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Hi, I'm Rafi Emilio Alam. I’m a Senior Systems Engineer and game designer based in New York, specializing in gameplay architecture, real-time AI integration, and end-to-end product development for console, PC, and VR titles. I love shipping scalable systems, collaborating across UX, art, and engineering to push immersive experiences forward. Over the past decade I’ve built and shipped VR titles, managed certification and deployment workflows, and led platform integrations. I’m passionate about performance optimization, refactoring legacy systems for better scalability and stability, and turning ideas into live, revenue-generating products with cross-functional teams.…Hi, I'm Rafi Emilio Alam. I’m a Senior Systems Engineer and game designer based in New York, specializing in gameplay architecture, real-time AI integration, and end-to-end product development for console, PC, and VR titles. I love shipping scalable systems, collaborating across UX, art, and engineering to push immersive experiences forward. Over the past decade I’ve built and shipped VR titles, managed certification and deployment workflows, and led platform integrations. I’m passionate about performance optimization, refactoring legacy systems for better scalability and stability, and turning ideas into live, revenue-generating products with cross-functional teams.

Rafi Emilio Alam

Game Designer, Game Developer, UX Designer, +2

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Hi, I'm Rafi Emilio Alam. I’m a Senior Systems Engineer and game designer based in New York, specializing in gameplay architecture, real-time AI integration, and end-to-end product development for console, PC, and VR titles. I love shipping scalable systems, collaborating across UX, art, and engineering to push immersive experiences forward. Over the past decade I’ve built and shipped VR titles, managed certification and deployment workflows, and led platform integrations. I’m passionate about performance optimization, refactoring legacy systems for better scalability and stability, and turning ideas into live, revenue-generating products with cross-functional teams.…Hi, I'm Rafi Emilio Alam. I’m a Senior Systems Engineer and game designer based in New York, specializing in gameplay architecture, real-time AI integration, and end-to-end product development for console, PC, and VR titles. I love shipping scalable systems, collaborating across UX, art, and engineering to push immersive experiences forward. Over the past decade I’ve built and shipped VR titles, managed certification and deployment workflows, and led platform integrations. I’m passionate about performance optimization, refactoring legacy systems for better scalability and stability, and turning ideas into live, revenue-generating products with cross-functional teams.

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Hi, I’m Rafi Emilio Alam. I’m a Senior Systems Engineer and game designer based in New York, specializing in gameplay architecture, real-time AI integration, and end-to-end product development for console, PC, and VR titles. I love shipping scalable systems, collaborating across UX, art, and engineering to push immersive experiences forward.

Over the past decade I’ve built and shipped VR titles, managed certification and deployment workflows, and led platform integrations. I’m passionate about performance optimization, refactoring legacy systems for better scalability and stability, and turning ideas into live, revenue-generating products with cross-functional teams.

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Work Experience

Senior Systems Engineer at Lite Sport / Arix Health (formerly Lite Boxer)

January 1, 2020 - Present

Led development of core gameplay systems and UX/UI across multiple VR titles for Meta Quest, focusing on performance optimization, cross-platform integration, and platform certification. Owned major runtime systems, architecture, and deployment; collaborated across design, art, animation, and production teams; integrated third-party SDKs and platform services; optimized CPU/GPU/memory for VR hardware constraints; refactored legacy code to improve scalability and stability. Implemented AI integration pipelines and real-time voice interfaces inside Unity runtimes.

Game Designer & Developer at Arcade Distillery

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020

Led engineering and gameplay implementation for Paradise Island (PlayStation 4 — March 5, 2019). Owned gameplay systems, runtime architecture, UI implementation, and platform integration. Collaborated cross-functionally with art, animation, and writing teams. Supported console certification and deployment workflows.

Co-Founder / Game Designer / Engineer at Muifwego

January 1, 2015 - Present

Independent founder shipping Don't Bite Me Bro! on PlayStation 4 and Steam. Owned gameplay systems, runtime architecture, UI/UX implementation, engineering, optimization, and deployment. Managed full console certification and publishing lifecycle; built modular systems enabling rapid iteration and post-launch updates; collaborated on character concept art while delivering all technical and production systems.