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kieran mcgovern - Software Developer in London, United Kingdom

kieran mcgovern

Senior Software Developer specializing in Unity VR and mobile apps

LogicomUniversity of NorthamptonLondon, United Kingdom17 Years ExperienceSenior Level

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Unity/VR developer who shipped a Meta Quest wireless conversion of a previously wired VR product, owning research, network troubleshooting (2.4 vs 5 GHz), performance tuning, and reworking hand tracking. Also built a British Airways cabin crew training application largely solo and deployed it across iOS, Android, PC, WebGL, and Web Player with platform-specific optimization strategies.

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Key Strengths

  • Shipped Unity experience on Meta Quest by converting a wired VR product to wireless
  • Hands-on troubleshooting across networking constraints and device performance bottlenecks
  • Built and shipped a Unity training application largely solo across iOS/Android/PC/WebGL/Web Player
  • Strong cross-platform optimization approach using platform-specific code paths and asset/quality scaling
  • Effective use of AI tooling (Copilot) to accelerate implementation (e.g., quality settings changes)

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Experience

Software DeveloperLogicom · Nov 2020 – Present
Learning TechnologistUniversity of Northampton · Aug 2008 – Apr 2022
Software DeveloperUniversity of Buckingham · Sep 2019 – Oct 2020
VR DeveloperBabcock · Dec 2008 – Sep 2019

Education

University of Northamptonmaster, Internet Computing
University of Northamptonbachelor, Business Computing

Languages

English

Certifications

Qualified football coach under 14’s

Publications

1 publication

OntologiesWeb search optimization

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kieran mcgovernSenior Software Developer specializing in Unity VR and mobile apps