Senior Unreal Engine programmer, available for contract
I build every layer of a game, from gameplay and UI to backend, servers, and the pipelines that ship the builds.
| Item | Part | Shipped on |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gameplay and systemsCore loops, input, interaction, multiplayer replication, UMG and Common UI, behavior-tree AI, level streaming, seamless transitions, VR, and performance optimization. | |
| 2 | Backend and webAPIs, microservices, and the databases behind them, accounts and payments, player portals, internal tools, and the game-side adapters that keep state in sync. | |
| 3 | Platform integrationSDK integration, ownership and DLC unlocks, achievements and leaderboards, store pages, and getting a build through storefront submission. | |
| 4 | Interactive experiences and installationsGuest-facing interfaces and interaction, external hardware, pixel streaming, and show control integration for location-based and brand experiences. | |
| 5 | DevOps and build engineeringPerforce administration, custom engine builds and version upgrades, CI/CD from commit to playable, patchers and launchers, asset pipelines and authoring tools, dedicated server builds, hosting and orchestration. |
Free-to-play sci-fi PvE looter shooter, in Early Access on Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Episodic interactive spy thriller played through AI-powered phone calls, texts, and video.
Interactive Formula 1 exhibition at Grand Prix Plaza in Las Vegas, opened in 2025.
Action-adventure platformer where players fuse elemental creatures into hybrid weapons, on Steam.
Space-themed online world on Unreal Engine 5, with a real-time economy and an MMO space flight game.
Conversational droid that guests could talk to from every cabin of Disney's Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser.
Rogue-like space adventure built on classic arcade mechanics, launched in Early Access on Steam.
Open world post-apocalyptic RPG shooter set in Hawaii, released on Steam.
Indoor vertical theme park in Zhuhai, China, built around Lionsgate film franchises.
Fortnite-inspired demo game that put the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 in players' hands at its E3 reveal.
Four-floor interactive football attraction in Times Square, from the NFL and Cirque du Soleil.
VR dragon flying game of speed trials, pin-point landings, and fire-breathing combat, on Steam.
Educational VR experience teaching the anatomy and physiology of the eye, on SteamVR.
Touring 4D scare booths built for Sony Pictures space thriller Life, filmed for visitors to share.
Crowdfunded multiplayer space trading and combat simulation from Cloud Imperium Games.
Fast paced MOBA where the champions are dragons, launched on the web and later on Steam.
Fast paced tap RPG with 3D graphics, released for iOS and Android.
3D mobile game about flying a squirrel past owls, bad nuts, and TNT, on iOS and Android.
Physics based mobile puzzle game bouncing a bunny through 60 levels, since delisted.
Arcadey team MOBA set in deep space that ran in the browser, now offline.
Browser-based fantasy dungeon crawler MMO from NetDevil, running on a custom Flash engine.
NetDevil LEGO MMO where players built with bricks and fought the Maelstrom, live from 2010 to 2012.
Space flight MMO from NetDevil, run by the studio itself until it shut down in 2012.
Post-apocalyptic MMO combining vehicular combat and role-playing, live from 2006 to 2007.
2026 - Present
Jan 2024 - Jun 2026
Main Unreal programmer on Warped Universe (UE5, Steam and EGS), making most of the technical calls. Engine, UI, backend, multiplayer, and platform systems across its four modes, on a team of 12.
Jan 2026 - May 2026
Engine-level Unreal work on the pixel streaming setup behind The Operative, a spy thriller.
Feb 2017 - Apr 2025
Work-for-hire Unreal and Unity projects for Disney Imagineering, Formula One, Lionsgate, the NFL, Xbox, and Sony Pictures, plus Virballs and Deep Space Scoundrel.
Sep 2021 - Dec 2022Dec 2012 - Sep 2019
Shipped Ashes of Oahu, DragonWingsVR, Dragons and Titans, and Epic Dragon Clicker. Returned on contract for the STARL Metaverse Project / Warp Nexus (UE5).
Mar 2011 - Nov 2012
Shipped mobile and web titles including Vorp!, Bounce the Bunny, and Going Nuts!
Sep 2006 - Mar 2011
Started as the studio's only web developer building both internal and external facing sites, transitioned to tools and gameplay programmer on Fortune Online.
Before 2006
An earlier career in web design and development, before games. Full history on LinkedIn.
Watch together, hear your own soundtrack.
Play any video and send two soundtracks to two audio devices at once: a second language on headphones, the original on speakers, or audio description for whoever needs it.
Contract work on one system, a rescue mid-production, or the full vertical. Tell me what you're shipping and when.