.png){kind=logo}
Misha Barabanov
Senior XR/VR Developer specializing in Unity multiplayer MR and technical art
Connect with Misha
Misha already has a relationship with Reval, so a warm intro from us gets a much better response than cold outreach.
Recommended
Already have an account?
About
Unity/Meta Quest programmer with 2 years of experience shipping two award-winning VR games (Spatial Ops and Twenty Guys) now live on the Meta Store with 4.8+ ratings. Contributed major gameplay/tech systems including co-location, an in-game map editor, and active ragdoll/physics interactions, and has also built Unity apps largely solo spanning rendering, shaders, serialization, VFX, and async/state management.
Find your next great hire
Our AI agents source, screen, and vet candidates for your open roles. Get qualified candidates within 48 hours.
Key Strengths
- Shipped 2 Unity titles to the Meta Store (Spatial Ops, Twenty Guys) with 4.8+ user ratings
- Built complex VR systems: co-location and in-game map editor
- Developed active ragdoll and physics interaction systems
- Solo-developed Unity apps (excluding artwork) across core engineering and tech art areas
- Broad Unity technical ownership: rendering pipeline, shaders, serialization, VFX, animation, and async/state control
- Uses AI tools to quickly research unfamiliar APIs (e.g., Android API for co-location)
- Built an intuitive in-game map editor that drove strong player engagement/replayability
- Improved editor usability and predictability by adding an undo feature
- Reduced unexplained multiplayer disconnections by replacing a legacy networking system with stricter session lifetime management
- Enhanced player experience with clear network error messages and actionable troubleshooting suggestions
- Effective solo/independent development across disciplines (programming, animation, VFX, tech art)
Like what you see? We'll introduce you to Misha directly.
Experience
Education
Awards
Skills
Languages
Similar Candidates
Mustafa Shabib
Executive technology leader and software engineer specializing in healthcare technology
“Entrepreneurial operator with venture-backed startup experience since 2015, including serving as CTO-in-Residence at a healthcare venture studio in NYC and participating in a NYC incubator. Currently exploring new company ideas through active network-driven discovery and is strongly motivated by ambiguous, high-impact, team-building opportunities.”
Senior Software Engineer specializing in game development and 3D/AR/VR systems
Nicholas Pels
Mid-Level Game Programmer specializing in Unity (C#) for mobile and web
“Unity/C# game developer who led a major level-system overhaul at Codable to support seed-based procedural generation, more than doubling available levels and improving engagement and paid conversion. Also shipped an OpenAI-powered in-product assistant (CatBot) for a kid-focused creator tool, including prompt screening, safety/tone constraints, and cost controls via daily usage limits.”
Ashley Borges
Senior Solutions Engineer specializing in mobile SDK integrations and AdTech
“Customer-facing technical professional with hands-on ad tech experience enabling a non-SDK header-bidding integration by analyzing APIs/SDK behavior, documenting end-to-end requirements, and guiding the customer through release. Strong at tailoring technical demos for mixed executive/engineering audiences and partnering with sales on metrics-driven launches and beta rollouts. No direct on-the-job LLM/agentic systems experience yet, but interested in moving into that space.”
david horachek
Executive Game Systems & Animation Engineering Leader specializing in console and Unreal/Unity
“Unity/C# engineer with AAA and social MMO experience who owned and shipped a marquee VR gameplay system for Meta Quest, using advanced 3D math and closed-form optimization to maintain a solid 60 FPS on constrained hardware. Also builds LLM systems from first principles and integrates native inference into C# pipelines, and has deep multiplayer architecture experience (Photon/Netcode/frame sync) including fault-tolerant WebSocket messaging for mobile connectivity dropouts. Prefers contract work; time zone flexible (EST).”
Principal Game Designer specializing in systems design, live ops, and game economies
Interested in Misha?
We'll personally introduce you - no strings attached.
Build your dream team with Reval
Our AI agents source, screen, and vet candidates for your open roles. Get qualified, high-intent candidates on your desk within 48 hours.
Discover more candidates like Misha
Search across thousands of pre-screened, high-quality, high-intent candidates on Reval.
Search Talent