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Rajesh Iyer

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Lead Game Developer specializing in Unreal Engine C++ and Blueprints for real-time gaming.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a game-focused team where I can lead Unreal Engine development end-to-end—building features while also being hands-on, ensuring quality through testing, and collaborating with designers using clear specifications—while also mentoring others through my instructional experience.

I’m a Lead Game Developer with 10+ years building both functional gaming and non-gaming graphical software. I focus on Unreal Engine code writing, testing protocols, and drafting clear, concise technical specifications so teams can ship confidently.

In my current role, I’m a Senior Unreal Generalist—fixing bugs and creating new Unreal Engine 5 C++ and Blueprint features for a cricket visualization product. Previously, I developed the award-winning PC game 1971: Indian Naval Front from scratch using C++ and Blueprints on Steam and Epic Games Store, and I built the back-end architecture for a planned free multiplayer update.

I also bring strong teaching and community impact: as an Unreal Authorized Instructor, I run workshops, masterclasses, and full courses, and I’ve recorded multiple training courses (Unity and Unreal Engine 4) for EduCba. Earlier experience includes Unity-based Hololens 1 prototyping, mobile/web game development, and release pipeline work, plus past console/online game programming where I managed cutscenes, gameplay physics, and tooling.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Unreal Generalist

Current

Quidich Innovation Labs

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Fixes bugs and delivers new features for a Cricket visualization product. Builds functionality in Unreal Engine 5 using C++ and Blueprints.

Unreal Engine 5 C#And Blueprints feature building

Lead Developer

Neosphere Interactive Studios

Apr 2022 - Jun 2025 (3 years 2 months)

Developed the PC game '1971: Indian Naval Front' from scratch using C++ and Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5. Built multiplayer back-end architecture and led Unreal Authorized Instructor workshops and courses.

Unreal Engine 5 C#And Blueprints PC Game Development Project Management Version Control Unreal Authorized Instructor

Freelance Trainer

Educba

Apr 2017 - Dec 2019 (2 years 8 months)

Recorded and delivered technical courses sold on Educba’s portal, focused on Unity and Unreal Engine 4. Created curriculum across C#, C++, Windows 10 application development, HoloLens application development, and Blender modeling, and conducted Unreal Engine 5 masterclasses.

Unity Unreal Engine 4 C#Blender

HoloLens Developer

I2E Consulting

May 2016 - Jun 2017 (1 year 1 month)

Used Unity to build prototypes that progressed into final products for Microsoft HoloLens 1 across client engagements. Supported HoloLens development for end-to-end delivery.

Unity HoloLens Prototyping AR Development

Unity Developer

Games2Win

Jun 2013 - Jan 2015 (1 year 7 months)

Created casual to hypercasual mobile and web games using Unity. Delivered gameplay content for mobile and web releases.

Unity Mobile Game Development Web Game Development Casual Games

Technical Developer

Knowledge Adventure

Apr 2011 - Sep 2012 (1 year 5 months)

Created and pushed game builds from Dev to Staging to Live servers daily. Coded tools and plugins that supported gameplay programmers.

Dev To Staging To Live Release Tooling Plugins Support For Gameplay Programmers

Game Developer

Gameshastra

May 2007 - Apr 2011 (3 years 11 months)

Worked on the PlayStation 2 game 'Desi Adda' as a programmer, including cutscene management, entity physics for mini-games, and profanity filter development for an online game. Ported mobile games to PSP and led a team of two programmers for a mobile-to-PSP racing game port.

PlayStation Development Cutscenes Entity Physics Profanity Filter Mobile To PSP Porting Team Leadership

Game Tester

Jump Games

Jun 2004 - Dec 2006 (2 years 6 months)

Tested mobile games (J2ME and Brew) and reported issues to a Mantis bug tracker. Followed up with developers on fixes to support releases to production.

Game Testing Bug Reporting Mantis Bug Tracker J2ME