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I’m Jacques Leemans, a Principal Unity Engineer and Technical Director with over 20 years of software engineering experience. Since 2012 I’ve specialized in Unity development—building commercial games, mobile apps, WebGL experiences, simulations, and interactive learning platforms—grounded in strong C# fundamentals, software architecture, and performance-focused engineering. I lead end-to-end delivery across gameplay systems, UI tooling, backend services, and CI/CD. I also bring hands-on experience with iOS, Android, WebGL/WebAssembly, and AWS/GCP/Azure integrations, along with a practical approach to automated testing, debugging, and reliability improvements. I enjoy mentoring teams, establishing engineering standards, and modernizing legacy projects so products ship reliably across platforms.…I’m Jacques Leemans, a Principal Unity Engineer and Technical Director with over 20 years of software engineering experience. Since 2012 I’ve specialized in Unity development—building commercial games, mobile apps, WebGL experiences, simulations, and interactive learning platforms—grounded in strong C# fundamentals, software architecture, and performance-focused engineering. I lead end-to-end delivery across gameplay systems, UI tooling, backend services, and CI/CD. I also bring hands-on experience with iOS, Android, WebGL/WebAssembly, and AWS/GCP/Azure integrations, along with a practical approach to automated testing, debugging, and reliability improvements. I enjoy mentoring teams, establishing engineering standards, and modernizing legacy projects so products ship reliably across platforms.

Jacques Leemans

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I’m Jacques Leemans, a Principal Unity Engineer and Technical Director with over 20 years of software engineering experience. Since 2012 I’ve specialized in Unity development—building commercial games, mobile apps, WebGL experiences, simulations, and interactive learning platforms—grounded in strong C# fundamentals, software architecture, and performance-focused engineering. I lead end-to-end delivery across gameplay systems, UI tooling, backend services, and CI/CD. I also bring hands-on experience with iOS, Android, WebGL/WebAssembly, and AWS/GCP/Azure integrations, along with a practical approach to automated testing, debugging, and reliability improvements. I enjoy mentoring teams, establishing engineering standards, and modernizing legacy projects so products ship reliably across platforms.…I’m Jacques Leemans, a Principal Unity Engineer and Technical Director with over 20 years of software engineering experience. Since 2012 I’ve specialized in Unity development—building commercial games, mobile apps, WebGL experiences, simulations, and interactive learning platforms—grounded in strong C# fundamentals, software architecture, and performance-focused engineering. I lead end-to-end delivery across gameplay systems, UI tooling, backend services, and CI/CD. I also bring hands-on experience with iOS, Android, WebGL/WebAssembly, and AWS/GCP/Azure integrations, along with a practical approach to automated testing, debugging, and reliability improvements. I enjoy mentoring teams, establishing engineering standards, and modernizing legacy projects so products ship reliably across platforms.

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I’m Jacques Leemans, a Principal Unity Engineer and Technical Director with over 20 years of software engineering experience. Since 2012 I’ve specialized in Unity development—building commercial games, mobile apps, WebGL experiences, simulations, and interactive learning platforms—grounded in strong C# fundamentals, software architecture, and performance-focused engineering.

I lead end-to-end delivery across gameplay systems, UI tooling, backend services, and CI/CD. I also bring hands-on experience with iOS, Android, WebGL/WebAssembly, and AWS/GCP/Azure integrations, along with a practical approach to automated testing, debugging, and reliability improvements. I enjoy mentoring teams, establishing engineering standards, and modernizing legacy projects so products ship reliably across platforms.

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Work Experience

Full Stack Unity Developer at 3-Dot Digital

April 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

Worked remotely on ShedEx Designer, a real-time 3D configurator for engineered steel sheds. Developed structural modelling and configuration systems using Unity WebGL/WebAssembly. Implemented features such as openings, internal walls, bracing, structural connections, roof components, and design inspection. Improved platform reliability with WebGL performance fixes, error monitoring, and browser compatibility checks.

Lead Mobile Game Developer at Step Out Academy

July 1, 2025 - Present

Consult on Unity architecture and refactor AI-generated Unity code while implementing technical standards. Develop AR/mobile features and support app-store distribution. Build Node.js and Socket.IO-based real-time multiplayer systems with support for ARCore, ARKit, Fastlane, CI/CD, and GitLab workflows.

Lead Game Developer at Hungry Huntsman / Tripledot Studios

March 1, 2023 - November 1, 2025

Lead Unity architecture and gameplay development for Woodoku Blast, a commercial mobile puzzle game. Designed gameplay systems, technical standards, documentation, training material, developer workflows, Firebase integration, and iOS/Android delivery processes. Collaborated directly with Tripledot production and development teams to align engineering delivery, technical decisions, release requirements, and handover.

Senior Game Consultant at Larrikin Interactive

February 1, 2023 - August 1, 2023

Consult on Unity development, solution architecture, systems design, CI/CD, PlayFab, Steam SDK integration, Articy Draft 3, and team workflows.

Unity DevOps Engineer at We Bananas

January 1, 2023 - Present

Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for a Unity-based iOS and Android fitness app using Fastlane, GitLab, Xcode, and Gradle. Debug and resolve Unity/iOS/Android/Gradle/Xcode build-server and release-process issues across local and CI environments. Train artists and non-technical team members on Unity/Git workflows and create technical documentation, release notes, and troubleshooting guides.

Full-stack Developer at VerveEd Pty Ltd

November 1, 2021 - March 1, 2023

Built Unity/C# 3D simulations and training apps for an Australian Government entity. Worked with SCORM, Moodle, PHP, LTI 1.2/1.3, AWS, Apache, MariaDB, SSL, and Let’s Encrypt.

Lead Solution Architect / Engineer at 1/2 Omnirealm Studios Pty Ltd

September 1, 2020 - March 31, 2023

Designed and delivered a virtual campus platform using Unity WebGL, Node.js, MongoDB, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, and Okta. Implemented AWS-based services with Socket.IO and WebRTC. Built custom CMS/LMS/LRS components and integrated with Moodle and LTI standards.

Lead Solution Architect / Engineer at Omnirealm Studios Pty Ltd

September 1, 2020 - March 1, 2023

Designed a virtual campus platform using Unity WebGL, Node.js, MongoDB, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, Okta, AWS, Socket.io, WebRTC, and custom CMS/LMS/LRS integrations, including Moodle/LTI integration.

Technical Lead at Drop Bear Bytes

June 1, 2019 - December 1, 2021

Led Unity systems for Broken Roads RPG covering gameplay, UI, persistence, AI, dialogue, quests, editor tooling, Articy Draft 3, Angular CMS tooling, automation, technical standards, and documentation handover.

Lead Solution Architect / Engineer at Tiny Readers Publishing

June 1, 2017 - July 1, 2022

Designed and built NoM eLoM e, a cross-platform interactive eBook app for iOS, Android, tvOS, WebGL, macOS, Fire TV, and Windows. Built Node.js/Firebase/AWS backend services and Angular content tools.

Developer Engineer at Deakin University

January 1, 2016 - December 1, 2021

Developed Unity/Ionic indoor navigation prototypes, GIS solutions, BLE beacon integrations, REST APIs and Socket.io services, plus tools using OpenStreetMap, Leaflet, HERE Maps, Mapbox, Cisco CMX, Node.js, MongoDB, and Angular.

Senior Game Developer at Wizard Games

January 1, 2014 - July 1, 2015

Integrated and maintained Photon/PUN multiplayer systems for a Unity mobile FPS, including real-time multiplayer components and hover-craft mechanics.

Game Design Lecturer at The Open Window

January 1, 2013 - December 1, 2014

Lectured second- and third-year students in game design, Unity 3D, C#, and Construct 2.

Senior Game Developer at LinkIt!

August 1, 2012 - December 1, 2015

Delivered Unity game architecture, game design, GUI prototyping, web development, and management of distributed developers across multiple countries.

Software Developer at T racker

August 1, 2011 - July 31, 2012

Developed C#/.NET WPF/WCF systems for vehicle tracking, fleet management, geofencing, geolocation, and reverse geocoding using SQL and ESRI ArcGIS WPF tooling.

Software Developer at Tracker

August 1, 2011 - July 1, 2012

Developed C#/.NET, WPF, WCF, SQL, and Esri ArcGIS WPF systems for vehicle tracking, fleet management, geofencing, geolocation, and reverse geocoding.

Technical Director / Principal Unity Engineer at XGameDev Pty Ltd

June 1, 2010 - Present

Lead software engineering, Unity architecture, backend development, DevOps, and technical delivery across client and internal projects. Build Unity games, mobile apps, training simulations, WebGL experiences, backend services, and tooling using C#, Unity, Node.js, Firebase, AWS, GCP, Azure, Angular, and TypeScript. Own solution architecture, technical standards, documentation, Agile delivery, client communication, team training, and product step-out/rollout.

Development Engineer / Test Technician at Specialist Systems Engineering

May 1, 2005 - July 1, 2011

Developed C#/WPF software, embedded firmware, PCB designs, industrial communication protocol work, ISO 9001 documentation, test procedures, electronic packaging, QA/testing, and fault-finding workflows.