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Ed Sheldon

Senior Game Developer specializing in gameplay, AI, and multiplayer systems

SMGLondon, United Kingdom12 Years ExperienceSenior Level

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Unity developer with 12+ years spanning the early Oculus Rift era through modern VR/MR, including HoloLens and Magic Leap. Has delivered client-facing immersive experiences for brands like Pfizer and H&M/Moschino, and built reusable XR UI/tooling to speed up cross-platform VR/MR production. Also capable of full-stack solo game creation, winning awards for a self-built survival puzzle game made in a 48-hour game jam.

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Key Strengths

  • 12+ years Unity development experience
  • Shipped multiple VR/MR experiences across Oculus/Meta, HoloLens, and Magic Leap
  • Built reusable cross-platform XR UI tools/libraries to accelerate team delivery
  • End-to-end solo Unity development (including 3D + UI assets) under extreme time constraints (48-hour game jam)
  • Experience delivering client-facing VR experiences for major brands (e.g., Pfizer, H&M/Moschino)

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Experience

Senior ProgrammerSMG · Jan 2022 – Jan 2025
Consultant / DeveloperContracting · Jan 2022 – Jan 2023freelance
Technical DirectorSpatial Sauce · Jan 2019 – Jan 2022
Senior ProgrammerWarpin Media · Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
Lead ProgrammerAchebit · Jan 2015 – Jan 2017
Creative TechnologistWebling · Jan 2016 – Jan 2017
ProgrammerWebling · Jan 2013 – Jan 2016

Awards

  • Multi-award game jam winner (solo developer) - 2015

Skills

C++C#PythonUnityUnreal EngineMentorshipPrototypingRequirements GatheringSDL2SDL3PlayCanvasGameplay ProgrammingAI SystemsMultiplayer NetworkingNetworked Systems

Languages

English

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Ed SheldonSenior Game Developer specializing in gameplay, AI, and multiplayer systems