Jake Pauls

hello, i'm jake.

software engineer

I'm a software engineer based in Québec City currently working at Larian Studios as a tools programmer. I'm interested in game engines, creative workflows, and custom technology. I love navigating the blurs that exist between art and technology.

In my free time I make games and participate in game jams. Feel free to check out my Itch or GitHub for more on those.

professional work.

projects i've been a part of professionally.

Larian Studios

January 2024 - Present

Junior Tools Programmer · Custom Engine · Divinity

C#
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C++/CLI
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C++
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Python
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WPF
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WinForms
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Perforce
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Jira

Inflexion Games

May 2023 - December 2023

Systems Programmer Intern · Unreal Engine 5 · Nightingale

C++
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C#
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Blueprints
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Unreal Engine 5
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Perforce
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Jira

Larian Studios

May 2022 - August 2022

Tools Programmer Intern · Custom Engine · Baldur's Gate 3

C#
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C++/CLI
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C++
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WPF
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WinForms
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Perforce
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Jira

personal projects.

projects i've completed in my free time or in game jams.

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Bian Beat

2026

Created @ Global Game Jam 2026 🎭 Rhythm game inspired by Bian Lian (變臉) that's played with the expressions you make! Smile, frown, and scowl to the beat using your webcam.

Unity
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C#
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Unity Barracuda
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Google MediaPipe
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Python
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PyTorch

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Cownado

2025

Created @ Brackeys Game Jam 2024.2 🐮 Wario-ware inspired arcade game where players round up cows into pens and complete mini-games to keep them happy!

Godot
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GDScript

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Octopations

2024

Created @ Global Game Jam 2024 🐙 Jackbox-style party game where everyone takes turns convincing each other they are perfect for the job based on their work experience.

Go
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Svelte
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Unreal Engine 5

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Cat out of Hell

2023

Created @ Alberta Game Jam 2023 🦕 Bullet-hell inspired game where Steve the cat tries to dodge sprays of water! Can Steve dodge them for a whole whole minute?

C++
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Blueprints
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Unreal Engine 5
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Perforce

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surf

2023

Physically-based renderer created in Vulkan alongside a strongly typed language for scripting PBR materials at runtime.

C++
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C
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Vulkan
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HLSL
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CMake
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OCaml

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Sad Engine

2022

Custom ECS-based game engine created with C++, OpenGL, ImGui, and entt that runs a small FPS game scripted in C#.

C++
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C#
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Python
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OpenGL
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GLSL
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Premake

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Hamstars

2022

Winner, The Artisan Award @ Town One 2022 🎨 Multiplayer game created in Unity where up to four players brawl amongst hamsters to collect the most nuts and squash the competition.

C#
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Unity

Quality Control

2022

Endless iPhone game created in OpenGL where players are dropped into a game test environment and must survive the onslaught of obstacles thrown at them.

C++
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OpenGL
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GLSL

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Illume

2022

Single-player adventure platformer where you explore the Elder Forest in search of the earth stone that was stolen from the Woodsworth clan.

C#
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Unity
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HLSL

1 / 4

Frost Fire

2021

Top-down multiplayer survival defense game where players work to defend and replenish a diminishing campfire from enraged snowmen.

C#
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Unity
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HLSL

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The Phantom Blade

2021

Proof of concept for a Metroidvania-style game built in Unity. Follow Akiro, the zombie ninja, on his epic journey through the underworld alongside the demon companion that attempted to resurrect him.

C#
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Unity