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Hi, I’m João Lucas Almeida Pereira, a Unity developer and game designer from Brazil who builds multiplatform games with strong C# gameplay systems, performance-minded code, and scalable architectures. I have shipped three commercial titles on Nintendo Switch and led LLM integration research within Unity, applying best practices from mobile to console development. I’m passionate about clean code, iterative design, and collaborating across disciplines to turn ambitious ideas into polished gameplay experiences. I enjoy exploring new technologies and pipelines, from input systems and optimization techniques to ECS-based architectures and AI-assisted tooling. I’m always eager to learn and contribute to ambitious projects in Gaming, Software & Internet, and Media & Entertainment.…Hi, I’m João Lucas Almeida Pereira, a Unity developer and game designer from Brazil who builds multiplatform games with strong C# gameplay systems, performance-minded code, and scalable architectures. I have shipped three commercial titles on Nintendo Switch and led LLM integration research within Unity, applying best practices from mobile to console development. I’m passionate about clean code, iterative design, and collaborating across disciplines to turn ambitious ideas into polished gameplay experiences. I enjoy exploring new technologies and pipelines, from input systems and optimization techniques to ECS-based architectures and AI-assisted tooling. I’m always eager to learn and contribute to ambitious projects in Gaming, Software & Internet, and Media & Entertainment.

João Lucas Almeida Pereira

Game Developer, Game Designer, Developer, +2

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Hi, I’m João Lucas Almeida Pereira, a Unity developer and game designer from Brazil who builds multiplatform games with strong C# gameplay systems, performance-minded code, and scalable architectures. I have shipped three commercial titles on Nintendo Switch and led LLM integration research within Unity, applying best practices from mobile to console development. I’m passionate about clean code, iterative design, and collaborating across disciplines to turn ambitious ideas into polished gameplay experiences. I enjoy exploring new technologies and pipelines, from input systems and optimization techniques to ECS-based architectures and AI-assisted tooling. I’m always eager to learn and contribute to ambitious projects in Gaming, Software & Internet, and Media & Entertainment.…Hi, I’m João Lucas Almeida Pereira, a Unity developer and game designer from Brazil who builds multiplatform games with strong C# gameplay systems, performance-minded code, and scalable architectures. I have shipped three commercial titles on Nintendo Switch and led LLM integration research within Unity, applying best practices from mobile to console development. I’m passionate about clean code, iterative design, and collaborating across disciplines to turn ambitious ideas into polished gameplay experiences. I enjoy exploring new technologies and pipelines, from input systems and optimization techniques to ECS-based architectures and AI-assisted tooling. I’m always eager to learn and contribute to ambitious projects in Gaming, Software & Internet, and Media & Entertainment.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m João Lucas Almeida Pereira, a Unity developer and game designer from Brazil who builds multiplatform games with strong C# gameplay systems, performance-minded code, and scalable architectures. I have shipped three commercial titles on Nintendo Switch and led LLM integration research within Unity, applying best practices from mobile to console development. I’m passionate about clean code, iterative design, and collaborating across disciplines to turn ambitious ideas into polished gameplay experiences.

I enjoy exploring new technologies and pipelines, from input systems and optimization techniques to ECS-based architectures and AI-assisted tooling. I’m always eager to learn and contribute to ambitious projects in Gaming, Software & Internet, and Media & Entertainment.

Skills

Unity 3D

3D Design

Jira

Experience Level

Unity 3D

Expert

3D Design

Expert

Jira

Intermediate

Language

Portuguese

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Unity Developer & Game Designer at Game Nacional

April 1, 2024 - Present

Developed and optimized gameplay systems for multiplatform titles using Unity and C#. Ported and released 3 commercial games to Nintendo Switch with full platform compliance. Rewrote input systems for Joy-Con and console-specific requirements. Applied object pooling, occlusion culling, and memory management optimizations. Diagnosed and resolved complex bugs using structured debugging and build pipelines.

Game Designer & Concept Artist at GameForm

July 1, 2022 - October 1, 2022

Designed core gameplay systems, progression loops, and reward structures. Created 120+ concept art assets and contributed to the overall game vision. Collaborated with developers to align gameplay design and technical implementation.

Unity Developer at Agência Combogó

January 1, 2022 - July 1, 2022

Developed a mobile puzzle-platformer for iOS and Android with offline co-op.Implemented physics-based gameplay systems and responsive character controls. Optimized performance across multiple mobile devices using JIRA in an agile workflow.