David Lassonde

Technical Lead - Keep Team @Unity

Montreal, QC, CA

The KEEP team is a team that was formed to improve the quality of the Unity Editor\'s Content Pipeline areas (importers, asset database, content build pipelines, addressables, serialization, etc.). We fix the most important bugs that our users report via multiple channels (forums, discussions, support team.). Our focus is Unity 6, but we backport most of our fixes to previous versions of the Editor.As the Tech Lead for this group, my most important priority is to make sure the team members have the right tools and the help they need to fix their bugs. In order to do so, I proposed and helped implement several changes to how the team operates. For example, we meet once a week for Rubberducking sessions, where anyone can show what they\'re working on and ask for help. Together, we look at the Editor, the code, the assets, and we come up with ideas that unblock us. We also meet to \"estimate\" the incoming bugs. This is an opportunity to look at new bugs together and add notes that will speed-up our investigations later.I am also working on specifications for work around improving the quality of life in Unity 6. This means meeting with external peers, gathering ideas, writing Request For Comments documents and trying to influence the decision-makers.

Collège de l'Assomption

High School

Université de Sherbrooke

BAC, Computer Engineering

Collège de Maisonneuve

DEC, Science