Open to Opportunities

Istanbul, Turkey

Lead Game
Developer

Building high-performance games with 10+ years of Unity expertise.
Managing teams, optimizing renders, shipping hits.
Accelerated by AI.

10+ Years Unity

12 Devs Led

60M+ Downloads

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Impact

Numbers That Matter

<1h

Idea → Full Docs

GDD, TDD, SAD, Roadmap

Dev Velocity

AI-Powered Workflow

95%

Build Time Reduced

14 hours → 15 minutes

60M+

Game Downloads

Wheel Smash + Shortcut Run

300+

Interviews Conducted

Hired 7 in 30 days

3.4x

FPS Improvement

70 → 240 FPS (PC)

70+

Prototypes Built

All genres covered

10+

Years Experience

Unity Expert

Unlocked

Achievements

🤖

AI Design Architect

Game idea to complete documentation (Market Analysis, GDD, TDD, SAD, Roadmap) in under 1 hour using custom AI agents

Legendary

⚡

AI-Powered Developer

Full development cycle with AI agents: task breakdown, implementation, test generation, testing, and PR creation

Epic

🏆

Performance Master

Reduced build time by 95% through custom shader variant stripping

Legendary

🎮

Chart Topper

Shipped 2 hyper-casual hits with 60M+ combined downloads

Epic

👥

Team Builder

Conducted 300+ interviews, hired 7 engineers in 30 days

Epic

🔧

Infrastructure Architect

Built custom CI/CD with build orchestrator, web dashboard, Wake on WAN

Rare

📚

Knowledge Sharer

Delivered workshops on GPU optimization and AI development to partner studios

Rare

📱

Mobile Optimizer

Optimized unplayable PC game to stable 80 FPS on mobile devices

Legendary

Portfolio

Shipped Games

Steam Early Access Top 50 Next Fest

Football Life Simulator (PC)

Open-world sports life simulator with 800x800m explorable map. Features Steam Audio real-time sound propagation and optimized URP rendering pipeline.

50K+ Wishlists

70K+ Demo Players

1.2K Reviews

3.4x FPS Boost

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Steam Coming Soon Co-op

Panic Crew

Chaotic open-world co-op rescue simulator. Team up as paramedics to save lives, stabilize patients, and upgrade your ambulance!

3P Co-op

Fusion 2 Photon

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Mobile iOS Android

Football Life Simulator (Mobile)

Ported PC game to mobile with extensive optimization. Transformed from unplayable to stable 80 FPS on mid-range devices.

0→80 FPS

1M+ Downloads

Android iOS

Mobile Hyper-casual VOODOO

Shortcut Run

Build bridges, take shortcuts, and race to the finish. Cheating has never been so stylish!

60M+ Downloads

Android iOS

Mobile Hyper-casual Zynga/Rollic

Wheel Smash

Satisfying ASMR crushing experience. Drag the wheel to smash objects or race to the finish line.

2M+ Downloads

70+

Casual Midcore Idle Web3

70+ Prototypes

Rapid prototyping across all genres. Game libraries, SDK implementations, and blockchain tools.

15 Web3 Games

Teaching

Workshops

Knowledge sharing sessions delivered to internal teams and partner studios

AI-Augmented Development

Leveraging Claude Code for game development. Custom agents, skills, prompt engineering, and AI-assisted workflows.

Claude Code Agents Prompts Automation

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GPU Pipeline & Optimization

Deep dive into GPU architecture, shader variants, Frame Debugger techniques, and Unity rendering optimization.

Shader Variants Frame Debugger Batching Culling

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Git Workflow

Professional Git workflows for game development teams. Branching strategies, CI/CD integration, and collaboration best practices.

Branching CI/CD Code Review LFS

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Career

Experience

Lead Game Developer

Ludu Arts Entertainment

Managing 12-person development team with full technical ownership. Built custom CI/CD infrastructure, optimized Football Life Simulator (70→240 FPS), conducted 300+ interviews.

Unity Team Lead CI/CD Optimization

Mentor

Level UP Academy

Providing mentorship to aspiring game developers on architecture, optimization, and career growth. Reviewing projects and guiding students through technical challenges.

Mentoring Architecture Career Growth

Lead Game Developer & Product Manager

Anisoft Games

Mentored and trained a newly formed game development team with no prior Unity experience. Established workflows, coding standards, and Agile processes from scratch.

Mentoring Agile Training

Unity Instructor

Adana Cukurova Bootcamp

Delivered Unity training to groups of 20-30 participants. Covered game development fundamentals, C# scripting, and optimization techniques.

Teaching Unity Training

Lead Game Developer

Zinky Games

Developed hybrid-casual puzzle and arcade game prototypes. Created dedicated Game Library and SDK implementations for rapid prototyping.

Prototyping SDK Agile

Co-Founder & Game Developer

OGRE Software

Co-founded studio focusing on blockchain-based Web3 games and enterprise OHS training simulators.

Web3 Blockchain Enterprise

Technical Lead & Game Developer

Alfish Games

Shipped Wheel Smash and Shortcut Run (60M+ downloads). Developed 70+ prototypes. Designed reusable game library with Entity-based architecture and multiplayer systems.

Shipped Hits Architecture ECS Multiplayer

Expertise

Skills & Technologies

Unity (10+ Years)

URP Built-in Pipeline Shader Graph VFX Graph DOTS/ECS Addressables Editor Tooling Frame Debugger APV

Programming

C# (Expert) C++ Source Generators Span<T> unsafe code async/await UniTask Multithreading

Multiplayer

Photon (PUN2, Fusion) Mirror Netcode Client Prediction Lag Compensation Rollback Interest Management

DevOps & CI/CD

Jenkins GitHub Actions Custom Orchestrator Nightly Builds Wake on WAN Git LFS

Audio

FMOD Steam Audio Spatial Audio Reverb Pathing

Tools

Jira Notion Maya Blender Substance Zenject VContainer

Background

Education

MSc

Mechanical Engineering

Sakarya University

2018 - 2020

Thesis: 2 kW NACA M11 Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine - Currently operational at university

BSc

Mechanical Engineering

Sakarya University

2014 - 2018

Engineering background provides systematic thinking and physics expertise applicable to game development.

Get in Touch

Let's Work Together

Open to remote, hybrid, or on-site opportunities

Email aygunozmen@gmail.com

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Istanbul, Turkey