Xiaowei (Victor) Qian

Frontend Engineer at 28 Ducks

Working on my new indie game; responsible for Steam presence, Unity-based development, and ongoing production.

Senior Game Developer at Struckd

Developed mobile esport game prototypes; contributed to gameplay systems and overall product direction for Struckd Legendary Play.

Senior Game Developer at Struckd

Worked on Struckd Legendary Play; contributed to gameplay prototyping and ongoing updates for a mobile title.

Frontend Engineer at Popcore

Frontend engineer; worked on Struckd Legendary Play; Berlin. Led frontend efforts for indie/mobile titles and contributed to prototyping and feature work.

Senior Game Developer at Popcore

Built a prototype for a mobile esports game; developed several hyper-casual games; contributed to product direction and implementation.

Senior Game Developer at Popcore

Developed over 10 prototypes independently; notable title PressToPush became one of the best-performing games with millions of downloads; responsible for maintaining and updating the company’s most significant hits, including Parking Jam and PlayTime; provided guidance to other developers, enhancing their understanding of the Unity rendering system and shader-related knowledge.

Independent / Self-Employed Game Developer at Self-Employed

Independently developed two mobile games: GrumpyTrump (9 days hype window; ~50k organic downloads; 4.2 avg rating) and Crossy Space (~300k organic downloads; 4.3 avg rating). Implemented skin unlocks, leaderboards, IAP, social sharing, and rewarded ads; notable lifecycle challenges with API changes and platform removals.

Solo Game Developer at Self-Employed

Developed multiple PC games as an independent developer; designed and implemented core gameplay systems.

Technical Artist at Virtuos

Created CG shaders and post effects for Lords of the Rings: LCG; built art tools for Unity 3D; facilitated art integration with development teams.

Game Developer (Freelance / Self-Employed) at Self-Employed

Independent mobile game development: GrumpyTrump (created in 9 days for the 2016 US election; ~50,000 organic downloads; average review score 4.2) and Crossy Space as an effort to replicate Crossy Road's success.

Game Designer at Ubisoft

AI/Weapon/UI/UX design for Borderlands Online; contributed to mobile project design and tooling; supported art and development teams.

Game Designer at Ubisoft

Solely created the prototype for Trolls CPF, a project tied to a movie title; used the prototype for play-testing while the full game was in pre-production.

Game Designer / AI / UI/UX at 2K Games / Tencent

Operated WARFACE in China with Tencent; designed gameplay systems, AI/wpn/UI/UX considerations for the mobile project.