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Hi, I’m Maged Farid, a Lead Game Developer with 13+ years of experience delivering games and interactive applications across mobile, desktop, and web. I’ve led multiple development teams while staying hands-on with gameplay programming, systems architecture, performance optimization, and production delivery. My expertise spans Unity, C#, multiplayer systems, live-service products, and production-scale system design. I thrive on turning ambitious ideas into polished, performant experiences. I’ve guided large-scale refactors, built tooling and pipelines, and delivered cross-platform deployments, always emphasizing collaboration, mentorship, and shipping high-quality games.…Hi, I’m Maged Farid, a Lead Game Developer with 13+ years of experience delivering games and interactive applications across mobile, desktop, and web. I’ve led multiple development teams while staying hands-on with gameplay programming, systems architecture, performance optimization, and production delivery. My expertise spans Unity, C#, multiplayer systems, live-service products, and production-scale system design. I thrive on turning ambitious ideas into polished, performant experiences. I’ve guided large-scale refactors, built tooling and pipelines, and delivered cross-platform deployments, always emphasizing collaboration, mentorship, and shipping high-quality games.

Maged Farid

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Hi, I’m Maged Farid, a Lead Game Developer with 13+ years of experience delivering games and interactive applications across mobile, desktop, and web. I’ve led multiple development teams while staying hands-on with gameplay programming, systems architecture, performance optimization, and production delivery. My expertise spans Unity, C#, multiplayer systems, live-service products, and production-scale system design. I thrive on turning ambitious ideas into polished, performant experiences. I’ve guided large-scale refactors, built tooling and pipelines, and delivered cross-platform deployments, always emphasizing collaboration, mentorship, and shipping high-quality games.…Hi, I’m Maged Farid, a Lead Game Developer with 13+ years of experience delivering games and interactive applications across mobile, desktop, and web. I’ve led multiple development teams while staying hands-on with gameplay programming, systems architecture, performance optimization, and production delivery. My expertise spans Unity, C#, multiplayer systems, live-service products, and production-scale system design. I thrive on turning ambitious ideas into polished, performant experiences. I’ve guided large-scale refactors, built tooling and pipelines, and delivered cross-platform deployments, always emphasizing collaboration, mentorship, and shipping high-quality games.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Maged Farid, a Lead Game Developer with 13+ years of experience delivering games and interactive applications across mobile, desktop, and web. I’ve led multiple development teams while staying hands-on with gameplay programming, systems architecture, performance optimization, and production delivery. My expertise spans Unity, C#, multiplayer systems, live-service products, and production-scale system design.

I thrive on turning ambitious ideas into polished, performant experiences. I’ve guided large-scale refactors, built tooling and pipelines, and delivered cross-platform deployments, always emphasizing collaboration, mentorship, and shipping high-quality games.

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Expert

Expert

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Expert

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Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

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Intermediate

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Intermediate

Language

Arabic

Fluent

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Intermediate

Work Experience

Lead Game Developer at MAU Games

March 1, 2024 - October 21, 2025

Led a team of 3 developers and 2 testers; implemented features using Agile Scrum in Unity3D; redesigned the entire game UI while maintaining compatibility with legacy components; refactored 70% of the game infrastructure to improve scalability with a Dependency Injection framework; translated Figma specs into interactive UI across devices; created a playable ad for marketing.

Lead Game Developer at MAU Games

March 1, 2023 - March 1, 2024

Led a 5-member engineering team to modernize iBaloot, a live multiplayer game with 10,000+ MAU. Drove a large-scale refactor (~70% of the codebase) introducing dependency injection and event-driven architecture. Rebuilt the UI system for multiple device sizes, ensuring visual consistency and adaptive layouts. Developed tooling to enable dynamic asset delivery via Unity Addressables. Refactored in-app purchase systems to comply with updated platform APIs and integrated a playable ad using Playworks, increasing player acquisition by ~15%.

Senior Unity Developer at Phly LLC

May 1, 2021 - Present

Worked on Flyy app using Unity3D; engineered geolocation features to attach updates to virtual map locations; translated Figma design specs into interactive UI; implemented multi-threaded native texture loading and caching pipelines; created a recyclable scroll view for lists with over 10,000 elements; added Arabic localization with RTL support.

Lead Game Developer at Streaming Creativity

February 1, 2021 - October 21, 2025

Led a team of 5 developers; designed infrastructure using ECS and Entitas for modular development; developed backend with GameSparks, JavaScript, and MongoDB; established automated geo-data pipelines using QGIS and Python for map-based features; deployed on iOS, Android, Mac, Linux, and Windows; performed balance adjustments using statistical analysis; enforced Git version control; collaborated with artists on 3D asset workflows.

Lead Game Developer at Streaming Creativity

March 1, 2020 - February 28, 2021

Cerberus: lead on a turn-based word game developed with Unity and SmartFox, featuring online gameplay progression and live content systems. Led codebase refactoring, UI modernization, and scalable asset delivery for a live production environment.

Lead Game Developer at Streaming Creativity

August 1, 2017 - February 1, 2021

Led a team of 5 developers building Cerberus, driving technical architecture decisions, team scaling, and process improvements. Implemented ECS-based architecture, SOLID principles, and data-driven design for modularity and performance. Built backend infrastructure with GameSparks, JavaScript, and MongoDB, including scalable serialization pipelines for large player datasets. Developed core gameplay systems like map tiling/streaming, road traffic, progression, and fog of war, plus editor tooling to enable real-time balancing. Managed multi-platform deployment across iOS, Android, macOS, Linux, and Windows with CI/CD pipelines.

Senior Game Developer at Streaming Creativity

August 1, 2017 - October 21, 2025

Developed major systems for The Archipels including base building, core mechanics, social features, and progress systems; integrated 3D models, sprites, and animations using Unity's animation state machine; implemented UI; assisted with AI logic; optimized performance with Unity Profiler; developed VR projects for Samsung Gear and Oculus; integrated Arduino-based hardware; created a Snapchat-like filter using OpenCV and Unity3D; supervised 20+ mini-games for various vendors.

Mobile Application Developer at Howler

December 31, 2015 - October 21, 2025

Developed native Android app in Android Studio/Java; developed native iOS app in Xcode/Objective-C; built backend with SQL and PHP; designed the app’s website and look-and-feel; provided maintenance and support for 1 year.

Senior Game Developer at Streaming Creativity

August 1, 2015 - August 1, 2017

Expanded from individual contributor to technical leader, driving architecture decisions for Cerberus and leading the next-generation prototype. Defined core systems for Cerberus and contributed to securing ESA funding for further development. Architected major systems for The Archipels (core gameplay, progression, UI, AI, animation, performance). Supervised 20+ interactive mini-games for client campaigns, mentoring junior developers and ensuring quality and on-time delivery. Worked on VR experiences (Unity with Gear VR, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus SDK) and hardware-integrated projects combining Arduino with Unity; prototyped computer vision features using OpenCV for real-time face detection.

Junior Game Developer at Streaming Creativity

August 1, 2015 - October 21, 2025

Developed AR game for Phillips at a food exhibition using Vuforia AR SDK and Unity3D; produced multiple mini-games for vendors; developed 10+ mini-games with Unity3D and Adobe Flash; built a small iOS app for a pet shop; created a web-based endless runner using Panda.js.

Junior Game Developer at Streaming Creativity

August 1, 2013 - August 1, 2015

Supported Cerberus, the studio’s flagship title, including contributions to prototyping and cross-platform delivery. Helped secure funds for the project’s next phase and delivered 20+ interactive mini-games for global brands across mobile and web, with a focus on rapid iteration and cross-team collaboration.

Junior Software Developer at eBSEG

January 1, 2012 - October 21, 2025

Contributed to the infrastructure of two e-finance mobile applications on iOS using MonoDevelop and Xamarin; connected app functions to backend services via XML and VB; implemented UI features.