Alexandru Zaharia

Skilled Unreal Engine developer with specialisation in online services (AWS). Proven ability to design, develop, and deploy scalable online solutions for the gaming industry.

Working Experience

Online Services Programmer at Firesprite

August 2020 - Present

Intern at KPIT

August 2018 - August 2019

Awards & Nominations

Horizon: Call of the Mountain

Nominated for TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT at BAFTA Awards

2024

Horizon: Call of the Mountain

Won Best VR game at Golden Joystick Award

2023

Horizon: Call of the Mountain

Nominated for Best VR/AR at The Game Awards

2023

Portfolio

VR

Horizon: Call of The Mountain

Award winning AAA game, brought innovation in the VR space together with the launch of PSVR2. I worked on the voice-over system allowing the narrative designers to perform at their best without worrying about implementation details.

VR

The Persistence Enhanced

I had the pleasure of working on the DLC of this highly rated VR horror game. This DLC is now available for players on all major platforms, allowing them to experience every thought that was put in the game: concept art, game's architecture, creature design. My contributions to the DLC involved UI and rendering on all platforms (mostly Nintendo Switch and PC). I'm proud to have been part of a team that delivered a truly chilling and immersive experience for The Persistence fans around the world.

Multiplayer

Unannounced multiplayer game

Multiplayer action game where my team and I developed the cloud infrastructure to the point it could support a massive online ecosystem including an entire suite of features, from user accounts system and analytics to automatic matchmaking at scale.

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Tools

Internal tools

Developed a range of tools, varying from cross-platform tools where I worked with specific platform SDKs and rendering APIs to modular .NET applications able to automate daily tasks and increase the productivity of the developers.

Testimonials

Alex is a friendly, reliable person to charge with undertaking work with technical complexity as he is passionate about delivering services to other people.

Josh Hills

Working with Alex is a pleasure. He is versatile, professional, and considerate. In particular working with Alex in prototypical delivery was fantastic as his ability to deliver a lot of value in a short amount of time helped to steer us in the right directions.

Stephen King

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