Sathish Dhanaraj
About Sathish Dhanaraj
Sathish Dhanaraj is a Software Engineering Manager at Scientific Games, specializing in game middleware platforms. He has over a decade of experience in software engineering, with a background in game development and performance monitoring tools.
Current Role at Scientific Games
Sathish Dhanaraj serves as the Software Engineering Manager for the Game Middleware Platform at Scientific Games. He has held this position since 2013, contributing to the development of a middleware platform that supports both Windows and Linux environments. His responsibilities include managing the development process and leading innovation efforts to enhance the game development platform. He also focuses on creating tools for monitoring game and system performance.
Previous Experience in Game Development
Prior to his current role, Sathish worked at WMS Gaming as a Senior Software Engineer I in Game Development from 2011 to 2013. In this position, he was involved in various aspects of game development in the Greater Chicago Area. His earlier experience includes roles at HCL Technologies as a Lead Engineer, where he worked on software consulting for Aristocrat Technologies, Spielo, and WMS Gaming from 2006 to 2009.
Education and Academic Background
Sathish Dhanaraj completed his Master's degree in Computer Science at the College of Engineering, Guindy, from 2001 to 2006. He also attended HCCV, where he studied Computer Science and achieved his High School diploma from 1999 to 2001. Additionally, he studied at the Goethe Institut Indien in 2005 for 11 months, further enhancing his educational background.
Early Career and Trainee Experience
Sathish began his career as a Project Trainee at Network Security Solutions (I) Ltd. in 2004, where he worked for 11 months. Following this, he held various roles, including a Software Consultant at PayPal from 2009 to 2011 and a Software Engineer at Computer Sciences Corporation during the same period. His early experiences laid the foundation for his subsequent roles in software engineering and game development.
Technical Contributions and Leadership
In his current position, Sathish is responsible for designing core framework libraries and game product support libraries that are utilized by several hundred game engineers. He is also a member of an internal framework architecture committee, which focuses on library refactors and the development of future game concepts. His leadership in these areas contributes to the overall efficiency and innovation within the game development teams.