My career

Experience

1. May 2021 – 20265 years
   

   Kugle Corp · Paris · remote

   Founder & CEO

   Founded a French indie studio making Kugle, Tamagotchi meets Pokémon meets Mario Galaxy: pet daily care, online open worlds and competitive modes on our own gravity 3D-platformer engine.

   • Shipped a cross-platform online multiplayer game with Mirror (WebSockets): iOS, Android, Windows and macOS players in the same matches, server-authoritative game servers spawned on demand, lobbies, bots, networked triggers and animation sync
   • Led 15+ people over 5 years: recruitment, mentoring and onboarding developers, code reviews, daily tasks
   • Shipped the game from start to finish: fundraising, beta, pre-production, production, live service
   • Cross-platform release: iOS, Android, Epic Games Store (Windows & macOS)
   • Programmed the Unity / C# gameplay; built the "Galaxy engine": gravity tech, level design tools, AI pathfinding
   • Profiling and optimization (Unity Profiler, Memory Profiler, Frame Debugger), Addressables, unit tests, Git workflow
   • Built a build tool running 8 build pipelines: Epic Games Store (Windows & macOS), Steam, Android, iOS, game server, image generator and more
   • Led the integration, API and blockchain work
   • Raised $300k (crypto sales, equity investors, grants & accelerator)
   • Ran a live game earning €5,000 / month for 6 months: community, token sale, regular updates, marketing
   • Set the cute, all-audience art direction (Nintendo / Pokémon spirit)

   LeadershipMentoringUnityC#Multiplayer (Mirror)ProfilingBuild pipelinesCI/CD

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2. Dec 20209 months
   

   Sumo Digital · Malta

   Experienced Programmer

   C++ programming on Sumo’s in-house engine for an unannounced AAA LEGO game.

   C++Proprietary engineAAA

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3. Aug 20203 months
   

   PlayMagic

   Experienced Programmer

   Debugging XIII, the remake of the 2003 Ubisoft classic, during the last 3 months before release.

   UnityC#DebuggingShipping

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4. Mar 20196 months
   

   Féérik Games · Montpellier

   Gameplay & Tools Programmer

   Involved in the creation of 3 mobile games (one released) and a port, plus many tools that helped the production pipeline, including a 3D racing game from prototype to production.

   UnityGameplayTools3D cameras

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Education

2017 – 2019

CNAM-ENJMIN

Master’s degree: Gameplay programming

Certificate (PDF) ↗

2014 – 2017

EPITECH

Bachelor: IT & computer science (C, C++, Unix)

Certificate (PDF) ↗

Beyond gameplay