time Rendering, Multithreading, Physics Simulation |
| Game & XR | Unity, Unreal Engine 5, OpenXR |
| Web & Visualization | Three.js, WebGL, WebXR API, Custom Shaders (WebGL) |
| Software Engineering | OOP, Algorithms & Data Structures, RESTful API Design, Performance Optimization, System Design |
| Tools | Git/GitHub, Perforce, Visual Studio, VSCode, Postman |
Familiar
| Frameworks | .NET Core/ASP.NET, React, Node.js |
| Databases | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB |
| Cloud & DevOps | AWS, Azure, Docker, GitHub Actions, Jenkins |
| Architecture | Microservices, Distributed Systems |
🔧 Currently Working On
TA-ing the game engine course at USC this semester. It's the same course I took last year so helping students debug the same things I got stuck on is pretty satisfying. Also contributing as an engineer on an MFA thesis game project as part of my coursework with building game systems in Unreal alongside a cross-discipline team. And working on a WebXR project in Three.js on the side.
🌍 Beyond Code
Gacha games, Valorant, anime I definitely didn't plan to start. Gaming is genuinely what got me into software. I still play a lot, and it keeps me honest about what good actually feels like when you're building something.