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Over the past few years, I’ve taken on senior engineering and team leadership roles, focusing on building robust tools and systems for game and app development in Unreal Engine using C++. I’ve driven both UI and backend solutions, consistently improving communication, team workflows, and developer experience. My work has ranged from leading developer teams and mentoring peers to independently delivering high-impact features across diverse projects, often navigating unexpected challenges and adapting quickly…Over the past few years, I’ve taken on senior engineering and team leadership roles, focusing on building robust tools and systems for game and app development in Unreal Engine using C++. I’ve driven both UI and backend solutions, consistently improving communication, team workflows, and developer experience. My work has ranged from leading developer teams and mentoring peers to independently delivering high-impact features across diverse projects, often navigating unexpected challenges and adapting quickly

Andrei Kharlanchev

Game Developer, Front-End Developer, UI Designer, +1

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Over the past few years, I’ve taken on senior engineering and team leadership roles, focusing on building robust tools and systems for game and app development in Unreal Engine using C++. I’ve driven both UI and backend solutions, consistently improving communication, team workflows, and developer experience. My work has ranged from leading developer teams and mentoring peers to independently delivering high-impact features across diverse projects, often navigating unexpected challenges and adapting quickly…Over the past few years, I’ve taken on senior engineering and team leadership roles, focusing on building robust tools and systems for game and app development in Unreal Engine using C++. I’ve driven both UI and backend solutions, consistently improving communication, team workflows, and developer experience. My work has ranged from leading developer teams and mentoring peers to independently delivering high-impact features across diverse projects, often navigating unexpected challenges and adapting quickly

Available to hire

Over the past few years, I’ve taken on senior engineering and team leadership roles, focusing on building robust tools and systems for game and app development in Unreal Engine using C++. I’ve driven both UI and backend solutions, consistently improving communication, team workflows, and developer experience. My work has ranged from leading developer teams and mentoring peers to independently delivering high-impact features across diverse projects, often navigating unexpected challenges and adapting quickly

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Beginner

Language

Russian

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Lead UE Developer at byTalent

April 1, 2024 - November 11, 2025

Led a team of four developers, assigned tasks, managed disputes, and maintained project coordination through an internal task tracker. Conducted biweekly progress meetings and architectural discussions. Wrote and maintained company guidelines and production pipelines. Refactored the system to use asynchronous loading and implemented object pooling to pre-create and reuse objects, significantly improving performance. Developed high-performance widgets with custom styling using the Slate framework. Built utility modules reducing boilerplate in threaded operations, including blueprint-friendly async wrappers and improved testing automation. Implemented a Presenter-based UI system from scratch for separation of concerns and created cross-platform, reusable components matched to design specs; developed a cross-platform marketplace widget with platform-specific layouts.

Lead Middle UE Developer at Engagement

April 1, 2024 - April 1, 2024

Integrated two caching mechanisms: a memory-based cache and a file-based cache. The memory cache stored a large amount of generic data in RAM, while the file-based cache managed byte-convertible assets (e.g., dynamic meshes) stored in the cloud, dramatically improving overall performance and responsiveness.

Game Play Programmer at Freelance

May 1, 2022 - November 1, 2022

Developed destructible gameplay objects using Unreal Engine Chaos Destruction and Niagara effects, enabling multi-layered damage systems where objects (cars, buildings) could progressively break into smaller pieces. Built RTS-themed game world widget with dynamic weather, NPC interactions, and unit progression.