Hard Skills

• Game mechanics design
• Gameplay programming
• Object-oriented programming (OOP)
• Multiplayer networking
• AI programming
• Physics simulation
• Game optimization and profiling
• Cross-platform development
• Mobile game development
• Console game development
• PC game development
• Shader programming
• UI/UX implementation
• Animation systems integration
• Asset pipeline integration

Technical Proficiencies

• Unity
• Unreal Engine
• C#
• C++
• Blueprints (Unreal)
• .NET
• Git
• Perforce
• JIRA
• Visual Studio
• Rider
• Version control workflows
• REST APIs integration
• 3D math (vectors, matrices, quaternions)
• Gameplay frameworks and engines

Soft Skills

• Cross-functional collaboration
• Agile development
• Scrum methodology
• Problem solving
• Creative thinking
• Time management
• Communication with non-technical stakeholders
• Mentoring junior developers
• Adaptability
• Attention to detail

Industry Knowledge

• Game design principles
• Free-to-play (F2P) systems
• Monetization design
• Live operations (LiveOps)
• Player engagement and retention
• Game balancing and tuning
• Level design implementation
• Content pipeline management
• Platform compliance (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo)
• Performance targets (FPS, memory, load times)

Industry Certifications & Tools

• Unity Certified Developer (if applicable)
• Unreal Engine certifications (if applicable)
• Profiling tools (PIX, RenderDoc, Unity Profiler)
• Source control best practices
• Continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD)
• Crash and analytics tools (Firebase, Game Analytics, PlayFab)

Action Verbs

• Developed
• Implemented
• Optimized
• Prototyped
• Refactored
• Collaborated
• Debugged
• Architected
• Integrated
• Balanced
• Iterated
• Shipped
• Maintained
• Enhanced
• Led