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Saravana Kumar

@saravanakumar2

Senior Real-Time Rendering and Engine Engineer specializing in Unreal/Unity performance, engine architecture, and multiplayer systems.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for an engine/rendering role where I can drive performance-critical Unreal/Unity systems—profiling, optimisation, and scalable architecture—while building reusable engine frameworks for multiplayer and XR/3D products, with opportunities to work on international projects.

I’m a Senior/Principal Real-Time Rendering and Engine Engineer with 13+ years of experience delivering performance-critical 3D applications across PC, console, mobile, and XR platforms. I specialize in Unreal Engine (4/5), Unity, engine-level architecture, rendering optimisation, and multiplayer systems, with a strong focus on GPU/CPU profiling and memory/frame-time optimisation.

In my recent roles, I’ve led PC and console development, architected modular gameplay and rendering systems reusable across projects, and guided programmers and artists on pipelines and best practices. I’ve also worked as a Technical Consultant and Lead on large-scale VR fitness/simulation platforms, helped revamp codebases and build pipelines, and supported live-service production stability—always building scalable, reusable engine frameworks.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Lead Game Engineer

Current

Fountainhead Games

Sep 2023 - Present (2 years 11 months)

Led PC and console (PS5, Xbox) development focusing on engine systems, performance, and scalability. Architected reusable modular gameplay and rendering systems and worked closely on profiling and memory optimisation.

Unreal Engine PC and Console Performance Tuning Modular Systems Scalability

Fractional Technical Architect

Ayelet Studio

Sep 2023 - Apr 2025 (1 year 7 months)

Defined technical architecture and pipelines for multiple concurrent projects. Built scalable engine frameworks for different game genres and mentored engineers on Unreal Engine internals and optimisation.

Unreal Engine Pipeline Design Performance Optimization Mentor

Technical Consultant & Lead

MyWhoosh Technology Services LLC

Nov 2020 - Aug 2023 (2 years 9 months)

Contributed to a large-scale VR and fitness simulation platform across PC, mobile, and XR. Developed core gameplay systems, physics, workouts, and event frameworks, and optimised runtime performance for growth in active users.

Gameplay Programming Physics Systems Scalability

Senior Game Developer

Junglee Games

Sep 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 1 month)

Designed and implemented real-money game frameworks with an emphasis on stability and scalability. Worked on live-service features, monitoring updates, and resolving production issues.

Live Services Scalability Production Support

Senior Game Programmer

Cympl Studio

Nov 2018 - Aug 2019 (9 months)

Developed hyper-casual and casual games using Unity and Unreal. Led UI revamp efforts and focused on rapid iteration and performance optimisation for mobile platforms.

Unity Unreal Engine Game Development

Game Developer

Sparky Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

Jul 2016 - Aug 2018 (2 years 1 month)

Worked on MMO features using Unreal dedicated servers and improved server/client-side performance through profiling and optimisation. Implemented gameplay, UI, AI, and networking systems.

Unreal Engine Unreal Dedicated Server Profiling Gameplay Programming AI Systems UI Development

Game Developer

Nextwave Multimedia Pvt. Ltd.

Oct 2012 - Jul 2016 (3 years 9 months)

Core developer on World Cricket Championship 2 for Android, iOS, and Windows. Ported Android titles to Windows Phone and Desktop platforms and built asynchronous multiplayer and social gameplay features.

Game Development Social Gameplay Features Android iOS Windows Porting

Technical Consultant

BigThinx Software

Revamped an existing codebase from scratch and streamlined multi-platform build pipelines and deployment processes. Improved maintainability and reduced build-time failures across target platforms.

Build And Deployment Processes