Kotob, M.
Lead Game Developer
Lead Game Developer with a demonstrated history of building multiplayer games, networked physics, and full-stack game systems. Ask me about networked physics.
UnityMultiplayerNetworked PhysicsHTML5LeadershipBackendGodot EngineDevOpsShadersAWS
Beirut, Lebanon
9 years professional experience
Timeline
2014
2017
2020
2023
2026
Work Experience
Senior Game Developer
Dec 2025 - Present
NXT LYR · Saudi Arabia (Hybrid)
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Develop scalable mobile games with multiplayer features and live-ops integrations. Unity Multiplayer Mobile Backend
Technical Lead
Aug 2025 - Dec 2025
Alzoughbi SARL · Lebanon (Onsite)
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Developed and released a multiplayer games platform for mobile. Unity Multiplayer Mobile
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Led and oversaw the platform team handling the mobile native app. Leadership Mentor
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Handled all required technical implementations including multiplayer, tracking, and monetization SDKs. Multiplayer Analytics
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Created a framework for technical standards and procedures and guided team members on troubleshooting frontend and backend issues. Leadership Project Management Backend DevOps
Technical Lead (Unity)
Jan 2024 - Aug 2025
Yayy Entertainment · United Arab Emirates (Hybrid)
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Build full, scalable mobile games with a metagame layer using the Unity engine. Unity Mobile
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Handle all required technical implementations including multiplayer, tracking, and monetization SDKs. Multiplayer Analytics
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Created a framework of technical standards and procedures and guide team members through troubleshooting. Leadership Mentor Project Management
Full-stack Game Developer
Sep 2023 - Aug 2024
KIP Engine · United Kingdom (Remote)
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Built games using the company's custom in-house engine.
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Built the platform's marketplace including the backend and blockchain aspects. Backend
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Integrated various features into the platform as needed (e.g. wallet login). Backend
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Extended API routes by building the needed frontend aspects. HTML5
Unity Gameplay Developer
Nov 2022 - Jul 2023
Sunday GmbH · Germany (Onsite)
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Built full, scalable games with a metagame layer out of the most successful prototypes using the Unity engine. Unity Mobile
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Handled technical implementations including tracking and advertising SDKs. Analytics
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Ideated new game ideas with addicting mechanics and quickly built prototypes within days. Unity
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Validated and refined prototypes through short gameplay videos.
Game Integration Manager
Jan 2023 - Jul 2023
HTML5 Games Platform · United States (Remote)
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Collaborated with the platform team to implement game-related features on the backend side. Backend
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Directed third-party agencies on frontend integration and game development. Leadership Project Management
Lead Game Developer
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
HTML5 Games Platform · United States (Remote)
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Start and oversee the internal game development team
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Build several iterations of common online games as well as new & uncommon games Multiplayer HTML5
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Collaborate with the platform team (*API developers) to integrate the games into the core platform Backend Nodejs Docker Devops
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Work with technical and product direction from senior members of staff
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Provide direction for animation and design with an eye for usability and product
Senior Developer | Technical Artist
Dec 2020 - Feb 2022
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Took responsibility for the asset pipeline, animation tooling, shader code, and user interface development. Unity Shaders HLSL Tools UI Animation Asset Pipeline
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Developed animation and VFX tools to achieve polished UI/UX. Shaders VFX UI
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Created an automated asset-bundle splitter to partition game assets and load them from CDN at runtime. Asset Pipeline Tools Optimization
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Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and optimizing graphics. Graphics Optimization Performance
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Implemented game programming on several projects. Unity
Technical Lead | Lead Programmer
Oct 2018 - Feb 2021
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Led several teams to successfully release over 8 games for Mobile, HTML5, Raspberry Pi, and others. Unity Multiplayer HTML5 Raspberry Pi
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Took responsibility for the entire studio tech stack including build tools, dev-ops, and self-hosted backends, etc. Backend AWS Linode Nodejs Nakama Docker Continuous Integration Tools Devops
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Shipped games with Unity, Cocos Creator, Phaser, and Godot Engine. Unity Phaser Godot Engine Cocos Creator
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Applied SCRUM and Agile methodology for developers and artists. Agile SCRUM Leadership Mentor
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Assessed project feasibility by meeting clients with the CEO and Art Director. Project Management
Technical Consultant
Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
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Developed sensor- and motion-based educational games for Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi Education Godot Engine Linux
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Implemented resilient peer-to-peer networked gameplay across 8 devices. Peer-to-peer Networking
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Wrote code to interface with the hardware peripherals (NFC sensors, accelormeters, etc) and made it more robust to avoid problems when tested with educators off-site. Raspberry Pi
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Created custom analytics code to collect relevant data metrics that can be used by educators to assess child development and psychomotor abilities. Analytics Education
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Showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dBRzMnHoJY
Game Developer
May 2017 - Sep 2018
Freelance · Lebanon
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Developed singleplayer and multiplayer games using the Godot engine. Godot Engine Multiplayer
Education
M.Sc in Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
Sep 2016 - May 2018
Data Analysis R Statistics Analytics
Publications and Presentations
Trainings and Certifications
Top winners in the global Game Maker's Toolkit 2019 Game Jam — the largest event ever hosted on itch.io at the time.
Economic Research Internship — UN ESCWA
2017
Lebanese National Science Fair, Educational Game
2013
Side Projects
Rooms2D
2020
Walk and talk with your friends directly in your browser!
Features: Proximity Voice Chat (with 2D panning), Shared Youtube Screen (with proximity volume), Realtime Bouncy Minigames.
Phaser WebRTC Peerjs Nodejs Expressjs Backend Multiplayer HTML5
Discord Bots
2020
Various discord bots built to complement work chat workflows.
Rust Serenity Discord
Game Jams
2019
Participated in 14+ international game jams and won several, including GMTK 2019 where our team made the top winners among 7800+ submissions. It was the biggest event to ever happen on itch.io.
Skills
Game Dev
UnityGodot EngineUnreal EngineMultiplayerNetworked PhysicsToolsShadersVFXAsset PipelineHTML5PhaserCocos CreatorMobile
Leadership
LeadershipMentoringAgileSCRUMProject Management
Backend
NodejsExpressjsAWSDockerLinodeLinuxContinuous IntegrationDevopsNakamaPlayFabRust
Misc
AnalyticsRaspberry PiNetworkingPeer-to-peerR-langAmplitude