Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Languages
Certificates
Projects
Personal Information
Publications
Desired Positions
Woodworking, 3D Printing, Reading, Gaming
Timeline
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Andrei Albu

Andrei Albu

Buftea

Summary

Passionate Game Developer with 5+ years of experience in creating both gameplay-heavy games, but also ones with a server-authoritative architecture.


So far i had the opportunity to work on many different projects and i can't wait to learn and build even more cool stuff!

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Unity Developer

Playtika
08.2023 - Current

At Playtika, I’ve honed my understanding of advanced design patterns and learned to write clean, readable code that integrates seamlessly within a large, complex client codebase.
While here, so far i have:

  • Refactored a purchasing milestones & rewards system by myself (yes it was painful)
  • Been heavily involved in releasing a new questing system
  • Been heavily involved in refactoring a Battle-Pass system
  • Worked with 2 of my colleagues in making a prototype of an AI-driven Users Training Coach
  • Interact with tech-artists on a daily basis to optimize and improve usage of assets.

Game Developer

Mega Studio
03.2022 - 08.2023
  • Collaborated with many wonderful people and expanded my knowledge toolbox considerably
  • Delivered a fully featured Fruit Ninja-styled Game
  • Updated and implemented New Features for 5 games
  • Worked on multiple isolated mini-games and development tools
  • Raised inter-projects compatibility by Improving (and in some cases rewriting) existing code architecture with Clean-Code principles in mind
  • Took an active role in shaping the Design and Art Direction of the projects I was involved in
  • Implemented and managed Analytics systems
  • Worked on adjusting and at times creating various monetization systems (ads, tournaments)
  • Business or sector IT

Game Developer

Pragmatic Play
04.2021 - 03.2022
  • I was involved in both the development of new games, with new features to boot, but also smaller projects
  • Published 3 successful games
  • Created more than a dozen branded reskins
  • Developed multiple tools to streamline the development process
  • Business or sector IT

Junior Game Developer

Casual Hit Studio
11.2020 - 04.2021
  • Learnt how to create Satisfying, Rewarding and Fast gameplay loops typical of the Hyper-Casual genre
  • Published 2 games, one of which has over 10 million Downloads
  • Created over 10 prototypes
  • Actively took part in the designing and planning process
  • Business or sector IT

Indie Game Developer

08.2018 - 07.2020
  • My First attempt at Game Development
  • During this period I've learnt all the fundamentals of game development and what it takes to make a game
  • Published 2 Games on Itch.io
  • Independently developed 10+ game prototypes
  • Took part in 3 Game Jams
  • Learnt how to efficiently integrate third party apps into my workflow
  • Developed many useful skills such as: World Generation, Pathfinding, NPC AI, Multi-Threading
  • Gained critical optimization knowledge an, more importantly WHEN to do it
  • Independently developing and designing 3D and 2D games with Unity from scratch
  • Business or sector IT

Education

Bachelor's Degree - computer science for Economics

Romanian-American University
02.2025

High School Diploma - undefined

National College Gheorghe Sincai
01.2018

Skills

Advanced Knowledge of C# and OOP

  • Solid Understanding of Popular Code Architectures
  • Medium C knowledge
  • Basic Database Design Understanding
  • Medium Java Knowledge
  • Some JavaScript and Python knowledge
  • Image And Video Editing
  • I make some killer pizza
  • Management & Entrepreneurial Knowledge gained from starting my own business
  • Conflict Resolution Skills
  • Interpersonal Communication Expertise
  • Knowledge of quality Verification processes
  • Market research, as part of my indie developer experience
  • Adapting Third-Party Tools & Microservices
  • Solid 3D modelling Skills from using Blender
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office Applications

Languages

Romanian

Certificates

  • C# Advanced Topics Course on Udemy
  • Certificate in 'Fundamentals of Computer Science and its Business Perspective'
  • Certificate in 'Understanding Microprocessors'
  • Oracle Academy - Database Design and Programming with SQL
  • Oracle Academy - Java Foundations

Projects

Countless Game Jams

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 05/01/99
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Romanian

Publications

  • Scientific Academic Session - Programming Languages II (C#) - Won First Place
  • Scientific Academic Session - Programming Language I (C#) - Won First Place
  • Scientific Academic Session - Object Oriented Programming (C#) - Won Second Place

Desired Positions

  • Unity Game Developer
  • C# Developer
  • Game Developer

Woodworking, 3D Printing, Reading, Gaming

I strive to become the best version of myself and usually read about 20-25 books a year, some philosophy, some economy and a lot of fantasy and sci-fi :) 

As for games i usually play city builders or strategy/management games.

Timeline

Unity Developer

Playtika
08.2023 - Current

Game Developer

Mega Studio
03.2022 - 08.2023

Game Developer

Pragmatic Play
04.2021 - 03.2022

Junior Game Developer

Casual Hit Studio
11.2020 - 04.2021

Indie Game Developer

08.2018 - 07.2020

High School Diploma - undefined

National College Gheorghe Sincai

Bachelor's Degree - computer science for Economics

Romanian-American University
Andrei Albu