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MichaelJose Oakes
Senior Unity/XR Engineering Manager specializing in real-time interactive and multiplayer experiences
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Unity Technologies engineer with direct Meta subcontract experience shipping Quest titles (Horizon Worlds projects like Super Rumble) and supporting third-party studios. Strong in VR performance optimization and modernization work—porting legacy OVR/older-Unity projects to OpenXR, URP, and hand-tracking inputs. Built a master’s dissertation cross-platform multiplayer FPS spanning Quest VR, PC, and mobile AR using Photon.
Experience
Education
Key Strengths
- Shipped multiple Meta Quest Unity projects (Horizon Worlds incl. Super Rumble)
- Deep VR performance optimization and quality tuning to hit target frame rates
- Modernized legacy Quest projects by upgrading Unity/Meta APIs, migrating from OVR, and moving shaders to URP
- Implemented hand-tracking/gesture controls and migrated input to OpenXR + Unity Input System
- Built a cross-platform multiplayer FPS (Quest VR + PC + Android/iOS AR) using Photon, including scoreboard and character selection
- Comfortable in both structured (Jira/ticketed) and cross-functional startup-style delivery environments
Reference Highlights
- One of the most thorough and diligent developers
- Goes above and beyond task requirements
- Focuses on optimal solutions
- Produces direct and actionable client feedback
- Positive and respectful communication
- Resourceful and innovative problem-solving
- Gracious and receptive to feedback
- Explains rationale when disagreeing with feedback
- Delivers feedback kindly and compassionately
- Highly adaptable to shifting priorities
- Adjusts hours to accommodate unexpected needs
- Strong cross-system technical depth (Unity/C#)
- Able to handle complex multiplayer systems
- Collaborative with artists and designers
- Balances creative vision with performance constraints
- Fantastic with clients
- Strong project management and deliverables
- Wealth of knowledge in game/VR development
- Consistently high-quality project delivery
- Produces happy clients and players
- Effective guidance and leadership
- Highly adaptable in volatile VR environments
- Strong at responding to feedback and shifting priorities
- Deep Unity/C# expertise (senior-level; advisory background)
- Collaborates well with everyone on the team
- Diligent meeting attendance
- Approachable, easy to talk to
- Self-aware about limitations and proactively upskills
- Proactive pursuit of higher education to close skill gaps
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