John Bryant
Director of Engineering at Linux Foundation
Carnation, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Bryant is a seasoned software and game-engine leader with 25+ years shipping over 25 games across PC, console, handheld and mobile platforms and deep expertise in engines like O3DE and Lumberyard. He has led engineering, program and support teams at Amazon and the Open 3D Foundation, guiding product vision, open-source governance, CI/CD pipelines, and cross-disciplinary studios. Now founder of MotBry Entertainment, Inc., he is building feel-good, kinetic games that channel a commitment to social impact—donating a portion of profits to theme-related charities. A pragmatic manager who has overseen simultaneous teams with divergent goals, he combines low-level technical chops (C++, C#, engine builds) with product and community stewardship. Based in Carnation, WA, he brings a rare blend of hands-on engine development, large-org program leadership, and a playful design sensibility aimed at spreading positivity.
5 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Studied database programming, COBOL, JCL (mainframe scripting), and logic., Studied database programming, COBOL, JCL (mainframe scripting), and logic. at School of Computer Sciences for the Army.University of Alaska Anchorage
Github Skills (19)
3d-graphics10
game-engine10
animation10
3d10
game-development10
3d-engine10
hugo9
jekyll9
linux8
world-of-warcraft7
pathofexile7
poe7
nix5
graphic4
tactics4
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
o3de/NewspaperDeliveryGame
Oct 2022 - Oct 2022
Contributions:16 commits, 13 PRs, 11 pushes in 17 days
o3de/startergame-assets
Jun 2024 - Jun 2025
Repository for all open sourced StarterGame assets (LY + O3DE conversions)
Contributions:1 review, 2 PRs, 1 push in 11 months
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