Praveen Babu J D
Technology & Engineering Leader — AR/VR/MR/XR, 3D Graphics, SDKs, Frameworks, Runtime & Game Engines and open standards. Masters in Applied Science IT.Bytedance, ex-Meta, ex-Magic leap, ex - Gameloft, THQ
- Role
- Technical Leader at ByteDance
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Praveen Babu J D
Technology & Engineering Leader — AR/VR/MR/XR, 3D Graphics, SDKs, Frameworks, Runtime & Game Engines. Proven track record in XR platforms, game engines, developer ecosystems, and open standards. Masters in Applied Science IT.KEY COMPETENCIES- Leadership & Strategy: Roadmap planning, cross-functional leadership, project/program/product management, people development, process optimization- Technology Leadership: Architecture, large-scale platform development, SDK & API strategy, technical evaluation, developer ecosystem growth- Innovation & Delivery: Open standards advocacy, cross-industry collaboration, global scaling, IP creation, applied XR/AI/ML integrations.TECHNICAL SKILLS- Programming & Systems: C, C++, C#, Lua, Python; multi-threading, IPC, parallel & cluster computing- Graphics & XR: OpenXR, OpenGL, GLSL, 3D rendering, engine/runtime development, remote rendering, optimization- AI & Emerging Tech: AI, Gen-AI, machine learning, intelligent interaction systems- Frameworks & Platforms: SDKs, APIs, app frameworks & UI kits, internationalization & localization- Games & Simulation: Console & mobile development, physics, geometry, networking, input/UX systems- DevOps & Tools: Git, Perforce, SVN, Jenkins.
Experience
Technical Leader
May 2024 — Present · San Jose, CA, US
Directed cross-industry standardization efforts in AR/VR/MR/XR, driving OpenXR adoption and developer ecosystem alignment- Defined roadmap, architecture, and innovation strategy for PICO AR/VR platforms, guiding global cross-functional teams- Shaped SDK and app-development standards, influencing the XR developer experience worldwide- Maintained hands-on expertise in C++, OpenGL, and real-time systems to ground leadership in technical depth.
Education
RMIT University
Master of Applied Science, Computer Science, Networking
2002 — 2004
University of Oxford
Advanced Diploma, Computing, Computer Science
1999 — 2000
University of Cambridge
Diploma, Computing, Computer Science
1999 — 1999
University of Portsmouth
Bachelor of Science, Computing, Computer Science
2000 — 2001
Chettinad Vidyashram
CBSE XII, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science
1996 — 1998
Skills
- Opengl
- Perforce
- C#
- C++
- Sql
- Visual Studio
- Winforms
- Scripting
- 3d
- Usability Testing
- Rmi
- Programming
- Shell Scripting
- Databases
- Oop
- .net
- Visual Basic
- Linux
- Eclipse
- Algorithms
- Geometry
- Vss
- Lua
- Directx
- Gameplay
- Computer Games
- Gameplay Programming
- Unity3d
- Ps3
- Game Engines
- Game Development
- Video Games
- Game Programming
- Xbox 360
- Level Design
- Console
- Wii
- Game Design
- Mobile Games
- User Interface
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