Mark Carlson

Game Developer

https://www.opentalent.in/mark-carlson-1

AustraliaMember since June 27, 2026

Key Strengths

Demonstrated strong proficiency in Rust and C++ through multiple personal projects.
Extensive experience in game-related development, specifically chess engines and Tetris bots, which aligns well with a Game Developer role.
Deep understanding of performance optimization and low-level programming, as evidenced by projects like 'ice4' (chess engine in 4KB) and 'pcf' (high performance Perfect Clear finder).
Experience with graphics programming (GLSL) and build systems (Makefile, Shell) relevant to game development.

Cultural & Operational Fit

Cultural Fit Analysis

The candidate's project portfolio is highly specialized in competitive gaming AI (chess, Tetris). While demonstrating deep technical skill, the lack of diverse project types or team-based work makes it difficult to assess broader cultural fit or adaptability to varied game development contexts beyond AI/engine work. The focus on personal projects suggests a strong independent drive.

Soft Skills & Operational Fit

Insufficient data to assess soft skills or operational fit. The candidate's profile primarily showcases technical project work without details on collaboration, communication, or problem-solving approaches in a team setting.

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Projects

frostburn

May 13, 2024 – November 12, 2025

UCI chess engine

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Boychesser

July 21, 2023 – December 20, 2023

you like chessing boys don't you

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ice4

November 21, 2022 – Present

Chess engine in 4KB

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wasm4-bad-apple

April 21, 2022 – November 13, 2023

Bad Apple!! music video on WASM-4

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frozenight

February 15, 2022 – May 24, 2023

NNUE chess engine that never had an HCE

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cozy-syzygy

February 9, 2022 – January 30, 2024

Syzygy Tablebase probing library.

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cold-clear-2

June 9, 2021 – June 29, 2022

Rewrite of Cold Clear

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ppt-sync

April 28, 2020 – May 14, 2021

Tool to allow programs to synchronize with Puyo Puyo Tetris' game loop. Intended for bot developers.

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pcf

April 5, 2020 – August 19, 2022

High performance Perfect Clear finder

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cold-clear

August 12, 2019 – January 29, 2022

Tetris Bot

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Key Strengths

Demonstrated strong proficiency in Rust and C++ through multiple personal projects.
Extensive experience in game-related development, specifically chess engines and Tetris bots, which aligns well with a Game Developer role.
Deep understanding of performance optimization and low-level programming, as evidenced by projects like 'ice4' (chess engine in 4KB) and 'pcf' (high performance Perfect Clear finder).
Experience with graphics programming (GLSL) and build systems (Makefile, Shell) relevant to game development.

Cultural & Operational Fit

Cultural Fit Analysis

Soft Skills & Operational Fit

Mark Carlson

Key Strengths

Cultural & Operational Fit

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Key Strengths

Cultural & Operational Fit