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Amir Tarek

SeniorGameplay Programmer

Unity lead engineer for gameplay architecture and mobile performance; mentors teams to measurable gains

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  • 7yearsprofessional experience
  • SeniorSeniority level
  • UnityPrimary stack
  • CairoBased in · Egypt · GMT+2

Amir Tarek

Profile summary

Unity lead engineer focused on gameplay programming, system architecture and performance optimization for mobile and PC games. Leads engineering at Carry1st, where mentoring 7 engineers lifted team productivity by 45%, after heading game development at CyberX World and senior roles at Kevuru Games and Proxify. Earlier led a 14-developer team as Technical Lead of Explore AgoRa, which won a UNICEF Innovation Fund award, and took 1st place at the African App Launchpad Cup. Also lectures in Computer Science at Coventry University.

  • Languages

    • ArabicNative
    • EnglishProficient

  • Sectors

    • Games
    • Education
    • Fintech

Amir Tarek

10 roles

Experience

Most recent role first, with outcomes as stated in the CV.

  1. Unity Lead Engineer

    Carry1st

    – PresentRemote

    • Improved team productivity by 45% by mentoring 7 engineers.
    • Architected systems and new features, integrating them into existing product lines with cross-functional teams.
    • Oversaw multiple concurrent projects to completion, balancing priorities without losing attention to detail.

  2. Regional Game Development Head

    CyberX World

    – Cairo, Egypt

    • Raised project success by 10% through innovative gameplay solutions that improved code quality and performance.
    • Lifted team effectiveness by 20% by streamlining communication across 20 team members.
    • Managed projects from concept to completion.

  3. Game Developer Lead

    CyberX World

    – Cairo, Egypt

    • Built 2D and 3D games for PC and mobile in Unity, designing gameplay mechanics and interactive elements across multiple titles.
    • Optimized performance and loading times on PC and mobile, and raised quality through thorough playtesting.

  4. Senior Unity Developer

    Proxify

    – PresentRemote

    • Integrate third-party SDKs for analytics, monetization and social features, and implement engaging gameplay features in Unity.
    • Produce promotional trailers, screenshots and demos with Unity tools.

  5. Lecturer, Computer Science

    Coventry University

    – PresentCairo, Egypt

    • Contributed to curriculum development with faculty, resulting in a 25% increase in retention.
    • Made complex computer-science concepts tangible through real-world examples, hands-on activities and interactive lectures.
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  1. Senior Unity Developer

    Kevuru Games

    – Kyiv

    • Boosted system efficiency by 65% by turning high-level requirements into flexible, maintainable technical designs.
    • Improved asset-pipeline workflow efficiency by 15% with custom C# Unity Editor scripts.
    • Raised code quality through debugging and code reviews, and mentored early-career team members.

  2. Game Optimizer Lead

    Virtual Lap

    –

    • Owned GPU and CPU performance for a 3D Unreal/Unity title shipped on low-end iOS and Android devices, covering XR (AR, 360 images) and application logic, tracking down bottlenecks through self-directed investigation.

  3. Head of Technology

    Nour For Educational Development

    – Cairo, Egypt

    • Led IT operations, training and technology strategy, planning short- and long-term system upgrades with executives and coordinating rollouts with consultants and developers.

  4. Technical Lead

    Explore AgoRa

    – Cairo, Egypt

    • Managed a team of 14 developers, overseeing code reviews and quality standards.
    • Supervised architecture design and client-server development, including game AI, and adopted emerging technologies to drive the product.
    • As Tech Lead and Lead Developer, built the AR engine, ML object-recognition pipeline and scalable open-source mobile platform recognized by the UNICEF Innovation Fund.

  5. Senior Unity Developer

    Explore AgoRa

    –

    • Designed and delivered new features and mobile UI with the design team, and helped shape a new development pipeline through requirement reviews, user research and code reviews.

Amir Tarek

5 projects

Selected projects

Shipped titles and products, with the role played on each.

  • Explore AgoRa

    Tech lead & lead developer

    AR experiences for educational purposes for low-resource environments; UNICEF Innovation Fund award (Skills & Connectivity, 2020).

    • Unity
    • AR
    • Machine learning

  • Mergedom: Home Design

    Unity developer

    Merge-puzzle home-design game in which each merge unlocks and furnishes rooms.

    • Unity

  • Jawaker

    Unity developer

    Online platform for traditional Middle Eastern card and board games such as Tarneeb, Trix and Baloot, on mobile and web.

    • Unity

  • Animalia

    Unity developer

    Free-to-play trading card game with collectible creatures, spells and weapons, deck building and player battles.

    • Unity
    • BNB Chain

  • Metahorse Unity

    Unity developer

    Game blending free-to-play and play-to-earn models, playable casually with free heroes.

    • Unity

Amir Tarek

8 core skills

Skills

Core skills first, then the full toolkit by theme.

Core skills

  • Unity
  • C#
  • Gameplay Programming
  • Game Architecture
  • Mobile Optimization
  • Performance Troubleshooting & Memory Management
  • Zenject
  • Technical Leadership & Mentoring

  • Engines & languages

    • Unity
    • Unreal Engine
    • C#
    • C/C++
    • Java
    • Node.js
    • SQL

  • Gameplay & architecture

    • Gameplay mechanics
    • Game architecture
    • Zenject
    • UniRx
    • OOP
    • Data structures
    • Algorithm analysis
    • UML

  • Performance

    • Mobile optimization
    • GPU/CPU profiling
    • Memory management
    • Asset loading
    • Unity Editor tooling

  • Engineering practice

    • Code review
    • TDD
    • Docker
    • Third-party SDK integration (analytics, monetization, social)

  • XR & ML

    • AR
    • 360 imagery
    • ML object recognition

Amir Tarek

Education, certifications and awards

Degrees, certifications and awards on record.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science (GPA 3.7/4.0; ranked third in class)The British University in Egypt (BUE) · 2018
  • Bachelor of Science (GPA 4.0/4.0; ranked first in class)London South Bank University (LSBU), London · 2018
  • 9-Month Diploma in Game Development (ranked first in class)Information Technology Institute (ITI), Smart Village · 2019

Certifications

  • Best Research / Design Graduation Project Certificate

Awards and recognition

  • 1st Place, African App Launchpad Cup (2019)
  • UNICEF Innovation Fund Award, Skills & Connectivity (2020), as Tech Lead & Lead Developer of Explore AgoRa

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