Magical Forest
Gameplay, neural inference integration, and mobile optimization for a UE5 demo combining ray tracing and neural rendering on Snapdragon 8 Elite.
C++ · Unreal Engine 5 · HLSL · Machine learning
Marcos Pardo Estelles
C++ developer · Gameplay, graphics & tools
Hello! I’m Marcos, a programmer based in Tokyo. I develop gameplay systems, rendering features, and tools in C++ and Unreal Engine 5, from console titles to neural rendering on mobile GPUs.
Professional work
Meta Meow · 2025–presentUnannounced UE5 game
Material workflows, engine modifications, and custom HLSL shaders for a multi-platform Unreal Engine 5 game.
Unreal Engine 5 · C++ · HLSL · Perforce
Client plugin project
A C++ plugin for a 3D content-creation tool, bringing live data from external hardware into its animation workflow.
C++ · Plugin SDK · Real-time data
Selected projects
2023–2025
Wanted: Yokai Uprising
A Steam-released multiplayer FPS. From character controls to event-driven mission systems.
Unreal Engine 5.2 · C++ · Blueprint · Multiplayer
CHEE22 & Tyro Engine
A chess-inspired PlayStation 5 game running on Tyro Engine, the custom C++20 console engine I built for it.
C++20 · PlayStation 5 API · PSSL
Mutant Engine
A renderer built from the ground up. Modern OpenGL, parallel systems, and screen-space lighting.
C++20 · OpenGL 4.6 · GLSL
Experience
2025–present
Tools Programmer at Meta Meow
Tokyo, Japan
- Unannounced UE5 game: Material workflows across different teams, engine modifications and custom HLSL shaders, and rendering and performance verification across PC and console targets. Developed tools to improve team performance.
- Magical Forest: Gameplay and interaction systems for the demo, neural inference integrated into the UE5 rendering pipeline, contributions to the training tools for the neural depth of field, and optimization for mobile GPU power and thermal budgets.
- Client plugin project (NDA): C++ plugin for a 3D content-creation tool, processing live data from external hardware and mapping it onto character skeletons.
About
I’m a C++ programmer working across gameplay, engine and graphics. I love tackling technical challenges, optimizing performance, and pushing graphics tech forward. Based in Tokyo on a work visa, studying toward JLPT N3.
Spanish (native) · English (IELTS Academic 7.5) · Japanese (studying toward JLPT N3)
Education
2024–2025
BSc in Computer Science for Games
Sheffield Hallam University · First Class Honours
2021–2024
HND in Computing
ESAT, Valencia · Distinction
Skills
- Programming languages
- C, C++ (20), C#, Go, Lua, Python, HLSL, GLSL
- Game engines
- Unreal Engine 5 (C++ / Blueprint), Unity
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Mobile (Snapdragon)
- Graphics frameworks
- OpenGL 4.6, PlayStation 5 API, PSSL
- Software
- NVIDIA Nsight Graphics, RenderDoc, Visual Studio, Rider, Git, Perforce, Jira, Autodesk 3ds Max
- Rendering & ML
- Neural inference in UE5, ray tracing, deferred rendering, post-processing
Contact
pardoestellesmarcos@gmail.com ↗
For opportunities in gameplay, graphics, and tools programming.