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
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.

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.

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.

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
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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
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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.