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Hi, I’m Iuliia, a Unity Gameplay Programmer based in Grenoble, France, with 6+ years of experience building interactive 2D/3D and VR applications in C#. My focus areas include gameplay systems, physics-based mechanics, UI, and tooling that helps teams ship polished experiences. I thrive in cross-functional, Agile teams and enjoy taking concepts from prototyping to playable builds. I’m passionate about performance optimization, mentorship, and experimenting with AI-assisted prototyping to accelerate development.…Hi, I’m Iuliia, a Unity Gameplay Programmer based in Grenoble, France, with 6+ years of experience building interactive 2D/3D and VR applications in C#. My focus areas include gameplay systems, physics-based mechanics, UI, and tooling that helps teams ship polished experiences. I thrive in cross-functional, Agile teams and enjoy taking concepts from prototyping to playable builds. I’m passionate about performance optimization, mentorship, and experimenting with AI-assisted prototyping to accelerate development.

Iuliia Zhurakovskaia

Game Developer, Programmer, Game Designer, +1

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Hi, I’m Iuliia, a Unity Gameplay Programmer based in Grenoble, France, with 6+ years of experience building interactive 2D/3D and VR applications in C#. My focus areas include gameplay systems, physics-based mechanics, UI, and tooling that helps teams ship polished experiences. I thrive in cross-functional, Agile teams and enjoy taking concepts from prototyping to playable builds. I’m passionate about performance optimization, mentorship, and experimenting with AI-assisted prototyping to accelerate development.…Hi, I’m Iuliia, a Unity Gameplay Programmer based in Grenoble, France, with 6+ years of experience building interactive 2D/3D and VR applications in C#. My focus areas include gameplay systems, physics-based mechanics, UI, and tooling that helps teams ship polished experiences. I thrive in cross-functional, Agile teams and enjoy taking concepts from prototyping to playable builds. I’m passionate about performance optimization, mentorship, and experimenting with AI-assisted prototyping to accelerate development.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Iuliia, a Unity Gameplay Programmer based in Grenoble, France, with 6+ years of experience building interactive 2D/3D and VR applications in C#. My focus areas include gameplay systems, physics-based mechanics, UI, and tooling that helps teams ship polished experiences.

I thrive in cross-functional, Agile teams and enjoy taking concepts from prototyping to playable builds. I’m passionate about performance optimization, mentorship, and experimenting with AI-assisted prototyping to accelerate development.

Skills

Unity

Game Design

3D Animation

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Russian

Fluent

Work Experience

Unity Developer / Research Engineer at Haptify (ex - V.RTU)

January 1, 2023 - April 1, 2025

Designed and implemented gameplay systems and immersive VR experiences in Unity (C#); developed real-time interaction systems for VR hands and 3D objects; built a custom Unity plugin (Vibration Manager) for haptic device integration with signal parameter control; created custom inspectors and editor tools to streamline production workflows; developed an SDK enabling AI-generated content integration into gameplay; implemented multi-camera real-time motion tracking prototype; built 2D and 3D gameplay scenes for demos and interactive simulations; optimized VR applications using Unity Profiler to reduce CPU/GPU bottlenecks and improve frame stability; mentored junior developers.

Ph.D. Researcher at LISN / CNRS, University of Paris-Saclay (Orsay)

October 1, 2018 - March 1, 2022

Designed and developed multiple Unity-based physics gameplay experiences (2D, 3D, VR); implemented custom gameplay mechanics simulating gravity, density, buoyancy, and projectile motion; developed interactive sandbox environments and mini-games; built WebGL 2D browser-based physics game; implemented VR gameplay loops with interactive tools and experiment-driven mechanics; designed player assistance systems (companion logic, guided interaction flows); conducted iterative gameplay testing and refinement.

Research Intern at LISN (ex-LIMSI) / CNRS

April 1, 2018 - September 1, 2018

Developed VR roller-coaster simulation in Unity; implemented physics-driven track systems and player experience tuning; integrated sensor data collection for gameplay testing; iterated on game feel and motion comfort.