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Aurel Lazar

Principal Software Engineer specializing in Unity game development and developer tooling

Rec RoomGeorgia TechRenton, WA15 Years ExperiencePrincipal Level

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Unity/C# gameplay engineer from Rec Room who owned end-to-end systems spanning downloadable avatar content delivery (Addressables + auth/CDN), build automation/CI for asset bundles, and creator tooling (Avatar Studio). Also implemented AI-driven localization and generative mesh features, and has deep multiplayer experience with Photon and Photon Quantum across VR (Meta Quest) and mobile platforms, citing a 20% retention lift from faster content delivery and customization.

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Key Strengths

  • Owned and shipped Unity Addressables-based downloadable avatar item pipeline integrated with auth/CDN across 9 platforms
  • Reduced app size and improved loading times via on-demand content delivery and bundle/version strategy
  • Led a small team (2 engineers) and coordinated integration across admin site and economy flows
  • Built Unity-based CI/CD pipeline to automate asset bundle builds
  • Shipped user-facing creator tooling (Avatar Studio) enabling UGC avatar items
  • Drove measurable product impact: reported 20% increase in player retention from faster content delivery/customization
  • Designed localization pipelines for both static and dynamic UGC content with cost control via popularity thresholds
  • Multiplayer optimization expertise: minimized network traffic via selective sync, local simulation, caching/preloading, and request profiling
  • Experience with deterministic multiplayer using Photon Quantum (input-only sync model)
  • Cross-platform VR/mobile UX and performance adaptation (input models, animations, feature gating for VR comfort/perf)

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Experience

Principal Software Engineer, UnityRec Room · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
Senior Software Engineer, UnityRec Room · Jun 2020 – Sep 2025
Co-founder, Lead Programmer, Game Designer, 3D ArtistCinderflame Studios · Jan 2018 – Present
Senior Software Engineer, VR, UnityImmersed · Dec 2018 – May 2020
SDE IIMicrosoft · Jan 2015 – Jan 2018
SDE IMicrosoft · Mar 2012 – Jan 2015
SDE InternMicrosoft · Jan 2011 – Mar 2012internship

Education

Georgia Techbachelor, Computer Science (2011)

Languages

English

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Aurel LazarPrincipal Software Engineer specializing in Unity game development and developer tooling