Vetted UI/UX Design Professionals

Jordan Dunaway

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Junior Game Developer specializing in gameplay systems and cross-engine development

Lenexa, KS3y exp

“Game-focused QA tester with a developer background who routinely validates builds in player-like environments (including VMs), documents test coverage rigorously, and provides high-signal bug reports with reproducible steps and video evidence. Has partnered closely with designers and engineers on issues like level-loading resource management and prioritizes defects based on player progression and immersion impact; has not shipped a AAA title.”

“Built and owned an end-to-end Python/Postgres job-tracker backend that scrapes job postings (including LinkedIn) using Selenium-driven real-browser automation, with deduplication and data-quality filtering. Has practical experience migrating deployments from DigitalOcean to Vercel and emphasizes documentation, roadmapping, and testing as part of an iterative delivery cycle.”

“Backend/data engineer experienced building enterprise community-platform services for high-traffic global clients, using Python (FastAPI/Django) on Docker/Kubernetes with PostgreSQL/Redis. Has delivered AWS EKS + Terraform/CI-CD deployments with strong security practices (Secrets Manager/SSM, IAM/IRSA) and has hands-on ETL (AWS Glue), legacy modernization, and incident ownership with measurable performance gains (~30% faster queries).”

“Unity gameplay programmer with practical performance optimization experience (object pooling for shooting mechanics) and extensive Photon-based multiplayer work across diverse genres including shooters, sports, and board games (e.g., ludo, chess, air hockey, snakes and ladders). Uses AI tools to accelerate development, including generating and implementing multiple effects programmatically in a single day under deadline pressure.”

“Frontend engineer with experience leading end-to-end builds for an education job-matching platform that used AI resume scanning to improve candidate-company matching. Has also built React + TypeScript interfaces for a medical platform with multi-user role modeling via dedicated TypeScript interfaces, and is comfortable refactoring large legacy files into modular, reusable, performance-optimized code.”

“Frontend-focused engineer with full-stack capability (Node/Express + MongoDB/MySQL) who emphasizes scalable quality practices: PR-driven reviews, CI quality gates, and a full testing pyramid (Jest/Vitest, React Testing Library, Cypress/Playwright). Built complex React + TypeScript role-based dashboards/workflows using reusable component architecture and layered state management (React Query/SWR, Context for auth/roles), with strong performance and UX polish (Lighthouse, lazy loading, accessibility, responsive design).”

“Built and marketed a live free-to-play web word game (Techies WordFinder) from scratch using the Lovable AI platform, reaching 100+ users in under a month. Iterated quickly based on player feedback, reporting a 28% UX improvement and +32 seconds average time per user, and demonstrates practical live-ops and F2P analytics/A-B testing knowledge.”

“UX/Product Designer with end-to-end case-study experience on Verizon personalization, combining deep user research with iterative prototyping to address privacy/data-tracking trust issues and drive measurable conversion impact (estimated 0.5% lift; ~$750K annual revenue). Also designed a Work Safety Management System at Inova Solutions, simplifying complex real-time alerting, compliance, and role-based permission workflows using motion prototypes and progressive disclosure, and collaborates closely with engineers with working HTML/CSS/JavaScript knowledge.”

“Game designer with shipped live-event hub/minigame experience (Club Blox) integrating economy/UGC, UI timing, and playtest-driven clarity improvements; successfully navigated a major client pivot by reusing assets and restructuring gameflow to ship on time. Also has level design experience on Plants vs. Zombies 3 (Lava Biome/hybrid mechanics) and rapidly prototypes accessible gameplay systems in Unreal Engine 5 using Blueprints.”

“Game developer with ~10 years in studios and 4 published titles, experienced shipping Unity VR/XR projects across Oculus, Samsung Odyssey, and Microsoft XR headsets. Demonstrates deep optimization expertise (progressive 3D loading with LODs and headset view-angle culling) and a hybrid profile spanning systems engineering, UI/UX implementation, and tech-art optimization, plus small-team/project leadership and cross-functional communication.”

Theodoros Chalimas

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Junior Graphics & Simulation Engineer specializing in real-time rendering and AR/XR systems

Toulouse, France3y exp

“Unity/Unreal developer who solo built a cross-platform Unity system for firefighters (master’s thesis) spanning Windows, HoloLens 2, and Android, integrating eye tracking, thermal imaging data streaming, and location tracking. Demonstrated practical problem-solving by working around HoloLens IO limitations via PC-based data streaming, and also built a Unity tower defense prototype with upgrades, economy, difficulty scaling, and sound design.”

Kinga Zawarty

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Mid-Level Game Programmer specializing in Unity and gameplay systems

Gothenburg, Sweden5y exp

“Unity developer with ~5 years of professional experience who served as the main developer on a shipped Meta Quest VR game (Smash Therapy), handling most of the code and tackling key VR challenges like UI/UX and standalone performance optimization. Also builds AI-driven gameplay systems (e.g., minimax-based unbeatable tic-tac-toe) and leverages AI assistants to speed up routine implementation and brainstorming.”

Benoit Poyser

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Mid-Level Technical Game Designer & Unity/Unreal Gameplay Programmer

Remote, USA5y exp

“Technical game designer/Unity developer who has shipped across PC, consoles, web, and mobile, with a strong focus on performance optimization (culling/occlusion, event-driven patterns, sprite atlasing) including for Nintendo Switch constraints. Served as feature owner on Risk of Rain 2 DLC "Alloyed Collective" (characters, bosses, items, interactables, enemies) and acted as project lead during a critical transition, stepping in to rescue a playable character design to meet client requirements.”

CalvinMatthew Nava

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Senior Unity Developer specializing in games, AR/VR/XR, and interactive mobile experiences

Germany11y exp

“Unity generalist with VR-focused optimization experience who replaced a bloated third-party IK/rigging plugin by building a custom DOTS/Burst multithreaded system, reporting ~200% performance gains and a noticeably smoother VR experience. Has multiplayer experience with Unity Netcode (and some Photon Fusion exposure) and uses AI tooling (Rider AI) to speed up refactoring and documentation.”

“Project/program manager with senior-level ownership across SaaS implementations, cloud migrations, AI agents, and DevOps initiatives. Notably led an Azure AI Studio-based AI analysis tool from start to finish and managed an enterprise healthcare technology portfolio with interdependent AI, data extraction, Copilot, and web application projects.”

“Lead creative who built and extended the NRCA PRO initiative identity on top of an earlier corporate identity system they created, producing all associated print/digital assets and supporting a successful market launch. Operates with strong process discipline (brief-as-North-Star, proofing checks/balances), high-volume production workflows (Adobe + Campaign Monitor, Teams/OneDrive, traffic management), and multi-format video planning for efficient cross-platform delivery.”

“Marketing-focused designer building an online portfolio brand (K. Marian Designs) with deliberate typography and color-system rationale. Practices by redesigning poorly designed websites into improved desktop/mobile experiences using InDesign, Xtensio personas, and Wix, and also produces short marketing videos via a Clipchamp-to-CapCut workflow with licensed audio and voiceover.”

“Unity developer with VR/multiplayer experience at Gemba, building gamified manufacturing coaching/training experiences (e.g., Coaching Kata) using dialogue trees, state machines, and scoring logic. Also implemented Photon Fusion-synced presentation features for multi-user chat rooms and stepped in to support UV/optimization work for Quest and QA in a lean team.”

“Game QA tester with hands-on experience testing console titles delivered via the GameQoo cloud gaming platform, emphasizing network performance and device/screen-size UX impacts. Prioritizes issues strategically across STB and browser platforms based on user usage and cross-platform severity, and uses AI to accelerate test case and documentation workflows.”

Luiz Junior

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Executive XR Engineer specializing in Unity-based VR/AR/MR platforms

Brazil, Remote11y exp

“Unity/C# VR engineer specializing in medical simulation: built a VR surgical trainer with real dual robotic-arm hardware integration and a full surgical workflow UI used to retrain doctors (with published results). In 2024, re-architected multiplayer for a Becton Dickinson medical VR product by creating a FishNet layer that emulated Photon PUN using Roslyn + IL-level codegen to avoid large-scale rewrites, and ships cross-platform VR (Quest) + mobile experiences.”

Pedro Henrique Lima Cabral

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Senior Unity Game Programmer & Technical Artist specializing in tools, shaders, and VR/AR

São Paulo, Brazil10y exp

“Unity/C# game developer with hands-on experience building a core garment-deformation mechanic for a fashion/styling game, including custom mesh, shader, and editor tooling. He also brings practical exposure to LLM-powered NPC chat, Photon/Unity Netcode multiplayer, and cross-platform shipping considerations across VR, PC, and mobile.”

“Founding frontend developer for StockEdge, a cross-platform stock market analytics SaaS, where they owned UI, branding, frontend architecture, and deployment across web, Android, and iOS. Most compellingly, they helped take the product from 0 to 1 million unique users and 10,000 paid subscribers while building data-heavy, near-real-time financial experiences in React and TypeScript.”

Zunaira Nazir Zunaira Nazir

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Senior Unity Developer specializing in multiplayer, VR, and WebGL

Pakistan7y exp

“Unity/C# lead developer who has reworked disorganized codebases into extensible architectures and led delivery of a cross-platform mental health product integrating AI chatbot features, payments, Calendly, and Firebase. Also brings hands-on experience with Photon multiplayer patterns, including server-authoritative movement, interpolation, and prediction.”

“Senior Unity-focused gameplay engineer with hands-on experience spanning gameplay architecture, multiplayer networking, mobile optimization, editor tooling, and AI-assisted content workflows. Particularly notable for building shared systems that work across both player and AI use cases, and for pairing technical rigor with practical cross-team collaboration.”