Juul Harks

Engine & Tools Programmer

Games programmer specializing in engine development and tools programming. I enjoy creating tools and systems that improve workflows and help games come to life. With experience across custom C++ engines, Unreal Engine, Unity, I bring both technical expertise and strong communication skills to collaborative projects.

Currently studying at Breda University of Applied Sciences. In my spare time, I apply programming in my robotics team and game jams. I’m looking for an internship starting September 2026. Feel free to get in touch!

Skills & Tools

Unreal Engine Gameplay systems & tools in C++ and Blueprints, from personal to large group projects.

Unity Gameplay systems in C#, various personal projects and team-based gamejams.

C++ 3+ years of experience creating custom engines and tools from scratch. I enjoy learning about new language features and algorithms!

C# 4+ years creating gameplay systems & scripts in Unity, from personal projects to group gamejam projects.

Python Automated CI/CD build scripts, tooling, gameplay.

GitHub 6+ years of experience using source control in personal and team environments. Familiar with GitHub Projects, review processes and GitHub Actions for CI/CD.

Perforce 3 years of experience with P4 and P4V in a team environment including Swarm code reviews.

Jenkins Wrote pipelines for build automation & deployment to platforms like itch.io.

OpenXR Created custom C++ OpenXR library & game engine from scratch. Familiar with Actions, ActionSets, Swapchain rendering & Session management.

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Featured Projects

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C++ Unreal Engine Solo Project

ScriptKit - In-game interpreter plugin

A custom programming language & interpreter for programming games in Unreal Engine.

Key responsibilities

• Compiler & Interpreter from scratch
• Blueprint function reflection & registration
• Developer settings, delegates & Blueprint

GitHub

C++ Custom Engine OpenXR Group Project CI/CD

Ascension Protocol

Intense spatial VR experience built with a custom C++ OpenXR engine. Face enemy swarms from all directions, where failure causes the ground to crumble while success leads to ascension.

Key responsibilities

• Programming Lead
• OpenXR Implementation
• In-engine editor
• CI/CD - GitHub Actions & Perforce
• Gameplay & Navigation

itch.io

C++ Custom Engine Solo Project

Visual Scripting - Node Graph POC

A proof-of-concept for a node graph visual scripting system in a custom engine to drive gameplay.

Key responsibilities

• Implemented node graph system with custom C++ nodes
• Created node graph executor with execution flow and pure nodes
• Implemented visual graph editor in ImGui

GitHub

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