How it started...
I first got close to programming in highschool (~2017) after taking a
course on
game development with GML in GameMaker Studio.
I then spent two years taking courses on video game programming with
Unity and C#,
while participating in multiple game jams with friends. Some of the resulting games
(
The Key,
Space Rewinders,
Frank) are listed on the section above!
Throughout my final year of highschool and first two years of university (2020-2022), I
worked as a
freelance game developer, providing complete solutions for clients all around the world.
Working on
real-life, professional projects with Unity and C# allowed me to learn more about good coding practices,
especially SOLID principles and design patterns in OOP.
I also learned a lot about
designing products that people like using.
During 2022 and 2023, I focused solely on school. I'm pursuing a
bachelor's degree
in computer science at
FaMAF, UNC - taking
lots of cool courses and working on cool projects :)
On July 2023, I was awarded a small
scolarship to participate in the ECI 2023, a yearly event that
takes place at the University of Buenos Aires. There, I learned about using fuzzing for compiler testing,
and about complementary ways of leveraging AI to improve prediction tasks.
So, right now...
Since February 2024, I've been working as a
contractor for Scale AI,
writing and
reviewing code data
eventually used for the SFT/RLHF of Scale AI clients' models,
helping fine-tune the current SOTA LLMs, improving
their coding abilities.
This involves writing code (as well as reviewing and enforcing styling and good practices) in lots of
different languages (C, C++, C#, Python, Javascript, Java,
and even Haskell and ASM),
as well as learning and applying different technologies (i.e. Swift, Go) based on specific client needs.
Going into 2025, I'm particularly interested in finishing my bachelor's degree, as well as exploring
practical, real-world applications of AI models, going into low-level computer architecture, HDLs,
more math, and lots of other things!
I'm open for new work and actively looking for internship/full-time opportunities
(preferably after August 2025)!
If you are working on something cool and would like to talk, email me at
ivopfaffen@(google's mailing service).com
