Hi, I'm Carlos Hurtado.

I am a Technical Lead Manager with over 15 years of experience delivering high-fidelity gaming experiences and leading engineering teams through the full lifecycle of award-winning titles.

Most recently, I served as a technical leader at Sanzaru Games (Oculus Studios - Meta), where I contributed to the success of flagship projects like Asgard’s Wrath 2, which received a perfect 10/10 from IGN

My expertise lies in Unreal Engine 4 and 5, tooling, performance optimization, and architecting high-scale gameplay systems in C++. I specialize in balancing rigorous technical architecture with empathetic people management to align studio vision with technical execution

I'm located in the San Francisco Bay Area and I'm currently looking for Director of Engineering or Technical Lead Roles. You can see my resume here

Besides engineering and game development, I do Oil Paintings and Digital paintings that you can see in my art section.