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I'm Alyona Potapenko, a team lead and game developer with extensive experience in Unity and C++ custom engines. I love building high-quality, engaging games and fostering a positive, productive team culture. I excel at architecture, UI, AI, server interactions, and cross-functional collaboration, guiding products from concept to deployment while mentoring teammates and driving efficient workflows.…I'm Alyona Potapenko, a team lead and game developer with extensive experience in Unity and C++ custom engines. I love building high-quality, engaging games and fostering a positive, productive team culture. I excel at architecture, UI, AI, server interactions, and cross-functional collaboration, guiding products from concept to deployment while mentoring teammates and driving efficient workflows.

Alyona Potapenko

Game Developer, Developer, Project Manager, +1

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I'm Alyona Potapenko, a team lead and game developer with extensive experience in Unity and C++ custom engines. I love building high-quality, engaging games and fostering a positive, productive team culture. I excel at architecture, UI, AI, server interactions, and cross-functional collaboration, guiding products from concept to deployment while mentoring teammates and driving efficient workflows.…I'm Alyona Potapenko, a team lead and game developer with extensive experience in Unity and C++ custom engines. I love building high-quality, engaging games and fostering a positive, productive team culture. I excel at architecture, UI, AI, server interactions, and cross-functional collaboration, guiding products from concept to deployment while mentoring teammates and driving efficient workflows.

Available to hire

I’m Alyona Potapenko, a team lead and game developer with extensive experience in Unity and C++ custom engines. I love building high-quality, engaging games and fostering a positive, productive team culture.

I excel at architecture, UI, AI, server interactions, and cross-functional collaboration, guiding products from concept to deployment while mentoring teammates and driving efficient workflows.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Ukrainian

Fluent

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Technical Team Lead at Yoozoo Games / BigPoint (Germany)

January 1, 2025 - October 20, 2025

Led end-to-end game development for front-end and back-end, established product architecture, implemented KPIs, mentored developers, and built cross-functional collaboration between Front-End, Back-End, Analytics & Data, Game Design, Art, and IT teams.

Technical Team Lead at YOOZOO GAMES / Big Point (Germany) / University of Oxford

January 1, 2025 - October 20, 2025

Led a cross-functional tech team across multiple projects, established architectural standards, and streamlined collaboration with external partners and the Oxford unit. Drove end-to-end development, performance optimization, and delivery of notable gaming projects while aligning technology with business goals.

Team Lead (Unity, C++ Custom Engines) at YOOZOO GAMES / Big Point (Germany)

January 1, 2023 - November 23, 2025

Led a cross-functional team of up to 25 developers; designed and implemented core game logic, UI, AI, and server interactions; defined project architecture and end-to-end development processes; mentored team members; fostered a culture of open dialogue and collaboration; aligned with product management, designers, and IT to deliver high-quality games.

Team Lead / XR Solutions 3D Apps Developer at XR Solutions

January 1, 2023 - October 20, 2025

Led end-to-end game development for frontend and backend, overseeing planning to performance optimization; mentored developers; implemented knowledge-sharing practices (code reviews, pair programming, internal workshops); established a structured technical upskilling program; tracked KPIs; contributed to product architecture and set a strategic technology vision for the next 1–2 years; built strong cross-team communication channels (Front-End, Back-End, Analytics & Data, Game Design, Art, IT).

Software Developer at AceL Bulgaria

January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013

Software development role focusing on engine tooling and platform improvements for game development pipelines.

Game Developer (Unity, C++ Custom Engines) at AceL Ukraine

January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013

Implemented gameplay features in Unity and C++ with custom engine components; contributed to UI, gameplay logic, and server interactions; collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure robust architecture across projects.