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Rishi Amarnani

8 years of game development, my latest title: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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8 years of game development, my latest title: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Lead Gameplay Engineer, Lead Game Designer, Co-Founder, Scrum Master at Recall Interactive
September 1, 2018 - Present
Spearheaded design and development on action-adventure RPG Boom Jack; managed interdisciplinary team of 3 developers and 2 interns; implemented and designed 50 levels, 8 bosses, and 4 demos with skill-based combat, platforming, and puzzles; drove profiler-guided performance optimization across levels, tools, AI systems, pathfinding, rendering and physics; engineered physics-based modular boss encounters using Bézier curves and asynchronous coroutines; developed telekinesis, deep skill-tree progression, momentum-based grappling, and immersive UI; created 30 enemies with dynamic token-grid mapping for tactical 'combat puzzle' encounters.
Lead Producer and Solutions Consultant at Riskyfire Studio
December 1, 2024 - Present
Led cross-functional initiatives as a strategic producer and solutions consultant; coordinated stakeholder communication and Agile Scrum processes to deliver performant solutions for clients and internal projects.
C++ Software Engineer 2 at Fujitsu Network Communications
March 1, 2022 - October 22, 2025
Led team-wide C++ development of critical customer experience features across multiple YANG data models; revamped system automation to boost startup performance by 66% across all 1FINITY products and clients; maintained 100% software and test quality across central components using C++ and BitBake.
Gameplay Programming Intern at Looty Games
April 1, 2018 - October 22, 2025
Programmed complex enemy behaviors to help deliver the first roguelite title Cannonballers.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Game Development Certificate at University of Texas at Austin
August 1, 2015 - December 1, 2018

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Software & Internet