I'm a Unity 3D Team Lead with 10+ years of experience building and shipping enterprise-grade VR and 3D applications across multiple platforms. I'm hands-on in core development while providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and owning performance and long-term technical decisions. I've led cross-functional teams across Art, QA, and Product, tackled live production issues, and continuously improved development pipelines to reduce iteration time and cost. I'm passionate about XR, game development, and delivering high-quality experiences on PC, Android, iOS, and WebGL.…

Ali Zaib

I'm a Unity 3D Team Lead with 10+ years of experience building and shipping enterprise-grade VR and 3D applications across multiple platforms. I'm hands-on in core development while providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and owning performance and long-term technical decisions. I've led cross-functional teams across Art, QA, and Product, tackled live production issues, and continuously improved development pipelines to reduce iteration time and cost. I'm passionate about XR, game development, and delivering high-quality experiences on PC, Android, iOS, and WebGL.…

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I’m a Unity 3D Team Lead with 10+ years of experience building and shipping enterprise-grade VR and 3D applications across multiple platforms. I’m hands-on in core development while providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and owning performance and long-term technical decisions.

I’ve led cross-functional teams across Art, QA, and Product, tackled live production issues, and continuously improved development pipelines to reduce iteration time and cost. I’m passionate about XR, game development, and delivering high-quality experiences on PC, Android, iOS, and WebGL.

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English
Fluent
German
Intermediate

Work Experience

Unity 3D Team Lead at Arthur Technologies GmbH
August 1, 2022 - Present
Lead a 3D/VR development team, driving Unity-based XR projects across VR, WebGL, and mobile platforms. Responsibilities include hands-on development, architecture and performance decisions, mentoring senior and mid engineers, and coordinating cross-team collaboration with Art, Product, QA, and frontend/backend teams. Owned core Unity/VR system design and long-term production stability, while enabling live production debugging and scalable delivery pipelines.
Unity 3D Team Lead at Arthur Technologies GmbH
August 1, 2020 - August 1, 2022
Continued leadership of the Unity 3D XR team, expanding VR/AR capabilities and cross-platform support. Worked closely with cross-functional teams to optimize workflows, maintain performance budgets, and guide engineering decisions for enterprise VR products.
Software Engineer at Arthur Technologies GmbH
August 1, 2017 - August 1, 2019
Contributed to software engineering for VR/3D XR applications, implementing features, optimizing performance, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to deliver robust XR solutions.
Game Engineer at Frag Games
July 1, 2015 - July 1, 2017
Developed game features and tools for PC/mobile titles, focusing on performance, stability, and cross-platform gameplay within a small team in Lahore, Pakistan.
Research/Intern at AIM Research Lab - Punjabi University
January 1, 2014 - Present
Research internship focusing on XR/3D technologies, prototyping and exploring new techniques in a university lab setting in Lahore, Pakistan.
Unity Development Lead at Arthur Technologies GmbH
August 1, 2020 - August 1, 2022
Led Unity XR projects and cross-team collaboration (Art, Product, QA, Frontend/Backend) across VR, WebGL, and mobile experiences. Shaped engineering processes, mentored engineers, and drove performance enhancements and feature delivery for multi-platform applications.
Research Assistant at AIMR Research Lab - Punjab University
January 1, 2014 - Present
Contributed to AI/ML research activities, data collection and analysis, and prototype development as part of the AIMR Research Lab at Punjab University during 2014.
Research Intern at AIM Research Lab, Punjab University
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Intern at AI/VR/3D research lab contributing to XR prototypes and related experiments at Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Game Engineer at AIM Research Lab - Punjab University
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Research-focused role in game engineering; collaborations with Lahore campus; early work in game tech.
Unity 3D Training Workshops Lead/Trainer at Punjab University College of Information Technology (PUCIT)
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
Delivered 5-day Unity 3D training workshops for 100+ students in 2015 and 2016.
Computer Courses Teacher at Various Institutes
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015
Teaching and training of Computer Science courses at multiple institutes over four years (2011-2015).

Education

BSc IT at Punjab University College of Information Technology, University of the Punjab
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology at Punjab University College of Information Technology
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015
BSc IT at Punjab University College of Information Technology
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015
BSc Computer Information Technology at Punjab University College of Information Technology
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015

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Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Education, Gaming, Professional Services

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