Shane Coates

Shane Coates has a work experience in the gaming industry. Shane started their career at PlaySide VR in 2015 as an Engineer and remained with the company until 2019. In 2019, they joined PlaySide as a Lead Engineer and worked there until September of the same year. Shane then moved to Sledgehammer Games, where they started as a Software Engineer in September 2019, and worked their way up to Senior Software Engineer in March 2021. Currently, they hold the position of Expert Software Engineer at Sledgehammer Games, starting in April 2022.

Shane Coates began their education at St Leonard's College, where they completed their high school education from 1997 to 2010. Shane then attended Holmesglen from 2008 to 2010, where they obtained a Certificate III in Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. In 2011, Shane enrolled at Swinburne University of Technology for an unspecified degree and field of study, which they completed in 2014. Finally, from 2014 to 2015, Shane attended the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) RTO 88021, where they earned an Advanced Diploma in Professional Games Development (Programming).