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Ludwik Bacmaga - Lead Developer | Contractor in Zurich, Switzerland

Ludwik Bacmaga

Senior Game & VR Lead Developer specializing in Unity and cross-platform multiplayer

StoryToysUniversity of PlymouthZurich, Switzerland7 Years ExperienceSenior Level

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Lead Unity VR developer who shipped multiple Meta Quest Store releases, including porting Titanic VR and building Rollercoaster Legends titles for Quest 3 (with Quest 2 support). Also independently built and released a multiplayer mobile trivia game using PlayFab, P2P networking with host migration, and encrypted/serverless backend updates to reduce hacking.

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Key Strengths

  • Shipped multiple Unity VR titles on Meta Quest Store as lead developer
  • Porting and platform optimization for Quest 2/Quest 3 with 60+ FPS performance targets
  • Built and shipped a multiplayer mobile trivia game solo (iOS/Android)
  • Implemented PlayFab backend plus serverless database updates and encryption to prevent hacking
  • Designed P2P multiplayer synchronization with host migration
  • Architected Unity minigame system that evolved into story-driven branching with “butterfly effect” outcomes
  • Built designer/producers self-serve tooling (ScriptableObjects + custom node editor) to iterate story flow without code changes
  • Scaled multiplayer mobile trivia game with host migration and reconnection/resync; integrated with PlayFab; reached 2M MAU peak
  • VR optimization expertise: ported Titanic VR to Meta Quest 3 and improved performance from ~4–5 FPS to 60+ FPS using LODs, occlusion culling, mesh baking, async loading, and texture optimization
  • Cross-platform optimization across VR and low-memory mobile devices using profiling-driven performance work
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration with designers/QA via iterative implementation from Figma specs
  • Mentorship via GitHub PR reviews, structured onboarding, regular check-ins, and documentation of architecture/system flow

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Experience

Lead Developer | ContractorArctic Wolves · Mar 2025 – Dec 2025contract
Lead Developer | ContractorStoryToys · Jan 2024 – Presentcontract
Lead Developer | ConsultantTable Knight Games · Jan 2023 – Dec 2024freelance
Lead DeveloperECIO Space · Mar 2022 – Dec 2022
Game DeveloperNerial Ltd. (Devolver Group) · Dec 2019 – Nov 2022
VR DeveloperAiSolve Ltd. · Oct 2018 – Dec 2019

Education

University of Plymouthbachelor, Computing & Game Development

Languages

English

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Ludwik BacmagaSenior Game & VR Lead Developer specializing in Unity and cross-platform multiplayer